Oxfordshire bride called ‘princess’ for enforcing dress code

Shanie Ryan from London told all guests they had to wear nude or neutral colours to her big day so they would all match.

She implemented the dress code as she had a "clear vision" of what her wedding pictures would look like and feared guests arriving in garish getups would ruin the pictures.

"We had spent a good amount of money on our photographer and videographer and I had a clear idea of what pictures and videos I wanted,” she said.

The wedding guests in the dress code. (Image: SWNS)

"I wanted cinematic and romantic. I was clear on the vision.

"The only thing I thought might take away from the plan was people coming in crazy bright colours, or glitters and feathers.

"I was worried it wouldn't matter how beautiful the shots were if the guests at the wedding were wearing the wrong vibe."

The 39-year-old and her now-husband Tony Sinclair, also 39, wrote on the invitations there was a nude or neutral tone colour scheme for guests' outfits.

The pair got married in Oxfordshire. (Image: SWNS)

Shanie said guests mocked her while family accused her of being a "princess" for the request - and even Shanie admitted it was "a bit cheeky".

"We just didn't want it to look like a wacky warehouse," she said.

"I did have a little moment where I thought, 'is this a bit cheeky?' especially because some people just love colour, or some people love black.

"But it added an element of fun to the run-up, and everyone was excited to show off what they were wearing."

The happy couple and their guests. (Image: SWNS)

She added: "I was fully prepared for it to come up in a speech and I'd have to laugh at myself and it did come up.

"Everyone said to me they thought by my invite that there might be a bridezilla moment on the big day.

"I think there were some people thought it was so over the top and extra.

"My mother-in-law said she thought I was being a princess - but on the day she was impressed."

The wedding had a strict dress code. (Image: SWNS)

Mum-of-one Shanie got married to entrepreneur Tony at Primrose Hill Farm in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on July 6, 2023.

"If anyone had turned up with true defiance [such as] bright pink glitter, feathers, or crazy prom dress styles that had felt like a middle finger to us, I would have ushered them to the back of the shots, or the photographer would have edited them out,” she said.

"I'm glad we did the colours, everyone on the day commented it looks so good and that it was a good idea.

"People understood it when they got there even if they didn't before!”