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Black on woman at summer wedding?

  • 30-06-2011 11:41pm
    #1
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys

    I know common wisdom leans towards men not wearing black suits at summer weddings, but what about women? I have a pretty formal church wedding coming up but I'm flat out broke. I have a really nice suit I wore to my graduation, it's 3 piece (not very girly, but it's my style and looks well on me). If I dressed it up with a bright coloured shirt and jewellery, would that be acceptable? I often see other women in black dresses etc at weddings, accessorized with colour and it seems ok?

    It's not a business suit, I tend to wear it to formal occassions like balls and stuff I have it customised with ribbon and stuff, so it's not like something you'd wear to an interview or anything...


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  • #2
    G86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,660 ✭✭✭G86


    Personally I wouldn't wear a black suit to a wedding... A black dress would be ok, but I just don't think a suit would look right.

    I guess it depends on what you're most comfortable in though! Plus the image I get in my head when I think of a suit is prob very different to the one you have. Do you have a photo of it you could post up?


  • #3
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    Wearing black is fine if it's a dress but a suit for a wedding is just inappropriate imho, it would just look quite odd and out of place. People would think you work at the reception venue rather than attending the wedding.

    If things are really tight, if you already have great accessories you should be able to find a dress very cheaply if you shop around


  • #4
    krankykitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭krankykitty


    I think it could be really nice if you picked a really striking bright colour for your shirt/top and had coordinating accessories/shoes? There's so many bright coloured things out at the moment. You could even stick something like a corsage/brooch in the colour onto the jacket. If it's very "you", you'll be confident wearing it and you'll rock it :D


  • #5
    mikemac
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    Black suit, white shirt and you'll look like staff, not a guest


  • #6
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    thanks for the input guys, i'm deffo not going with a white shirt, probably a purple or an orange, and matching the shoes to it. I can't wear dresses (seriously not me and I'd feel really uncomfortable all day). There seems to be a split as to whether it could work or not I think i'll just have to take my chances and get the accessories right.


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  • #7
    Seren_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,810 ✭✭✭Seren_


    Wear what you feel comfortable in - you'll have a much better time! I really like kramkykitty's idea of wearing a corsage/brooch the same colour as your shirt, it'd be very pretty :)

    I'm wearing a black dress to a wedding next week, so clearly I think wearing black to a summer wedding is fine :pac:


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