Can I wear black to a wedding if it's covered in tiny flowers?

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I have spent AGES hunting for a dress I will be comfortable enough to wear in at a wedding. I don't do dresses and I don't do bright colour. I do dark clothes. I have found this dress. I like it. Can I wear it to a wedding it says it's black but the tiny flowers all over it make it seem more red/ pink? I would wear it with ankle boots.

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Ok got it - new shoes required. Thank you all so much. I love that I can come here and you're all honest!

I just bought a black dress for a wedding!! Is that not allowed?? It’s got cut outs so looks summery..

Someone wore all black to my wedding and I only noticed because she looked lovely... I don't see any offense at black and I only know 1 person who would be offended by black.

I think black is pretty standard these days.

Yes. You can also wear plain black imo, such an outdated concept.

It's more than fine.

That's nice, very Vampire's Wife, totally wedding appropriate.

Pick a colour from the dress (or something madly contrasting) and get a simple ballet flat, court or sandal to go with, depending on your look.

Loads of future styling possibilities for it. Good buy I reckon.

I believe it sends a message of disapproval, and that you're grieving the marriage. 🙄

Depends how much the bride and groom value pointless traditions like these. Red means you've slept weird the groom also.

It’s quite wintery. Brown ankle boots wouldn’t be suitable for a wedding. I wouldn’t wear boots at all, but if you are I think they would need to be black. Black boots with a black dress.

Nobody’s Child sizing is quite small, so you might need to go up a size.

That isn’t black, I would probably call it a purple dreas

I think it looks great, and the print colours are way more dominant than the black. I’m not a fan of black head to toe at weddings, but I wouldn’t even think of this as a black dress.

As another poster suggested, if you’d feel comfortable wearing a fascinator, it would formalise it a bit without too much effort/expense. (My mother got hers for a recent wedding in the Claire’s Accessories sale!) You could get further wear out of the dress in future with more casual shoes etc. too.

Does it!!

Blimey.

Yeah 100% wear it! I hate all this not weddingy enough, much better to be comfortable and happy! X

Is black really bad to wear to a wedding?

That's fine for a funeral and a lovely dress

Wedding sorry! Have a funeral to go to

Yes, absolutely fine.

It used to be seen as a sign of disapproval, and I think a lot of older people would perhaps still see it as a faux pas. But I think it’s probably dying out. My cousin even had black bridesmaids’ dresses.

I like the dress but not ankle boots for a wedding unless it is super informal.

Absolutely - it looks lovely and very appropriate.

The only problem with all black is if it looks like something somber you would wear to a funeral. That dress if does not look like a funeral dress so it’s absolutely fine.

Thank you- it's on its way. I sized up - thanks for the tip

And don’t wear green it will anger the fairies! 😂

I agree with others - it doesn’t look black, more plum. And it’s beautiful 🙂

It's a lovely dress. I also think black is fine for a wedding too. The only colour I would avoid is white/ cream.