The dress that caused the misunderstanding at the wedding was a deep gold color. The mother of the bride mistook it for white and dumped a full glass of wine on the wearer, who was the daughter of the TikTok content creator, Sylvia Gordon.
The "unsaid rule" about wearing white at weddings is that guests should avoid wearing white, as it is traditionally reserved for the bride. This is to prevent any potential upstaging or confusion, as the bride is usually the only one wearing white at the event.
Sylvia Gordon claimed her generation would handle the situation differently because they would not have poured the drink down their own shirt as the daughter's boyfriend did. Instead, they might have confronted the mother or handled the situation in a more assertive manner.