I'm wondering what to wear to a celebration of life. I have never been to one before.
The invitation says to wear what's comfortable and I know that the bereaved husband genuinely won't care what people wear. I hate myself for worrying. At the same time, many people from work will be present and I don't want to offend anyone or stand out.
According to what I've just googled, black is off limits. Most of my nice trousers are black or white though and it seems wrong to wear white. I only have inappropriately cheery skirts and don't like to wear skirts in front of anyone from work. I don't mind buying a pair of muted blue trousers instead.
If it would be OK to wear a little black, I was thinking of elegant black trousers, a shirt/blouse in a muted colour, and maybe a beige trench coat. Does that sound OK? I want to look like I made an effort but don't want to stand out at all and certainly don't want anyone saying I shouldn't have worn X.