Is it wrong to wear black to a wedding?

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SarahNeedle1872 wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your comments so far... this is the dress and I was thinking of getting this jacket to wear with it

Sx

Nice dress ditch the jacket and just have a nice silk shawl to cover your shoulders.

joolesw1972

I think it's fine - my Mum is wearing black and trousers! - am sure some people wouldn't approve, but my partner and I don't give a hoot! I just want her to be happy, comfortable and enjoy our day!

kr15snw

Black dress with white jacket, looks lovely hun

And if you take the jacket off in the evening it will transform into a lovely evening party outfit!

sunshine_shell

thats a lovely outfit!! Good choice!!

shellsuit

I agree, great choice!

vasseur

I think the dress is gorgeous, I can see why you feel fab in it, it's such a great shape (I might see about getting it myself!). I'm not too keen on the jacket but that's because I don't really like white.

I have worn my trusted LBD to quite a few weddings. I've often panic bought something else then taken it back because I know I wouldn't wear it again and that's not very MSE is it?! I've been to quite a few weddings on my own and I feel very confident in my LBD and it looks lovely with an emerald green shawl that I've got (and no one has ever complained )

undercover_angel

I agree, its fab wedding outfit. x

iamana1ias

I'd never wear predominantly black or white to a wedding, but have been to several where others have. Some brides have been really upset by it.

I think it's pretty poor manners personally.

Kittendreich

You know the bride (or groom?) so ask them... All black might look a bit funereal, but with coloured accessories is lovely. I love wearing black and if you feel fab in the dress that will shine through rather then anyone noticing the dress.

Wearing white/ivory/cream is more of an issue for me - what if someone mistook you for the bride!!

RuthnJasper

I think that if you have a lovely black outfit that you feel smart, comfortable and confident in then you should wear that. I wore black culottes with a black jacket and a pretty-coloured blouse with sequins embroidered on it to my cousin's wedding last year and several people kindly said how pretty I was looking (must have been the beer/champagne-goggles, hehe).

Black is a very flattering colour that goes with many things and I think you would be fine to go in what you have chosen. Nice and versatile for plenty of future use as well...

I am still single, but I know that I would rather have happy loved-ones dressed all in black at my wedding than a sea of miserable, fed-up, faces and people feeling foolish clad in pastels. Also, to me, weddings are about celebrating the union of a couple with the people who love and care about them. It's the supportive fellowship and happy celebrations that truly make a wedding special, not the lengths or expenses to which people have gone to in order to dress themselves.

There IS an etiquette, particularly in a church setting, e.g. no exposed midriffs, inappropriately short skirts, etc., but if anyone is giving you grief because you choose to wear a nice outfit in black, then that says far more about their petty small-mindedness than it does about your clothing choice.

Hope you have a really fantastic time at the wedding - and best of luck to the happy couple!