To wear this dress to a wedding?

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Is black a no-no for weddings? I’m really not sure whether to wear this dress or not? It’s not and long sleeved but is it too black??

Because a dress isn't just about the colour tippexy there's the fit and style to consider. Black is fine for a winter wedding.

My MIL, SIL and Step-MIL all wore black to my wedding - one a dress and two trouser suits. I'm definitely not still bitter. Oh no. Not at all.

That said, it was a wedding of 30 people and made the photos lack a bit of colour, so in a big wedding it might not have stood out so much. And I realise I should probably get over it now.

Do they hate you Judy?
Better than white I guess?

Can't you find similar in navy? Black is not suitable imho.

It really isn’t @GreatDuckCookery. The shape and the fit don’t really have anything to do with the fact that you don’t wear black or white to a wedding.

I love it and I would wear it to a wedding. Maybe red accessories?

I wore something like that minus the overlay for my friends January wedding.

Everyone there was crammed into whatever would fit them after Christmas though!

The OP might not be able to find a dress in a different colour in the style and fit she likes tippexy is what I'm alluding to. It's not as simple as saying there's SO MANY different colours out there.

I think that’s lovely. I would wear it with sparkly red (Dorothy!) heels and matching bag/scarf.

I think it is a lovely dress. But if you are not sure, ask the bride what she thinks.

If she is not bothered, then anyone else who might be pass-remarkable can go take a running jump.

I like the idea of accessorising with colours. You could have really fun with that and have a dress that it suitable for lots of other semi-formal events in future.

It’s great !

Black's absolutely fine for weddings. White is an obvious no-no, but nothing wrong with black.

Lovely dress, perfect for a party or funeral, but I wouldn't wear to a wedding unless it was an evening invitation only.

And I wouldn't ask the bride either, she'll have enough things to sort out as it is without silly questions about it being okay to wear a traditionally unacceptable, traditionally funeral black to a wedding. Even if you do ask and she says yes you wont know if she is saying it to be polite or really means it.

You only need to avoid black and white, cant be too hard! Especially a winter wedding when there are so many autumnal colours to choose from.

Bad idea to put the bride on the spot. She might not feel able to say what she really feels.

It's fine! I would wear black to a winter wedding.

I've worn black dresses to winter weddings a few times. Once with colourful accessories and a white/embroidered wrap that I had on most of the time as it was chilly; the other time I was reading at the ceremony and checked in with the bride (SIL) - turned out I wasn't the only person who'd asked. It'll be fine, as long as you leaven it with some colour and check first.

Good for a funeral. Why would anyone wear black to a wedding

Thinking abut my own summer wedding: one friend wore very dark navy with polka dots and my dh brought his new girlfriend (later to become his 1st wife) who wore a black dress. Never crossed my mind to think it was inappropriate : they looked good and were enjoying themselves and that was all that mattered.

Another friend wore a fabulous cream suit and an even more fabulous big cream feather hat. MIL did get all uppity about it as she considered it to be "a mother-of-the-bride" hat (my mum chose not to wear a hat as she didn't like them ). Dh told his mum not to be so pass-remarkable as we didn't expect anything less than a flamboyant hat from our friend and it really suited her. We also then realised that our wedding day was indeed now the perfect day - as MIL wouldn't have been happy until she's found something to complain about

I also wore cream to my best friend's wedding - accessorised with a rust coloured peacock print Liberty print shawl. She knew what my mum was making (mum was a brilliant seamstress who later made my beautiful wedding dress) and approved of the outfit - and in fact, went shopping with me to help find the appropriate shoes and clutch bag

I've worn black to a couple of weddings and I wasn't the only one. I wore a black jumpsuit for one with neon shoes and bag, and a black dress for the other with silver shoes and bag. These were both Autumn/Winter weddings, I wouldn't wear black for a summer wedding...well, not all black. As yours is in November go for it.

I never realised not wearing black to a wedding was a thing

It’s gorgeous. I’d add coloured shoes; maybe orange or green. I’d be but only because I wish I’d bought it myself!

I would say not but am clearly in a minority! Lovely dress though

I would err on the side of caution and check with the bride how she feels / cares about colours. Some people, however old fashioned it might seem, do take wearing black to a wedding as a sign that you are unhappy about the wedding or not celebrating it, (mourning) so it would be a shame to give that signal unintentionally.

I really like it.

Love it and I would ignore outmoded traditions if you have found a lovely dress. I'm sure I spotted some guests wearing black or very dark outfits to recent Royal Weddings. Esp if going from day to evening.
Where is it from if you don't mind me asking?

I could never wear black for a wedding, but each to their own.
For me it's a night out colour or mourning/ miserable.