New York‘s wedding of the century is over, but the internet’s favorite wedding argument is just getting started. With phones banned inside Madison Square Garden and the ceremony itself locked away, guests’ getting-ready posts have become the only glimpse of the big day, and one of them has ignited the oldest etiquette fight there is.
Tori Evans, one of the dancers from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, posted a playful transition video Saturday showing off her wedding look alongside husband TJ Shaw, captioned with a lyric nod: “So it’s going to be forever…” The reveal showed a strapless, floor-length gown with a matching scarf that, on camera, read as white or off-white. The comments turned on her fast. “She wore white……??? That’s a little odd,” one user wrote, while a harsher critic declared, “She looks like the bride. I would have kicked her out.” Another simply asked, “Out of all the colors, did you have to wear white?“
Tori Evans’ Husband Shuts Down the Wedding Dress Backlash
Shaw jumped into the comments to set the record straight, and he did not bother being delicate about it. “DRESS IS PINK CHAMPAGNE color for everyone that doesn’t understand lighting,” he wrote. Supporters rallied behind the explanation, with one fan cheering, “Tor!!!! we love a pink dress moment!!! ” Observers across the coverage noted the lighting clearly played a role, with the gown visibly not a true white on closer inspection.
Evans herself has not responded to the chatter, and she has better credentials than most to shrug it off. She is one of the most sought-after dancers in the business, a veteran of the Eras Tour who also appeared in Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia music video, with a resume of world tours and television credits behind her.
As for the bride, there is no indication Swift has given the dress a second thought, and by every account of the fairytale ceremony, nobody was confusing anyone else for the woman in Dior. The internet’s oldest wedding rule, though, clearly is not going anywhere. Whether pink champagne counts as too close to white is now the argument of the week, and the jury of millions remains loudly out.
