One of the many exciting parts of planning a wedding is when the bride gets to select her wedding dress. However, there’s no accounting for taste, so if the dresses get a little crazy or tasteless, this wedding dress shaming group on Facebook can be like a vicious school of piranhas.

Indeed, there are a million different directions to go when it comes to wedding dresses, so it’s no surprise that not everyone agrees on what looks right. Current styles can change from year to year, and if the couple is interested in tapping traditional styles for inspiration, then the possibilities truly are endless. If you go back far enough, wedding dresses weren’t even always white!

As you scroll through these controversial wedding dress choices, let us know your thoughts in the comments. Is the dress a mess, or did the wedding dress shaming brigade get it wrong?

#1 This Was The Gem That Came Across My Feed Today. Speechless. Needless To Say, I'm Still Looking

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#2 So Classy!

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#3 The Sleeve Length, The See Through, The Ruffles, The Everything Tbh Just Awful

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The concept of special wedding garments is an ancient one, but attitudes and styles have certainly changed over the centuries. Traditional wedding dresses in China and other Asian countries, for example, were traditionally red (red is considered an auspicious color in many parts of Asia). In ancient Rome, wedding gowns were deep yellow, while ancient Athenian wedding gowns were violet or red.

#4 Posting Myself In This Absolute Disaster Of A Dress My Bridal Consultants Picked Out For Me When I Went To Try On Dresses. All Smiles Because I Could Not Stop Laughing At How Horrid It Was

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#5 A Ventilation Area For All My Fellow Ibs Girlies

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#6 This Will Be On Shein By Next Week

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The first recorded case of a white wedding dress in the West was when Princess Philippa of England was married to Eric of Pomerania in 1408. This was far from a trend at the time, however, and dresses of various colors and styles were used throughout Europe.

#7 The Shoulder Pad Bra See Through Look Is My Least Favorite Trend Ever

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#8 For The Bride Who Likes To Leave Nothing Left To The Imagination

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#9 Get In Quick - It’s Selling Fast… Apparently?!

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#10 It Speaks For Itself

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White wedding dresses began to gain traction in the West after Queen Victoria wore white in her marriage in 1840. Some brides chose to emulate her, and later on, people began to associate the color choice with purity and chastity.

#11 Oh Lord

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#12 This Here Is Just Tacky And Looks Like A Baked Potato Exploded

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#13 Found On Dhgate. Someone Actually Bought This Thing. And Somehow It Looks Worse Than The Expected Item. I Have No Words

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#14 Just A Nice Post-Wedding Stroll With The Family

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Interestingly enough, old photographic processes probably had a role in reinforcing the choice for brides to dress in white. Before color photography, even the most beautifully colored dresses would be captured by photographers in a hundred shades of grey, while pure white dresses would come out more or less true to the day, standing out starkly against the black and grey spectrum of the rest of the photo.

#15 I Can Finally Contribute To This Group

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#16 What In The Papier Mache Is Going On Here

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#17 Facebook Marketplace Italy. No Comment

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#18 This Dress Is Atrocious…looks Like A Parachute

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#19 What In The Princess Fiona??

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#20 There Are No Words For This Abomination

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#21 She's A Prominent Influencer So I Didn't Block Out Her Name And Face But What Is This

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#22 What In The Robotic Miss America?!?

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#23 Is She Rocking It? Yes. Is It Awful? Also Yes

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#24 This Pnina Tornai Monstrosity Is Awful And I Hate It

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#25 There Is So Much Wrong Here

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#26 What The Actual

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#27 This Horror Show

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#28 All I Can Hear In My Head Is The "Pop Pop Pop" Of The Beads Coming Off Of This Number

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#29 I Mean… ??

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#30 Found On Tiktok

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#31 Singer Of A Punk Band I Love Got Married In This Travesty (Love The Shoes Though)

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#32 This Is A For Real Thing, Why?

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#33 Found On My Timehop Today

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#34 Does A Strap On Fit In The Stamen?

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#35 Just Saw On My Local Fb Marketplace. I Thought "Is That A Sheet Wrapped Over It?" ..nope

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#36 Can't Stand The Rainbow

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#37 Don’t Even Know Where To Begin

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#38 Found This In My Local Pages. Asking $1550.. Bargain…

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#39 The Dress That Doubles As A Table Clothe, Bedspread And Curtains

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#40 What In The Giant Bow? Found On Fb Market Place

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#41 Ohhh Nooo Girl. Look At Those Cups Just Hanging There This Dress Is All Types Of Wrong!

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#42 I Will Never Understand How People Think This Dress Or Any Form Of It Is Okay. Camo Is Already A Terrible Pattern But Even If You Like It, In What World Is It Wedding Appropriate

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#43 Found While Perusing Marketplace It’s Giving: Labia-Chi

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#44 Those Cheapo Stretchy Shirts You Always See In Rite Aid, But Make It Fashion

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#45 People: French Are Always So Chic! French Getting Married:

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#46 Found On Pinterest. Who Thought That Looked Good?

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#47 The Funky Sleeves Ruined It For Me. Looks Like A Dead Chicken Got Caught In Her Armpits

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#48 There's Quilting

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#49 This Was Me In A $300 Maid Of Honor Dress (Plus $80 In Adjustments). $380 To Be Little-No-Peep)

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#50 Boy Oh Boy. Are We Going To A Wedding Or A Prom?

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#51 Ostrich X Bride

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#52 Found On Marketplace

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#53 Found On Instagram By A Well Known European Designer

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#54 I Don’t Hate It…. But It’s A Lot!

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#55 For When The Theme Of Your Wedding Is "90s S&m"

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#56 So Much Nope!

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#57 While Searching For Bridesmaid Dresses I Stumbled Upon This

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#58 The Disgusting Bathroom Background Is A Nice Touch

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#59 $25 Seems About Right For A Costume, Right?

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#60 $200 For This Wrinkled Mess On Marketplace

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#61 It’s Giving Elmo For Some Reason

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#62 “Trendiest Dresses Of 2023”

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#63 Not Blurring Because They Are Celebrities. Basketball Player And A Model. I've Seen Hotel Curtains That Look Better Than This

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#64 I Hate When It Looks Like The Bride Is Shitting Ruffles

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#65 Stop It Right Now

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#66 This Reception Dress…

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#67 I Was Wondering How I Could Show My Belly Button On My Wedding Day (Posted By A Store)

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#68 Jesus, Found In The Wild

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#69 Found On Marketplace. I Almost Wouldn't Be Surprised If There Was A Bow On The Butt

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#70 Oh We Just Skipped Past Alterations?

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#71 So Many Things Wrong With The Fit Of This Dress

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#72 Okay, David’s Bridal. What Is This Nonsense?

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#73 For The Mob Or Mog Who Insists "This Isn't A White Dress!" (Oh, Glenn, Why'd They Do You So Dirty?)

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#74 Preview...uhm Wow It's A Thing All Right

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#75 They Did Her So Dirty!!! It's Giving Me 90s Early 2000s Vibes Of Tying Your Sweatshirt Around Your Waist

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#76 Found On Instagram. The Reception Dress Was Even More Awful

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#77 Posted On A “For Sale” Page. The Fake Neckline, The Fake Sleeves…

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#78 What In The Crepe Paper Flowers Is This? Found On Facebook Marketplace And Apparently Paid Over 10k For It Originally

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#79 Idk If It's Too Soon Or Not?

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#80 The Roses Are Toilet Paper

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#81 Italian Singer Laura P. Married Her Boyfriend After 18 Years Of Relationship On This Thing

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#82 It Look Like It Stared With A Good Idea And Went Horribly Wrong

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#83 It Looks Like She Has A Dress Made Out Of Great Stuff Spray Foam. It's Soooo Stiff And The "Pearls", That's What Great Stuff Does When It Bubbles Up

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#84 Toilet Paper Dress Found In The Wild

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#85 Lovely Dress To Get Married In Or To Dance The Swan Lake! $75 On Marketplace

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#86 Why Why Do Brides Think A Dress Where They Literally Have Gathered Material Sitting Right At The Anatomical Spot Of Where The Body Disposes Of Bodily Waste, Looks Any Good?

It legit looks like fabric diarrhoea. Just no.

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#87 I Have No Problem With Black Dresses, When They’re Nicely Executed, But These

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#88 Never Know If You Will Be Called Away To Save The World... Super Woman

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#89 Think The Sunglasses Really Set The Look Off. She Looks Pretty Happy About It Too

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#90 Hey Look I Didn't Even Have To Scribble The Face Out, The Model Knows

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#91 Local Facebook Marketplace Listing. She’s Only Asking $350?!?!?

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#92 That’s A Lot Of Purple

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#93 Sooooooo, The Black Dress. What Is That, - Wings?! Who Wears A See Through Dress To A Wedding, Woman In Silver?

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#94 I Wish There Was A Better Picture But I Just. Being In Wedding Planning Groups Is Something Else

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#95 She's Asking $4000 For This Dress

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#96 Being Sold For $200 On Fb Marketplace. The Description Says It’s From 1998

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#97 This Could Be Lovely But I Just Feel That It Cuts Off At Such An Awkward Length? Like Shouldn't It Be Shorter, Or Full Length?

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#98 So Much ‘80’s Vibe!

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