Bride Stressing Over Crazy Aunt Who Plans On Wearing $700 White Dress To Her Wedding

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Nov 14, 2021 12:30 PM EST

It's no secret that wearing white to a wedding is a total faux pas. Even though some of us might look really great in white, we can pass this one color up on someone else's wedding da. Apparently, not everyone gets the memo, and there's always that crazy person that dares to wear white when they're not the bride. In today's 'Am I The A$$hole?' post, OP bride stresses over her aunt who bought a crazy expensive white dress to wear to her wedding. This aunt is known for being a little nutty, so OP's parents told her to just let it go instead of creating drama over it. However, OP feels that boundaries need to be set, especially when the dress in question looks like it could be a wedding dress (see below). Scroll down for all the wedding drama. 

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    Font - r/AmItheAsshole · Posted by u/anna_alabama 9 hours ago S AITA for not wanting my aunt to wear a "white" dress to my wedding? Not much of an interesting back story on this one. I'm getting married in a few weeks, and my aunt finally got her dress for the wedding last night, and sent me pictures of it. It is a floor length, satin, off white dress. It looks pretty bridal to me, but I didn't say anything. My dad told me to let it go, and to just let
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    Simply from reading the headline, we're sure that the aunt is in the wrong here. There's no reason to wear white to a wedding. There are so many other colors to choose from. 

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    Organism - people look at her like she's crazy at the wedding. But I don't know if I really want to let this one go. It would cause a lot of drama within my family if I told her not to wear the dress, and she spent $700 on it. Would I be TA for telling her to find another dress?
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    No one told her to spend $700 though. Surely, she can return it. 

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    The dress in question

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    Font - MyNameIsKanya · 9h Professor Emeritass [97] No one asked her to spend 700$ on an inappropriate dress. She could spend that much on a lingerie set and still shouldn't be allowed to wear that to the wedding. NTA. Don't let her guilt trip you with a price tag you didn't make her pay for.
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    Font - ack_the_cat · 9h INFO: Why does nobody want to set a boundary with this woman?
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    Font - anna_alabama OP · 9h She is a little crazy and will accuse us of attacking her and criticizing her and her choices if we tell her to not wear the dress. The only thing my mom has said about the whole situation is "well it's a little weird" and "you know aunts name" so it's just a very classic move for her to pull and they're over it
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    Human body - Ratchel1916· 8h NTA, but if you do let her wear it, ask a friend who's okay to be yelled at to take a trip with some wine
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    Font - Imaginary-Jelly-3565 · 4h NTA Set the boundary and don't budge, then enjoy the show.
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    Font - RoarByMeowing · 8h ? NTA. Anyone who spends $700 or even $70 on an off-white dress for a wedding knows exactly what they're doing. Especially if she wore different white dresses to other wedding events already.
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    Font - anna_alabama OP · 8h In the pictures she sent me in the dressing room, the lighting made it appear off white/champagne, but my mom found the dress online & sent me the link and it was definitely pure white. Like more white than my wedding dresses. So she knows what she's doing and I'm frustrated
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    Rectangle - LittleBlueBudgie · 6h She's a piece of work and she's trying to see if she can get away with it. There is something sad about a woman who has to compete with her niece on her wedding day.
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    Font - iadggm · 8h I would confront her directly. Write out exactly what you want to say and let her have it. Tell her you saw a photo of the white dress. It is considered very disrespectful for anyone but the bride to wear white at the wedding. Is this her intent? Is this her way of showing other guests that she has no respect for you. Did she want you to answer questions about why auntie is behaving badly at the wedding?
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    Font - Lola_M1224 · 9h Pooperintendant [62] NTA. Not knowing your family dynamic, I would say something to my Aunt if this was her dress choice. It's weird and everyone will be talking badly about her. She should be aware of that.
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