A woman has sparked a debate after sharing how she wore a dress with white lace to her uncle's wedding - and ended up covered in red wine because of it. The woman, now in her 30s, recalled how she was invited to her uncle's wedding when she was 22-years-old - and was excited to attend the grand event. Taking to Reddit , she said: " Him and his wife, both in their 40s back then, are pretty well off financially.
Just to give you an idea, her engagement ring alone was worth over 50k. They had an intimate wedding and ceremony, around 40 people max. The venue was at this big mansion.
It was gorgeously decorated with what can only be a minimum of 30k dollars worth of flowers." Rather than receive wedding gifts, the couple asked their guests to spend the 'extra' money on their outfits for the special occasion. With this, the then 22-year-old went dress shopping with her mum with a £500 budget for a gown, shoes and accessories.
She added: "I went dress shopping at the same shop I went to buy my prom dress. They have a vast inventory of dresses and gowns and I figured I'd find something there worthy of a millionaire's wedding. I really wanted to wear a black dress.
I find it timeless and classic and beautiful. My mother was all bothered, like 'Absolutely not, you are not wearing a black dress to a wedding, it's a celebration, not a funeral'." As a compromise, she ended up buying a black dress covered in white lace.
But when the big day rolled around, a 'clumsy' waitress changed her w.