Is this tacky? I heard an old friend of mine is...

Original post by BellaEyes

Mar 30, 2006 10:30 PM

having her wedding in an all white theme.. and her BM's dresses are white as well.. Does anyone think this is cheesy? I don't think it's such a great idea.. but I hear that's what she wants..

suzybilly819 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:02 AM

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Not tacky at all. I went to a summer wedding, and the BM all wore long white dresses with thin light blue ribbon bow. I think they had light blue shawls.
very simple and pretty.

To each their own.

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:07 AM

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Isn't that called a 'snowball' wedding? I think it could be really beautiful.

SummerBride06 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:09 AM

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not tacky, just different. it probably could be beautiful! to each her own

SeptBride70 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:13 AM

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it wouldn't be what i would choose but i would never upon hearing the idea think it was 'tacky' ... just unique.

i've seen celebrities and other people on tv have white weddings before-- i thought it was nice but personally i would want something different.

Mdolph6 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:18 AM

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I def would not want that. I think BMs should be seperate from the Bride...I would incorporate another color....

BrideChrissy Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:35 AM

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That is definitely something I would not want. But it comes down to preference.

BHW Posted: Mar 31, 2006 09:54 AM

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i wouldn't call it tacky, but it's not something I would've wanted for my wedding.

Thumballina Posted: Mar 31, 2006 10:19 AM

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It's called a 'snowball' wedding and I think it looks beautiful - Someone I worked with back in college had one and it was so classy and diffrent...they all looked stunning standing in front of the church in white..good for her for stepping outside of the 'norm'

PrincessConsuela Posted: Mar 31, 2006 10:29 AM

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i was going to do something similar. i was going to do what they call a 'snowball wedding' being that my wedding was in the winter i wanted to do everyone in ivory. but not the flowers.

however i ended up not doing this. but as for being tacky i dont think so.

JMO

chloeme2 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 10:40 AM

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I went to a wedding like that and they called it a 'snowball wedding'. It was actually nice, but not what I would want.

MrsWmson2be Posted: Mar 31, 2006 10:46 AM

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My FSIL had an all-white wedding. They called it a 'snowball' wedding. I saw the pictures (I wasn't with FH then) and it definitely wasn't for me, neither the color or style of the dresses, but it was what she wanted so that was all that counted.

marymoon Posted: Mar 31, 2006 01:42 PM

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I would never choose it...and I don't think it would look nice in photos, but whatever flaots your boat

stephanielyse Posted: Mar 31, 2006 01:53 PM

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Certainly not tacky! I've seen pictures of weddings like this and I think it's actually quite beautiful.

Why does it matter to you what color her bridesmaids are wearing?

milerose Posted: Mar 31, 2006 02:35 PM

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I say whatever you like and makes you happy go for it.

natinwpb Posted: Mar 31, 2006 03:08 PM

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I went to an all white wedding and it actually looked really pretty. It depends on the setting though. The one I went to was outside , nice and sunny. It seemed to fit.

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 03:28 PM

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My friend that's getting married in December is doing all ivory...she and all of her maids and the moms will be in ivory. It wouldn't be my choice but I think it will be beautiful!

If Diddy has a white party every year...so can us brides!

EJSD2006 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 07:29 PM

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Posted by babybug631

I think it has the potential to look very nice.

i agree, it would probably look awesome in photos! but for me personally, not my cup of tea...i'm the only one in white on my big day!!! no one can steal my thunder!!!

brittny817 Posted: Mar 31, 2006 08:03 PM

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My friend had BM's in white and they had really hot punchy flower colors like fuschia, purple, orange that made everything really pop. It was gorgeous.

I plan on having an ivory gown and my BM's dresses will be ivory and champagne.

BlueTulip Posted: Apr 02, 2006 01:31 AM

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Posted by brooklynbridezilla

Not tacky, just not my style.

Same here...

Boston&NY2006 Posted: Apr 02, 2006 01:39 AM

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I think it can be very beautiful, and, of course, to each her own....

Just a little history lesson on bridesmaids:

The tradition of having bridesmaids began to confuse 'evil spirits' so that the bride would not be cursed on her wedding day. For that reason, bridesmaids originally wore the exact same dress as the bride. This eventually evolved into the BMs wearing the same dress as one another instead of everyone wearing the same dress.

Here's a pic of an 'all-white' wedding that I think looks quite lovely: