It is a common fact that only the bride wears white at her wedding, unless specifically instructed. Well, it seems one wedding guest got an invitation but missed the memo.
Last month, a Reddit user named parkratgurl reported her big daily blunder on the popular discussion board, asking for advice on a guest who not only wore the coveted color, but did so “front and center.”
“My husband’s cousin wore white to our wedding and pushed our parents and groomsmen out of the way to be in the foreground,” parkratgurl explained.
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The newlyweds posted a photo of those present posing at the ceremony. Right next to the bride and groom stood an elderly woman, dressed in white from head to toe, smiling for a photo.
βCan someone photoshop her dress into black? I would like to frame it [it] and send [it] her with a new dress color,β parkratgurl asked her fellow Reddit users.
The online community rallied to her rescue and sent a series of replacement pictures for the bride’s special day.
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One person with superb editing skills commented: “In case you want another version π (It’s still there).”
Spotting the unruly guest was almost like looking for a spot the difference game in a children’s book.
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The woman who was once “front and center” is now perfectly photoshopped in the back row with only a tiny bit of her head visible.
“LOL π somehow this is funnier than taking her out completely like I initially thought,” an amused Reddit user wrote in response.
Another who had trouble locating the groom’s relative added: βI tried to find ‘Wald’ but couldn’t. π.β
They were helped by a commentator who jokingly told them to watch “Next to Drunk Steve!”
The fun continued in the viral post with another submission that made the guest bigger than everyone in attendance as she stood right in the middle in all black with devil horns, red eyes and fangs.
“Here’s my edit,” they wrote alongside the stream.
Parkratgurl’s in-laws aren’t the only lady to come under fire for her wedding wardrobe choices.
In January 2022, Kendall Jenner was criticized on social media for posting a picture of herself wearing a rather revealing little black dress to her friend Lauren Perez’s wedding in Miami in November 2021.
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Although the sexy number was not the same color as the bride’s dress, it turned heads because it had a neckline that showed a lot of skin.
“Inappropriate wedding outfit @kendalljenner I’m embarrassed for you. #cringe,” wrote one commenter.
Another came to the reality star’s defense, writing “if the bride herself isn’t gaffing, why do you care? relax,” prompting a response from Perez.
The bride answered, saying she thought it was Keeping up with the Kardashians alum, 27, “LOOKED STUNNING.”
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Jenner also clarified that she “obviously asked” her best friend for approval in advance.
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