Wearing black to a wedding?

anniehoo

I know the unwritten rule about not wearing white to a wedding but im also having the same dilemma about black. There was a dress i really wanted and searched high and low for my size but the shop didnt have it. My sister has the same dress in black though and the wedding is next week so i dont have the time really to be looking. I was going to jazz it up with red shoes and a black/white/red bag. What do you think?

itsallaboutme!!

I am in exactly the same position and was just on here looking for the same advice!!

I've got a really nice black shift dress that i have been wanting to wear to something for ages am going to a wedding in may and was going to dress it up a bit with a corsege and was thinking some red shoes too!

I was a bit weary about wearing black but anyone i have said it to reckons the days of it being a no no are long gone!! so for both our sakes i hope its true!:)

anniehoo

itsallaboutme!! wrote: »

I was a bit weary about wearing black but anyone i have said it to reckons the days of it being a no no are long gone!! so for both our sakes i hope its true!:)

I hope so tbh the worrying about which colour is or isnt acceptable is ridiculous anyway. Was thinking the same re: the red corsage. Any ideas where to get one?

itsallaboutme!!

have been keeping an eye out and as usual when you look for something in particular you can never get it:mad: have seen loads in creams and various shades of pink but nothing in red yet. thought it would be easy too with the red white and navy nautical stuff everywhere atm:rolleyes:

aisling.laura

i think black is fine for weddings these days, i wore black to a wedding in december and got nothing but compliments on my dress. i wasn't the only one in black either so i don't think there's many that would see it as a no-no anymore!

foodaholic

I wore a black dress with gold detail to a wedding last week
got loads of compliments
I think you can wear any colour you want ( except white of course !!)

Redpunto

black is grand - maybe just add a different colour to brighten it up, a few people wore black to my wedding

tinkerbell

I've only been to two weddings in the last 2/3 years and I wore black at both - one was an all-black dress, the other was black with a white design on it. Both are lovely dresses and I got so many compliments on both.

I don't see a problem in wearing black to a wedding tbh, black looks great. The only no-no is wearing white / cream / ivory because I think that's just a bit rude. Only the bride should be wearing those colours!

convert

I don't think there's really an issue wearing black to a wedding. And if you dress it up with a corsage, coloured shoes, bag, etc. then it should be fine.

If you're looking for coloured corsages, etc. I remember seeing them in Accessorize a while back. If you didn't find what you wanted, and you were in any way creative, you could pick up a flowery hair clip or something similar and turn it into a corsage. Have a look in Claire's (even though I loathe the shop it often has something useful like that) or in some of the fabric shops such as Hickey's.

princess-lala

My brother got married last August and there were loads of people wearing black - of all different ages.

Alot of them just had black - dressing it up is a great idea

Malari

manzalone wrote: »

black to a wedding makes a serious statement - is that the statement you want to make?

Do you mean the statement "I am serious" ?

I've worn black to a couple of weddings, never even thought about what colours are not acceptable to be honest.

dresstoimpress

I wore a black dress, shoes and bag to a wedding, no other colour. Didn't feel any daggers so think it was ok

manzalone

manzalone wrote: »

black to a wedding makes a serious statement - is that the statement you want to make?

What statement does it make?

Black is perfectly acceptable for a wedding. The only time I would think it might be a bad idea is in the height of summer but that's just because I like summery colours!!!

I've seen bridesmaids in black (infact I was also a bridesmaid who wore black)and even know a bride who wore black herself!!

I saw red roses in Dunnes about 2 weeks ago, they had a clip and a bobbin on them. Also try Hickeys as someone suggested.

itsallaboutme!!

manzalone wrote: »

black to a wedding makes a serious statement - is that the statement you want to make?

What kind of statement does a black dress make??

I dont want to make any kind of statement, I just want to wear my dress and have a nice day!

Thanks by the way people for the tips about the corsages ill have a look in hickeys etc!

SeekUp

Yet another poster here who has worn black to a wedding. Tbh, I was more concerned about how I looked in the dress than the shade of the thing! Anyway, I think it's fine . . . most anything goes, as long as you look nice.

mojesius

SeekUp wrote: »

Yet another poster here who has worn black to a wedding. Tbh, I was more concerned about how I looked in the dress than the shade of the thing! Anyway, I think it's fine . . . most anything goes, as long as you look nice.

Yet another here. Start thinking about the accessories to suit your dress Black is such an easy colour to get inventful with.

addictedtoshoes

It's hard to say without seeing the dress but personally I think black is fine for a wedding - would be nice with nude peep toe shoes and brighten it up a bit with accessories.

mrs2be.ie

Nothing wrong with wearing black, it almost looks really stylish!