'I was left gasping when I saw what entitled sister-in-law wore to my wedding'
A friend of one bride explained how everyone "gasped" when they saw what her sister-in-law wore to her wedding. They certainly weren't expecting the ensemble she chose on the big day
A bride was left gobsmacked when spotting her 'entitled' sister-in-law wearing a white wedding dress as she walked down the aisle on her special day. Speaking on her behalf, a friend of the bride explained how everyone "gasped" when they saw the sister-in-law in a floor-length, white gown just moments before the bride walked arm-in-arm with her father toward her new husband on her wedding day.
She said on Reddit: "[The wedding] was for one of my best friends from high school, and it was apparently the second wedding that summer for her husband's family. His brother had gotten married just a few months previous.
"I arrived on time and was seated on the bride's side, when I heard a couple of gasps coming from the groom's side of the church and saw some of the women shaking their heads.
"I saw a woman in a white dress coming down the aisle on the arm of one of the groom's brothers and, even at the age of 18, thought she should not have been wearing white."
It wasn't until the reception that many of the guests came to learn that her sister-in-law decided to wear her own wedding dress to 'get more use out of it'.
Shaming the sister-in-law, she added: "She was wearing her wedding dress from her wedding just a few months earlier.
"Admittedly, it was more of a 'dress that happened to be white'.
"I'm told they'd had a casual backyard wedding, and it was a white eyelet long summer dress, rather than a big puffy meringue, but everyone on the groom's side clearly recognised it as her wedding dress. So did my friend, who was not amused.
"It takes a special kind of special to wear your wedding dress to someone else's wedding."
Commenting on her post, one user said: "I wore my mum’s wedding sari to my best friend’s wedding.
"It was gorgeous but there was no way I’d be outshining the bride who was in a different colour, in a much more ornate sari, and dripping with jewellery.
"This is only probably acceptable in South Asia though and maybe some other cultures I’m not familiar with!"
Another user added: "I’ve heard of people doing this because they didn’t want their expensive wedding dress to only be worn one time."
A third person added: "My mum wore her own to my wedding, after I refused to even attempt to try it on. Surprised this guest didn't dye hers?"