White Weddings

I am writing today instead of Friday because there was a change in plans, and I will be out of town. I wanted to talk to you today about one of the principles of Wedding etiquette.
I was reading an advice article in a wedding magazine the other day, and the bride wanted to be the only one to wear white, and unfortunately the answer that they gave her was that she could not prohibit the guests from wearing a certain color. I understand this point of view, but I must say that I wholeheartedly disagree.
When a woman gets married there is a lot that goes into it, and though many things we do only out of tradition, the white wedding dress is not one of them. The white dress is to symbolize her purity, and it is to show that she is entering into a new phase of her life. It is her right to be the only one there in white.
There are two times in a woman's life where she is the only one to wear white, the first is if she has a Coming Out Ball, at said Ball, the one who is coming out is the only one who wears white, yet again to show that she is entering a new phase. The second is her wedding. So I will say that though you do not have to be the only one in white at your wedding, it is more than perfectly acceptable to request your guests to pick another color.