# Wedding dress on wedding guest?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 20, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dress-on-wedding-guest/720414 "2015-05-20T10:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dress-on-wedding-guest/720414/101 "2015-05-26T01:38:58Z")

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You said you read it in one of Miss Manners’ books. Miss Manners says [women](https://books.google.com/books?id=Q348PWE1p6MC&pg=PA415&lpg=PA415&dq=miss+manners+wedding+black&source=bl&ots=LDhAOR2Krm&sig=ArSsv_TX-DanFMPmagvDTgYGQTQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ws5jVaifFcO0sASo-YCoAg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=miss%20manners%20wedding%20black&f=false) can’t wear black at weddings. Nothing about men. She also says that strapless wedding gowns are a no-no, so you might want to toss that particular book.

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