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??

No black at weddings is really outdated now ime. I've been to loads where people have worn black. It's lovely :)

I’ve worn black to winter weddings. The dress is beautiful.

I think it's fine!

It's winter wedding.

It's not plain black, the spots break it up.

Team it with some bright accessories and it'll look lovely.

The no black at weddings thing is outdated, I think it's perfectly gorgeous. Plenty of black dresses at the last wedding I went to.

I go to a lot of weddings and really don’t think people are so bothered about these old traditions any more. Why does it matter if someone wears black to a wedding? Why would anyone care?
Lovely dress?

It’s gorgeous! And would be totally fine. I have worn black dresses to weddings several times and never felt like I shouldn’t have been - and no-one ever said anything. It’s lovely.

Sorry, I would avoid. I think black is ok if there is also some colour on the dress - like a floral pattern maybe?

However you know the bride better than us.

Winter weddings are really hard to dress for.

If you like darker colours what about navy? I think that would be better perhaps.

Lurvve the dress and think fine for winter wedding. It will go seamlessly from day to evening. Echo others re bright or metallic accessories. I would also do dramatic makeup; tone down with nude lip for ceremony with red or fuchsia lipstick for reception. MAC, Benefit and others makeup brands do mini's if you're carrying teeny handbag / clutch.

Only time I thought black at a wedding was stupid was when the bride wore it - cocktail dress with hideous fascinator. Granted, it was second time round for both and a registry office wedding but I thought it daft given morning ceremony. Also, was asked more than once (before and after) if I was the bride. Before you ask, I didn't turn up in a white dress and veil clutching a bouquet but wore what I though suitable wedding attire for the day, silk dress in muted colours, no hat.

I wore black with a coloured shrug and coloured accessories to (literally) my best friend's wedding. It was in a smart London hotel, and a typical wedding style dress didn't feel chic enough. Loads of people in dark/black outfits and no-one batted an eyelid

I wouldn't wear black to a wedding myself. I didn't know it had become normal to.

I think I’d have been utterly baffled if anyone asked me if they could wear black to my wedding I really wouldn’t have cared. I don’t know anyone in real life who would think of it as a problem. It’s not as if people turn up in full mourning including veil which even then if that’s what floats their boat.

Yeah, I genuinely didn’t realise it was something people still cared about. I go to probably 5 weddings a year on average and have seen black at most of them, and don’t personally know and brides who would be bothered.

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Think it’s lovely. I’d wear it abd I’d be happy
for a guest to wear it to my wedding too.

I would wear it. Lots of people wear black to wearings these says. Same as lots of people wear colour to funerals. No biggie.

Plus it clearly looks like a fun dress, not a miserable dress.

Now more importantly, where is it from?

My ex MIL wore black to my first (summer!) wedding. Not sure whether she was expecting a reaction but I couldn’t have cared less if people turned up in bin bags (someone did actually turn up in ripped jeans. Claimed he’d never been to a wedding before!)

I think it’s a lovely dress, OP, and it isn’t just a big mass of black. I hope you have a lovely day.

Fab dress! Of course it's fine to wear. I put my BMs in black at our wedding. If anyone thought it was weird they certainly didn't tell me. It was a completely joyous day, not funereal in the slightest!

Yes I wear black all the time

We had a winter wedding and lots of the ladies were in black or dark colours, I didn't mind and I would expect it being cold weather. To be honest the last thing on my mind was what everyone else was wearing.

It's not a straight laced, sensible black is it? It's not like it's a black suit or anything. At the last wedding I went to you'd have looked well dressed if you went in your PJs so since then I've kind of realised anything goes these days! Formality had certainly gone out of the window at that one, and it was a church affair . I had a beautiful dress from Wallis, even wore heels which I'm rubbish at, and found myself in photos next to bride's granny in comfy grey "slacks" and a white cardi.

Don't understand what the issues is! I don't remember what people wore at my wedding (apart from 1 bloke that wore jeans!!) All I remember is that everyone turned up to see me marry the love of my life and had an amazing day!! Wear what makes you comfortable. Unless the bride is a complete bridezilla she won't mind what you wear! 😊 dress is beautiful

I don't usually comment but when I saw the photo had to go for it that is stunning usually black is no go for a wedding but that dress is stunning rock it 😍

It's a lovely dress! Wear it and please tell us where you got it!

I wouldn’t wear it. Couldn’t you find something similar in navy or a dark green? An ex of my dh wore head-to-toe black to our wedding and people were .