Model Was Slammed for Modest Wedding Dress. She Responds Graciously

Published: July 29, 2024

Model Was Slammed for Modest Wedding Dress. She Responds Graciously

By Movieguide® Contributor

Olivia Culpo is responding to backlash about her choice to wear a modest wedding dress.

“I was definitely very surprised,” the model told PEOPLE. “I feel like I personally like to give people the benefit of the doubt. And unfortunately, I feel like the words I said were spun out of context to fit an agenda that I did not have.”

Culpo wore a long-sleeved Dolce & Gabbana ballgown-style dress for her big day, telling Vogue, “I didn’t want it to exude sex in any way, shape, or form. I wanted it to feel effortless and as if it’s complimenting me, not overpowering me. There’s so much beauty and simplicity.”

Many online criticized her dress for being too simple, with one fashion influencer saying it had “no personality.”

“Stylistically I had a vision,” Culpo told PEOPLE. “Stylistically, I felt like I was making a decision that was going to stand the test of time, and that’s it. I felt very comfortable in it, for what it’s worth.”

She continued, “I loved every part of my wedding because I love my husband and the people we got to celebrate that day with. The choices that I made are because I wanted to feel like they’re choices I could be proud of in 50 years. And that’s it.”

Movieguide® previously reported on Culpo’s wedding dress:

San Fransisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey just married Olivia Culpo, and she decided that she didn’t want her dress to “exude sex.”

For the couple, their faith means everything to them, which is why Olivia “wanted something that felt as serious as that commitment.”

“I didn’t want it to exude sex in any way, shape, or form,” she told E! News. “I wanted it to feel effortless and as if it’s complimenting me, not overpowering me. There’s so much beauty and simplicity.”

Olivia wore a white “long-sleeve crepe crew neck ball gown that she paired with a 16-foot lace veil and little makeup.”

She even decided not to wear mascara.

“It’s the beginning of the rest of your life – and it’s the union and bond of two people forever,” Culpo said of marriage, calling it a “covenant.”