A New York Times reporter wore her wedding dress to cover President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s state banquet in Tokyo with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito after she says she was told at the last minute that the dress code called for a full-length gown.

“The guidance that we needed a floor-length gown for tonight’s imperial banquet came hours before my flight departed. I only own one floor-length gown. So, here I am, pooling a presidential event in my wedding dress,” the Times’s Annie Karni tweeted Monday.

The guidance that we needed a floor-length gown for tonight's imperial banquet came hours before my flight departed.



I only own one floor-length gown.



So, here I am, pooling a presidential event in my wedding dress. — Annie Karni (@anniekarni) May 27, 2019

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Karni told People she received the directive with no time to buy or borrow a new dress, forcing her to improvise with her dress from her 2015 wedding.

“It wasn’t a big, poofy wedding dress, so it wasn’t totally out of the question,” she told the magazine.

The guidance also required closed-toe shoes, she noted.

“I wore the same flat shoes I’d been wearing all week, so the dress was too long without heels,” she told People. “Other than that, it was quite comfortable!”