What did you wear on your wedding day?

“What did you wear on your wedding day?” is a practice question about wedding for a marriage-based green card interview at a USCIS field office. A real officer may ask it in other words, ask something else, or skip it. Practice can help you explain your own facts. It cannot tell you what USCIS will decide.

What is the officer checking with this question?

The officer may use this question to ask about an ordinary detail of the ceremony you described. Clothing can help identify which event you mean if there were several ceremonies or celebrations. It may also lead to a question about a wedding photograph, but there is no need to describe traditional wedding clothing if you wore something else.

What might the officer ask next?

• What color was your outfit?
• Did you change clothes for a later celebration?
• What was your spouse wearing at the ceremony?
• Did you choose the outfit together or separately?

The next question usually comes from the words in your answer. If you name a person, a place, or a month, expect a question about it. The guide to green card interview follow-up questions explains how to practice past the first answer.

How do you prepare to answer it?

Picture the clothes you wore at the ceremony and describe them with words you normally use. If you changed for a meal or celebration, connect each outfit to the correct part of the day. Keep clothing from a separate religious service distinct as well. A photo may help you check a color or garment before practice, but if you still cannot remember an accessory or another small detail, leave that uncertainty clear.

Answer from your own memory, in your own words. Do not learn a script or a sample answer. If your spouse remembers a detail differently, first check whether you mean the same event. Ask your lawyer about any concern with your forms or documents.

Can you practice this question out loud for free?

Yes. Choose "Answer it now, free". The officer asks this question first. You answer out loud, and the officer follows up on what you said. You can try 3 questions free, and you do not need documents. Feedback comes after the session, not while you speak.

More wedding questions

• When and where did you get married?
• Who attended your wedding or ceremony?
• Did you hold a reception or shared meal after the ceremony? What kind was it?
• Did you go on a honeymoon? If so, where did you go?
• Who was in your wedding party, if you had one?
• Why did you choose that location or type of ceremony?
• Were any of your spouse's family members unable to attend? How did you include them, if at all?

Read the wedding topic guide, or see all 91 interview questions.