When the wedding invitation arrived, everything looked standard—until my wife, Linda, noticed something surprising scribbled on the RSVP card: “LADIES — PLEASE WEAR WHITE, WEDDING DRESSES WELCOME!” At first, we thought it had to be a mistake. After all, wearing white to someone else’s wedding—especially a white gown—is usually a big no. But it wasn’t a joke. It turned out to be part of a bold plan, set in motion by none other than the bride’s mother.
Curious (and slightly concerned), I reached out to my old Coast Guard buddy David—the groom—to get the full story. He sounded exasperated. “It’s Emily’s mom, Dorothy,” he explained. “She’s planning to wear her old wedding dress to ours.” Apparently, this wasn’t her first attempt to take the spotlight. She had already worn a white cocktail dress to the bridal shower, critiqued the venue plans, and even insisted she’d walk Emily down the aisle herself if her ex-husband didn’t meet her expectations.
But Emily wasn’t going to let her big day be overshadowed. Her solution? Invite every woman attending to wear white—yes, even wedding dresses. The idea was simple but brilliant: if everyone dressed in bridal fashion, no single outfit would steal the show.
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