Anyone who has ever attended aweddingknows that shopping for awhite dressis not a bright idea unless you want guests to give you the side-eye and rightfully accuse you of trying to upstage the bride. Still, that’s exactly what thismother-of-the-groomdid at her son’s nuptials.
In the age of social media, the side-eye extends to thousands of netizens judging your disregard for the newlywed’s special moment.
Recently,New.com.au’sKidspotshared a group photo posted in a wedding-shaming Facebook group that caught people’s attention.
The photograph showed thegroomposing between two womenwearing white.
On his left stood the bride, donning an off-the-shoulder wedding gown and clutching a bouquet. To his right stood his mother, wearing a long white gown paired with a cream hat and a corsage.
A photo shared on a wedding-shaming Facebook group shows a groom standing between his bride and his mother, with both women dressed in white
Image credits:Brandee Holmes
“To be honest, this is just humiliating for the mother of the groom,” said another person.
“The cape, the gown, the fascinator… oh my God. It would have been over the top, but fine if in any other color. I hope to be as patient as this bride one day,” a separate member of the group added.
Others were imagining how they would’ve helped out thebride. “No one had a glass of red wine? Call me. I got you.”
People judged the mother-in-law’s white gown as an attempt to steal the bride’sspotlight
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Another group speculated about the wedding having a theme that allowedgueststo wear the color typically associated with the bride or a similar shade.
“It’s a very pale champagne. My guess is this was the bride’s theme or requested color. I can’t shame this without knowing for sure this was not something the bride authorized.”
“I only hate this if the bride wasn’t consulted.”
“To be honest, this is just humiliating for the mother of the groom,” someone said
However, most were skeptical about this theory, noting that themother-of-the-groom’sgown looked whiter than the bride’s in the picture.
“I’m 99% sure this wasn’t bride-approved as it’s white and the bride’s dress is ever so slightly off-white,” a Facebook user penned.
The long wedding gown has since become synonymous with a nuptial ceremony in Western societies, given the color’s association with purity and innocence.
Before the queen’s marriage to her cousin, brides used to weardifferent colorsfor their big day for practical reasons. For instance, they thought it convenient to buy a wedding dress that could be worn again. Or they simply wore the best dress they already owned, no matter the shade.
“Now where did I put that bottle of red wine?” a Facebook user quipped
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