She’s saying “I do” — and her mom’s garb is screaming “me too.”
All eyes won’t be on the bride as long as her look-at-me mommy is in the room, stealing the big day spotlight in a white bridal gown embellished by glitter, feathers and a flashy hat to match.
“Dear God this is so wrong on so many levels,” groaned a disgusted commenter beneath viral visuals of a mother of the bride’s outlandish outfit.
A mother of the bride is catching social media hell for “upstaging” her daughter by rocking white regalia to her wedding. Monkey Business – stock.adobe.comHer ensemble, a printed ivory minidress accessorized by flouncy sleeves and a billowing overskirt, made for the perfect distraction from the presumably beaming newlyweds. The freshly hitched twosome were not featured in the trending vid, which has amassed over 270,000 TikTok views.
And mama’s all white ‘fit has stunned cyber critics seeing red.
“It’s your daughter’s day, not yours,” scolded a censurer. “She should be the focus of attention.”
Upholders of wedding etiquette have argued that it’s inapprotiate to wear white to a wedding unless it’s explicitly approved by the bride. motortion – stock.adobe.com“The circus is in town,” another spewed, likening the mother’s fluffy frock to an amusement tent.
“Upstaging the bride. Red flag,” warned a whistleblower.
“That’s a big no-no,” another mudslinger agreed.
Surprisingly, however, a gaggle of moms have said “yes-yes” to wearing wedding gear in celebration of their son or daughter’s nuptials, breaking tradition and monopolizing the limelight.
Virtual vultures ripped another mother of the bride to shreds for donning a $5,000 number to her little girl’s ceremony — an infraction a commenter said could have gotten her “killed.”
But the bride’s mom isn’t always to blame. Mothers of grooms are just as guilty for taking part in the fashionable misrule, too.
Critics have unabashedly called out mothers for over-stepping a bride’s boundaries by wearing white on their big days. Andrii – stock.adobe.comDigital detractors were on the verge of “vomiting” at the sight of one guy’s mommy, who wowed in a decked out bridal dress for his holy matrimony.
“The cape, the gown, the fascinator… oh, my God,” said a stupefied social media commenter.
“Makes me vomit when I see mothers like this,” another quipped.
“I cannot imagine doing this to any woman who decides to marry my son,” said a similarly stunned disparager.
