One of the biggest faux pas a person can make with their wedding attire is wearing the same color as the bride, white.
However, in a recent Reddit post shared on the popular subreddit “Am I an idiot?”, a woman revealed what happened to her when she showed up to a baby shower dressed in white. According to the woman, who wore a white and blue floral summer dress to the event, she hadn't thought her outfit choice would be an issue.
“I didn't think much of it because as far as I know, white is only inappropriate for bridal events,” her Reddit post read.
However, after her arrival, the mother-to-be, Claire, started turning her back without any explanation. “Later, one of my other friends pulled me aside and asked me to leave. She said Claire was offended by my ‘attention-seeking behavior’ and that it wasn’t appropriate to wear white to Claire’s event,” she wrote, adding that she left the shower because of it.
The post concluded with the woman explaining that she had no idea that wearing white to a baby shower was against the rules, before asking commenters if she was wrong or not.
“I’m super confused. Like I said, I thought the white rule only applied to wedding events. Our friends refuse to take sides, but one couple told me I should apologize even if I don’t think I’m wrong,” he wrote on Reddit.
Following the post, people took to the comments section to defend her decision, with many stating that there are no colors that are off-limits at baby showers.
“There are no forbidden colors at baby showers,” one comment began. “If this is not like your friend, she would politely tell her that you were asked to leave and she would ask for an explanation. It may be possible that other people at the party took the liberty of asking you to leave without her approval. At no time should you apologize for your choice of clothing. Your dress was beautiful and appropriate for the occasion. She would simply phrase it in terms of 'I'm sad that I missed the opportunity to celebrate you and your baby' without accepting blame for the fact that you weren't there.”
Another commenter questioned why one of Claire's friends had told her to leave and not the mother-to-be.
“People like to do this kind of stupid thing when the opportunity presents itself,” the comment begins. “I'm curious if this was really the mom-to-be's opinion/thought process or she was the 'bearer of the news.' I'll bet my money that it was the latter. And if it was the latter, if she felt that way, she should have said it with all her chest instead of acting the other way around.”
“I would reach out to her and tell her you are really upset that you were asked to leave the baby shower. If she apologizes or says she had no idea, that’s one thing. If she insists, I would tell her not to bother inviting you to anything else,” a third commenter suggested.
