Black dress for a wedding?

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Opinions please?

I'm going to a wedding next week. I need a new dress because I'm pregnant - will only be 15.5 weeks next week but already have a noticeable bump. I was this size at 20+ weeks with my first.

I feel huge. I'm a 14 normally, 5'5 so not skinny anyway. Enormous (34G) boobs.

I really want to hide away rather than stand out - black is my 'go to' when I when I feel like this.

Can I get away with wearing a black dress if I can find something with a pattern? I need something with a v or scoop neck (due to huge boobs), possibly maternity but if not stretchy enough to fit my bump and either with sleeves or something that I can wear a nice open cardi style thing with.

Any suggestions?

IMO a pregnant woman could wear what she liked to a wedding! Wouldn't bat an eyelid about a black dress personally.

DEFINITELY OK.

I wore black even when I wasn't pregnant (with a coloured flower/shoes/etc).

The only problem with black at a wedding is it might make you stand out because people don’t usualky wear it.

I wore black for my son's wedding, it suits me, I had a cream pashmina and loads of chunky jewellery

I like black just don't wear a black coat or pas I a with it. Accessorise it with colour, perhaps get a corsage as a brooch,

Black to your son's wedding?
That's a mumsnet thread in the making!

Lots of people don't see black as remotely appropriate for a wedding. If you wear it, you'll be more conspicuous than if you choose a colour (even a subdued one) because of that factor. And that seems to run counter to your aim.

That said, no-one would expect a pregnant woman to get new clothes (in a size and if a type she would have no use for in the future). So if black/patterned black is all you have that currently fits, then wear it, but have a nice colourful wrap/pasmina to make you less noticeable.

I have a gorgeous fitted sleeveless, just above the knee black dress and I have worn it to 2 weddings in the last year.

I wore it with a pale pink coat once and a cream coat the next time and nude shoes in the day and black strappy shoes in the evenings.

I am not a fan of jolly 'wedding guest' type dresses, nor bright colours.

I would go for it OP, especially as you're feeling big. Not with a cardi though - too casual.

Get yourself a Scarlett and Jo dress. Something like this is easy to wear when you've got a big bump and boobs and because of the brights you can get away with the black in it.

www.scarlettandjo.com/collections/2-in-1s/products/sweetheart-2-in-1-dress-tropical-print?variant=19886205124

I love the colours of that @TheGruffalosArse but I can't wear a skirt that flouncy, doesn't suit my shape at all unfortunately.

Going to have a busy weekend online shopping I think!

Go for it if you will feel comfortable. Surely your presence is more important than your clothes as long as you look smart (and steer clear of long white/ivory dresses!)
I wore a black dress and hat (with pink jacket and shoes) to DD1s wedding, and a cream and black dress with black bolero, hat, shoes and bag to DD3s. Both bought when out shopping with the brides who were happy with my choices. If anyone at the weddings thought it inappropriate they kept it to themselves!
I like black.

My little sister wore black to my wedding with bold coloured accessories/shoes and it looked really stylish.

I've worn black to a couple of weddings. On the last occasion I had black/white shoes, a fitted white jacket and a black/white bag that had a flash of red which I matched with a statement red lip. No-one batted an eyelid.

It's worth checking eBay as many people have to buy occasion type maternity wear, wear it once and then sell.

I dont think black is a huge problem but as others have said you might find it makes you stand out because it's an unusual choice for a wedding.