'In-laws demand I wear contacts at my wedding for strange reason – but I refuse'

It's important to feel comfortable on your wedding day. We all know that weddings should be all about the couple getting married. They're meant to be the centre of attention – and while it is important the guests enjoy themselves, the newlyweds should be comfortable and happy enough to make the day memorable for all the right reasons. One bride-to-be, however, is concerned her wedding could descend into chaos because of one outrageous demand her future in-laws have. She said her fiancé's family are "very traditional" and have asked her to wear contact lenses on her wedding day - so that her natural eye colour doesn't ruin the photos.

The bride has "very light grey-blue" eyes and has been told that they can sometimes look "unnerving". Because of this, her in-laws have demanded she wears coloured contacts that change her eyes to a soft brown that is "more elegant". In a post on Reddit, she said: "His family is very traditional, and recently his mom pulled me aside and kindly suggested that I wear coloured contacts on my wedding day because my 'icy' eyes might look 'too intense' in the photos and 'soft brown would be more elegant'. I laughed it off, thinking it was a weird joke.

"But then my fiancé brought it up too, saying his family thinks it would look better if I went with a more 'warm and inviting' look for our wedding day. I told him absolutely not - this is my natural eye colour, and I'm not going to alter my appearance just to please his family. He said it's not a big deal and that he doesn’t personally care, but he thinks I should do it just to 'keep the peace'.".

Now, the woman's in-laws are accusing her of being "difficult" over something they consider to be "small", as they don't see a problem with their demand. But the bride doesn't want to have to change her appearance to please anyone - especially not on her wedding day. Commenters are firmly on her side, too, with many saying she shouldn't have to change the way she looks. One person said: "What a weird ask. That is very offensive to your actual colour. It's rude to be honest." Another added: "Ask them (especially your spineless fiancé) if your future children will have to wear contacts their entire lives so as not to unnerve anyone.".

And a third wrote: "I've never heard of such an asinine request in my whole life, and I'm 70. The fact your fiancé is agreeing is very disrespectful as well. I would stick to my guns here, and if he doesn't like it, maybe the wedding should be postponed at the very least.". Do you have a story to share? Get in touch at yourmirror@trinitymirror.com. Don't miss resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan's weekly newsletter.