Erika Wheaton: Who is she? Gold strapless dress worn by TikToker was deemed inappropriate for a wedding
Daniel Moore
Published Mar 29, 2026
Erika Wheaton: Who is she? Gold strapless dress worn by TikToker was deemed inappropriate for a wedding
With the daring attire, some thought the 25-year-old was attempting to steal the bride’s attention.
The internet has recently been buzzing about influencer Erika Wheaton’s wedding attire selection. When Wheaton uploaded a video of herself to TikTok, people chastised her for wearing a strapless champagne colored dress. In the video, she and her companion can be seen posing before flying to New York to attend a wedding. She was showing off her strapless gold satin dress by Bec + Bridge in the five-second footage.
Despite the video’s brief length, it garnered over 250,000 views. Many commenters argued about whether the clothing was appropriate for a wedding in the comment area. Some people thought the 25-year-old was trying to steal the bride’s thunder by dressing provocatively, and that the gown’s color was too close to that of a white wedding gown. Others believed that it was acceptable to attend the wedding wearing the dress.
Even though Wheaton’s gown was golden in color, a user mockingly observed that it would seem white in pictures. “You’re lucky the bride was so casual about it, I’d crack,” said another. “I would never grasp my grandma’s pearls as a southern woman. A wedding is way too near to being white and bridal “Female writer.
While some criticized Wheaton, others defended her. A user who also happened to be a bridal stylist chuckled at how some people mistook Wheaton’s dress for being white. Another person said, “This clothing doesn’t scream, “Look at me!” The gown is definitely champagne tf. He is dressed in a white shirt.”
Wheaton stated that she chose this dress because it was “simple, elegant, and timeless” in an interview with News.com.au. She argued for herself by adding, “Never once have I considered that this dress is unsuitable for a wedding. This dress isn’t white, and I couldn’t image wearing a white dress on someone else’s special day.”
For the purpose of demonstrating that the dress she was wearing had indeed been captured as gold, Wheaton later uploaded another TikTok video. Over 1.4 million people watched the video. In response to this video, users criticized others for being overly passionate about such a trivial issue.