Black dress for a wedding

[legolimb]

I know it's a bit of a faux pas - or was in the past.

I'm attending a wedding and am struggling for an outfit. I tend to dress very casually most of the time. I do have a couple of summery dresses, one is very flattering and elegant - but it's black.

Is this still a no-go colour as a guest? I'm not a disgruntled MIL to be, or angry parent invited to a no children wedding.

Solid black? Or with a pattern. I'm afraid I think solid black is still generally considered a no no.

My mil wore black to our wedding. She later told us that our wedding was the total destruction of her family. And I thought they were gaining a daughter!
Black is not really a wedding colour.

Thanks BabyDarling - Yes I am still convinced that I shouldn't wear it.

I just find it hard having lots of 'stuff' - in particular clothes which I will likely not wear again.

If you really, really have no alternative, then you'll have to wear black. People should not be so rude as to say or do anything that would make you feel uncomfortable in the day, and many people are sympathetic/tactful towards straitened circumstances.

The need to cull your wardrobe of stuff you don't like so much and rarely wear is a separate issue, though getting on with it will give you the space (literal and metaphorical) for stuff you actually like to come in.

You can't wear it.

In the US they don't care about black at weddings but here it definitely represents mourning or huge disapproval to wear it as a wedding guest.

I also hate the fact that weddings bring out the worst of the consumerist problem we have, ie buying a dress, bag, shoes etc that you might never wear again if you don’t usually wear that style, or go to a lot of events etc. I have worn a black dress in the past to a wedding, it was a summery style and I wore it with a sparkly gold cardigan shrug thing, gold sandals and jewellery. It didn’t look BLACK with the accessories and went down v well. I just didn’t have the money at the time to buy something else

Thanks for all replies.

I have decided on a different dress that I have. It's not my favourite but I've seen some nice sandals that will buoy it up. I will def wear the sandals again.

Yes, it is crazy to have to buy a full outfit that I'll never wear again. No one should care what I wear. I'm a guest.

Now to help DH decide on his outfit. Sheesh.