What color CAN you wear at a Funeral?

[Minnesota!]

I think any color is fine. As long as you are dressed in clean, wrinkle free clothes - I couldn't care less. To my dad's funeral I wore a light blue skirt that had pink and yellow flowers on it, a white blouse and a light blue jacket. I can't describe it right - I am sure that sounds ugly. But it was very bright. The deceased couldn't care less what you wear. Your mourning and sadness shouldn't be tied to your clothes. Also, as others have said, a funeral is a way of celebrating someone's life.

 

[Poohbear123]

And everyone was nicely dressed.......some guys DID wear Jeans, but wore Polo shirts with them, dark colored. Most of the women were in Black Pants and white shirts as I was, with Jackets. The next Funeral is Friday, and I am wearing the same outfit I wore today.

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

I always go dark unless I know that it was otherwise against the departed's wishes. For example, when a friend from high school passed, everyone wore bright pink for her. Otherwise black, grey, charcoal, navy, midnight blue, etc.

 

[bookgirl]

I would wear anything neat, clean and conservative. I've been at plenty of funerals with colors and being that my mom's family is very small town rural, the men often come in jeans with a pressed shirt or even overalls. The important thing is to be there, be respectful, and support the family.

 

[Serena]

With my relatives, no one cares what you wear as long as you are there. No one's tried a mini skirt though. But jeans, shirts, color, workclothes, it never mattered.
For my mom, you always dressed appropriately no matter what anyone else wore. I was thinking about wearing slacks to my mom's funeral and I swear I could hear her yelling at me to wear a dress. Actually cussing at me that I'd better wear a dress.

 

[Beth76]

I wore a white/flower dress to my great aunt's funeral. It was all I had. My mom said it would be fine because my aunt loved flowers.

 

[nsyncraider17]

That said, if any of you come to my funeral (hopefully many, many, many years from now) I would like you to wear whatever color makes you happiest. Red, yellow, purple, International Safety Orange...it's all good. I want my funeral to be a party where my family and friends celebrate my life, not a sad, mournful time. I always find funerals so depressing and formal.

Same here. When my grandfather died, we had a "celebration of life" instead of a funeral, because that's what he had wanted. He had also wanted to be cremated, so there was no casket. My grandma wore some nice pants and a floral sweater, and everyone else wore somewhat dressy clothes in various colors- she specifically told the family NOT to wear black. It was way more special than any funeral I've ever been to

At more traditional funerals, however, I always wear dark colors, usually black.