Is this dress ok for an english wedding in Sep?

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Hi all,

Not your typical wedding guest dress, but I don't really do long flowery numbers. Just wondering if this one looks ok? I could style it up with statement shoes/bag.

Thanks all. :)

What kind of wedding?

I personally don't think you should wear black to weddings because it's the colour of mourning, but of course people will come on here and vehemently disagree.
What accessories?

Depends on the wedding: Fashionable young things in a cool city venue, absolutely perfect.

Sedate country church with vintage mismatched crockery and handwritten chalkboard signs, I think you’d perhaps feel a little out of place.

It’s a lovely dress but it’s give me funeral vibes. It could work for a wedding with a pop of colour.

I’ve seen teens at weddings this year in similar, but pastel colours.

I think the colour, length and shape make it more suited to a night out than a wedding.

I wore black to a Halloween themed wedding. If it's not a similar event I would find something else.

That's gorgeous op where is it from?

I'd wear it to a wedding with my DMs and chunky silver jewellery

MN generally is still very old fashioned when it comes to wedding guest attire tbh 😬

I think that's more of a dress for an event where you're standing up most of the time.

I personally would never wear black to a wedding, but I also think it's just too short. I'd be worried about flashing my knickers during the ceremony.

I think there's quite a lot of middle ground between long and flowery and that one!

(I actually do like it, just not for a wedding.)

I would style it up with say pink shoes and large pink bag for colour. It's at an old chapel in northumberland. :)

Traditionally black is for funerals not weddings.

If there's going to be lots of English people there then I wouldn't.

Ooh that's gorgeous, I'd love it if you wore that to my wedding.

Old chapel in Northumberland - possibly not black. Same dress in dark blue would be ok.

also you might be sitting for a long time on an uncomfortable bench. It might end up all scrunched at the back and looking a bit rubbish.

I wouldn't 'style it up' though, its sculptural shape is the main event.

I don’t like black or mini for weddings so it’s a no from me.

Lovely dress but it’s evening wear imo, so fine if it a black tie affair (provided long dress hasn’t been specified) but not a day time event.

https://www.whowhatwear.com/uk/can-you-wear-black-to-a-wedding

Just one of about 50 links I've just seen saying black now considered fine (as long as no other dress code etc)

Pink shoes/bag sounds good for some colour 😃

I went to a couple of weddings last year, lots of black, reds and <gasp> greens!

An old chapel in Northumberland may be a bit chilly as well.

No it’s not suitable for a church wedding. It’s more of a cute dress you’d wear to a party. Or a chic London registry office wedding as above. I wouldn’t wear black or a dress that short to a church wedding. Etiquette exists for a reason.

Well, some stylists may consider it "fine", but many people would still say no. However, I would judge the type of event, and what you're suggesting is probably no.

Red and green are fine obviously - black especially in a church is associated with mourning.

Too short for a church wedding but a lovely dress

Black is fine for a wedding but that style looks a little cheap. If you like it though go for it.

It's from Club L - https://clubllondon.com/products/austen-black-mesh-long-sleeve-mini-dress-cl133348002?variant=41170647023658&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2ou2BhCCARIsANAwM2F6PyNId3K3H6B3GYbtj13odbiIbjMdc1JK7QpQ4qz-mnAFxXNZ1VQaAsXgEALw_wcB

I love it too. Totally get people thinking it's too short, but it's not really when it's on.

More people are wearing black to weddings these days I've found!

I think it's lovely!

I would do statement shoes bag and earrings. Nothing in the hair.

Noooo red and green on MN is an absolute no no usually. I also remember vaguely years ago it was a no no generally (remember my gran getting hives when i showed off an emerald green dress i got for my cousins wedding, bad luck apparently!) so the fact you think red and green is now "obviously" ok surely shows times have moved on a little?

Red used to mean you'd been a mistress of the groom 😆