Wearing black to a wedding?

[disykat]

I'm glad you asked the bride - that is what I was going to suggest. I wish my SIL had asked me before she decided to wear a white dress to my wedding. It was December and there were two people in white - me and SIL.

 

[katerkat]

Totally appropriate - I wore a little black dress to my cousin's wedding last month. As others said, the only color inappropriate for a wedding is white and off-white (creams, ivorys, etc.)

 

[Maleficent13]

fwiw, i never heard the no all red thing.

I hadn't either, until I lived in the south for a few years. A new friend of mine was getting married and invited me. It was an afternoon wedding in June in Tennessee (Read:HOT!). I wore a very nice red sundress. At the reception, you would not believe how many people made comments to me about wearing red! I was stunned.

What stunned me even more is my husband at the time said to me, when I picked him up for the wedding, "Are you sure red is appropriate?" I asked him why on earth not?? Then we get to the reception and all he did was say, "I told you so!!"

 

[hercamore]

I went to a big wedding March. Maybe 250 people there.

I had o na black pantsuit with pink blouse, dd had on a black dress with pink sweater.

Tons of other women with some type of black outfit.

herc.

 

[palmtreegirl]

I don't think you need to ask anyone. I grew up in NJ and everyone I knew wore a little black dress to a wedding, that's about all I've ever worn. Most weddings I've been to it was the most common color there, maybe it's a regional thing but before now I've never even heard of black being an inappropriate for wedding attire.

I cant imagine someone caring about the color dress someone wears at a wedding anyway, strange.:space:

 

[stinkerbelle]

IMO - a bride (or groom) should not dictate what their guests wear UNLESS it's a black-tie wedding.

and - in that case - "black-tie" should be written on the invitation.

common sense is not to wear white/off-white.

and really - the bride is not going to let the fact that someone wore a color she disapproves of ruin her wedding day...and if she does - Im' sorry, that's pretty shallow.

HOWEVER - she has full right to be pissed if someone wears white/off white.

 

[cinmell]

Almost all of the dresses I wear to weddings are black and I always see lots of women in black dresses, pant suits, etc.

Have a great time at the wedding!

P.S.
Is the ceremony at Gate of Heaven? It's a beautiful church.

 

[mtemm]

I've worn black to several weddings in Boston. not south boston, but still. In fact, the last picture a bunch of friends took at the last wedding the guy taking it said "say black!" every one of us was wearing it! LOL!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by cinmell
Almost all of the dresses I wear to weddings are black and I always see lots of women in black dresses, pant suits, etc.

Have a great time at the wedding!

P.S.
Is the ceremony at Gate of Heaven? It's a beautiful church.

It is. My soon to be SIL sings there! She has a gorgeous voice. I have seen pictures of it and it's a gorgeous church. I love old churches and cathedrals. It's the perfect wedding church I think. It reminds me of something in a fairy tale.

 

[cinmell]

It is a huge church, a beautiful place to have a wedding. Do they have a lot of guests attending? I hope you have a great time at the wedding!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by cinmell
It is a huge church, a beautiful place to have a wedding. Do they have a lot of guests attending? I hope you have a great time at the wedding!

I'm not sure the exact guest count, but my family alone is huge so there should be a lot. I can't wait!