AITA for putting my daughter in a light colored dress for my friend’s wedding?

A Reddit user faced backlash from her friend after dressing her seven-month-old daughter in a pink dress for the friend’s wedding, which had a strict dark color dress code. Despite being pregnant and feeling unwell, the user had no other option due to an accident that left her daughter in need of a change. The friend, who had become quite demanding throughout the wedding planning process, accused the user of sabotaging her special day. To learn more about this wedding drama, read the original story below.

‘ AITA for putting my daughter in a light colored dress for my friend’s wedding?’

My (24F) friend (25F) dreamed her whole life of her wedding day so when she got engaged she became the most annoying person on the planet and I say this fondly, but the truth is that she became someone very different from who she was. She started being rude to the people she hired to help with the wedding and she is even rude to her own family and friends.

And the last victims were my daughter and I. She got married a few days ago and the dress code was dark colors because she wanted to be the only one to wear a light color (white) dress so all the guests respected it even the children.

The thing is that during the ceremony my daughter had an accident and I had to change her dress and the only one she had was a pink one, and normally I would have packed another dark dress for her but i’m pregnant and honestly i’m not feeling really well i just made the effort to go to the wedding because she’s my friend.

I didn’t have the strength to be checking all our bags (the wedding was in another city and the baby, my husband (36M) and I had to pack clothes) so my husband was in charge of packing absolutely everything and he thought that there would be no problem with a baby wearing a light colored dress so I had to choose that one and my friend didn’t like the idea at all.

According to her, the dress code was the same for everyone regardless of age. I told her that I understood and that my daughter didn’t have another dress and that pink color wasn’t even a light color but she wasn’t interested in listening to me she just got mad and now she thinks that I wanted to sabotage her day.

The worst of all this is that my daughter is not 18 years old, she is SEVEN MONTHS old and just for that very reason I think I didn’t do anything wrong, I mean she has the right to choose the clothes she wants her guests to wear but she can’t get so angry with a baby it doesn’t make sense.. AITA?

Here’s how people reacted to the post:

ryjack3232 −  NTA. I tend to be pretty pro bride on this sub. I think it’s fine for brides to pick their party’s outfits, the parent outfits, etc. But making a dress code for the entire audience!? And applying it to a 7 month olds backup dress?! That’s sociopathic

BryanZero −  NTA, if someone confuses your baby for the bride baby is AH ( I kid )

FitLength2789 −  Nta. She got mad at a baby. Lol.

Dragon_Fire_Skye −  NTA. Your friend is one though with a freaking dress code for guests, especially for a seven month old baby.

ItIsNotAManual1984 −  NTA. Your friend has a serious issues if she is competing with 7 months old. You should consider maker her a former friend

marygpt −  NTA and I think you need to lead the story with your daughter’s age of 7 months. This is so ridiculous I wonder if it’s real?

JustheBean −  NTA. She’s a 7 month old for pity sake.

CrabbiestAsp −  NTA. We don’t always remember to pre-pack appropriate clothes. I know our diaper bag always had the same sort of clothes in them in case of accidents. We never pre-packed special event extras. We never even thought of it.

TallOccasion4453 −  “ I mean she has a right to choose the clothes she wants her guests to wear” …….. No she does not!. She has a right to ASK.. And nowadays white isn’t for guests/ only for bride in more countries… But she can’t dictate the clothes people want to wear to their event.. especially a small baby.. Edit: NTA

Training-System7525 −  You got a 7 month old and you’re already popping out another one? Is everything … okay at home? *girl, your post history is beyond worrying

Do you think the user was in the wrong for dressing her baby in a pink dress, or was her friend’s reaction over the top given the circumstances? How would you handle a situation where a friend’s strict wedding rules clash with family needs? Share your thoughts below!