Wedding guest left mortified after wearing same dress as bridesmaids (2024)
A new fear has been unlocked ahead of this year's wedding season after a woman revealed she accidentally annoyed the bride by wearing the same dress as the bridesmaids...
A wedding guest was mortified when she attended a ceremony and discovered she was wearing the same dress as the bridesmaids - leaving the bride cheesed off. Taylor Fogarty splashed out $100 on a floor-length pastel blue dress for a spring wedding she was a guest at in New Jersey.
However, Taylor, a make-up artist, was left red-faced when she watched the bridal party walk down the aisle and to her horror realized she was wearing the exact same dress as the bridesmaids. The 28-year-old said her stomach was in knots throughout the day due to the 'cringeworthy' blunder and that she was 'dying inside' when a fellow guest brought it up at the buffet table.
Taylor was left feeling so embarrassed she said she couldn't bring herself to get any photos with the bridesmaids. Feeling 'very awkward', she apologized to the cheesed-off bride, who she claims tried to 'play it off' like it didn't bother her but admits she clearly 'felt some type of way about it'.
She shared a video of the blunder on TikTok with the caption 'my Roman Empire is the time I showed up to a wedding in the same dress as the bridesmaids'. The seven-second clip of the dress in the blue 'that suits her well' went viral, racking up more than 1.9 million views.
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Taylor, from Boca Raton, Florida, US, said: "As soon as the bridesmaids started walking down the aisle I realized. "I immediately started going bright red and my stomach was in knots. I just got so uncomfortable I wanted to leave, I fully couldn't enjoy myself.
"I didn't talk to the bridesmaids, I approached the bride at the reception and apologized. I was so embarrassed I felt like I had to say something. She played it off like she didn't really mind but I could tell she felt some type of way about it. It was very, very awkward. I had met her prior but we weren't close at all.
"I brought it up with anyone I talked to at the wedding because I was so embarrassed. An older man said something about it when I was getting food at the buffet. I just walked away dying inside. It's my Roman Empire because I think about it often. It makes me cringe."
In a follow-up video Taylor can be heard saying 'it kind of does look like a bridesmaids dress'. However, she says it's a 'lesson learned' and that she'll 'definitely be finding out the bridesmaids' dress color' for future weddings.
Taylor said: "It definitely does look like a bridesmaid's dress looking back at it. There was absolutely no dress code specified. Whenever I wear blue it always brings out my eyes, that color just suits me well.
"Maybe I shouldn't have gone with a floor-length dress but I wasn't thinking. I got it from Lulu's. They have a really nice formal wear selection. Future weddings that I go to I'll definitely make sure to ask about the colors. Lots of people in the comments were saying the same thing happened to them which definitely made me feel better. There are people saying that I should've asked. I don't really know if anyone would have asked that.
Many social media users admitted they could relate to Taylor's experience. One user wrote: "This happened to me twice as a plus 1." Another user commented: "How was she supposed to know what the bridesmaid will wear." A third user wrote: "I'd have made you an extra bridesmaid within 20 seconds lol."
However, other users criticized Taylor for her outfit choice. One user wrote: "Girl that is straight out of David's Bridal, what were you thinking." Another commented: "This is why I ask the bride what color the bridesmaids are wearing."
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Lizzie Post, host of the podcast Awesome Etiquette from the Emily Post Institute, says that no guest should ever feel embarrassed if they happen to wear the same color as the bridesmaids, but they can ask in advance what the colors will be if they're concerned about it.
Ultimately, while not following this guideline could technically be seen as rude, chances are no one will really notice unless your clothing looks very similar. In most cases though, it's always best practice to choose something different than what any members of the wedding party are wearing!
Below are a couple of ways to deal cope with bridesmaids drama:
Understand Your Bridesmaids' Perspectives. You have to understand that she may not like the dress you picked out or she may not have the time or money to plan a shower. ...
Just make sure that you give them plenty of notice so that they have time to find the perfect outfit. Here are some tips to ask wedding guests to wear a certain color: In the wedding invitation, include a note suggesting that guests wear colors that would complement the overall theme or color scheme of the event.
Generally speaking anyone a venue must prepare to host or who contributes towards the capacity of the venue is included in the guest count. That includes you and your sweetie! I know many couples feel as thought the bridal party shouldn't count because they are participants and not taking up seats.
Leave all white, ivory, and champagne-hued shades alone, unless the invitation specifically designates an all-white dress code. "White and ivory are such a stark, prominent color that when you are the only one, as the bride, wearing it, all eyes are on you," says Avrumson.
If you choose to wear a bridesmaid dress to a wedding, perhaps the most important thing to check ahead of time is that you aren't going to match the bridal party. The worst possible outcome is that you look like you're trying to blend in as a bridesmaid.
"You should only rescind a bridesmaid ask in unfixable situations involving wrongdoing, or if a bizarre twist of fate befalls your wedding date for the both of you simultaneously," she explains.
Asking bridesmaids at modern weddings to pay for their own dresses is relatively common, but it's important to give them plenty of time to afford it. Saving for a £200 dress is a much easier task if your wedding is two years away compared to just a couple of months.
As long as it's not considered culturally inappropriate or against the dress code, you can wear black to a wedding. Depending on where the couple is exchanging vows, which season their special day is taking place in, and what time of day everything begins, black may or may not be your best color option.
While there is no strict requirement for the groom and groomsmen to wear matching attire, it is a common tradition that adds a sense of cohesion and visual harmony to the wedding party. Matching attire can create a cohesive aesthetic and highlight the groom's role as the central figure.
Matching your bridesmaids to your groomsmen is a great way to run an aesthetic and theme through your big day. It has a sense of unison for the wedding party. There's a whole array of items you can colour match these days. The most popular is probably colour matching the wedding ties.
A common approach when it comes to colours is having the maid of honour in the same dress as the bridesmaids but in reversed colours. So, if the bridesmaids are wearing pink dresses with purple sashes, the MOH might wear a purple dress with a pink sash.
Black bridesmaid dresses can be beautiful at venues of all kinds, from city scenes to the outdoors, such as lush gardens, a charming farm, or a woodsy location. But, of course, the fabric is for capturing the right bridesmaid tone.
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