Nikki Haley's Dress at Daughter's Wedding Sparks Debate

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley inadvertently sparked a debate on social media about wedding no-noes on her daughter's big day.

Haley shared images from her daughter's wedding on her Twitter page last weekend, showing the bride and groom, herself, her son and her husband. The picture ignited the age-old wedding debate about guests wearing white—should anyone other the bridesmaids wear colors similar to that of the bride? The light appearance of Haley's dress prompted criticism from some Twitter users.

Haley captioned the image: "We had the sweetest weekend celebrating Rena and Josh. Thankful for our sweet family and friends who joined us in supporting and celebrating them.

"Rena and Josh we could not be more proud of both of you."

After Newsweek contacted Haley for comment on the debate over the color of her dress, she expressed criticism at the request in a tweet and added: "P.S. The dress was gold."

Twitter user MadTownLaw commented on the wedding picture and wrote: "Why are you basically wearing white and gripping the groom? Creepy."

Another user alluded to the similarity in the dresses when they wrote: "Which is the bride? You can't tell by this photo..."

Twitter user Liluzihurst added: "Why would she wear a wedding dress to her daughter's wedding."

Another suggested Haley intentionally wore the off-white dress to show up her daughter. User Annie Resists wrote: "This right here says all you need to know about Nikki Haley and her priorities.

"She wore an off-white wedding dress to her daughter's wedding. So rude that she couldn't let her daughter have the spotlight for one damn day.

However, some social media users simply congratulated Haley and her family. One Twitter user even hoped those in the picture would go on to represent America's next First Family.

GB News commentator Albie Amankona wrote: "Hoping this is America's next first family. The GOP needs to stop being Donald Trump's groupies. It's embarrassing."

Twitter user Melissa Bunson even commended Haley for her dress choice and wrote: "Ok, yes your daughter looks gorgeous but can we please talk about YOUR dress? It is stunning and you look stunning. I want to find an event to go to where I could wear it."

Twitter user Lori Engram made a similar comment and tweeted: "Beautiful and your dress is an amazing mother-of-the-bride dress."

Update 04/21/23, 3:17 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Nikki Haley