Wedding attire....

[janu98]

Is it okay to wear all black to a wedding? I really like this dress but I wasen't sure about it? What do you guys think? I would love to find a dark purple dress but i can't seem to find any in stores:(
http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=21976&N=1200038&pCategoryId=3943&categoryId=3539&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_3539&cid=B00819&defaultColor=Black&defaultSizeType=Regular

[cosmic]

I think it's fine to wear a black dress to a wedding. I wouldn't wear black head-to-toe, though. I'd probably try to lighten things up with a colored cardigan, pumps or jewelry.

[boilermaker]

I'd wear that no problem to a wedding. Throw on a cute wrap in a color and call it a day.

[looch]

Very cute dress, and the price is so reasonable! I would totally wear that, with a pair of black, sheer, patterned stockings and patent pumps. It would also look cute with a skinny metallic belt.

[Sposa06]

Black is totally fine at weddings! And that's a really cute dress. I'd just add a colorful accessory and call it a day!

[tenofcups]

In my crowd, it's not only ok, it's the norm. I like the dress you posted. Personally, I wouldn't add any color to it -- I'd probably stick with sheer black hose (I don't like the way the opaque look in the picture) and black shoes.

[Myra]

I think black is fine for evening weddings but looks weird at daytime weddings.

[janu98]

Thanks!!!!!!!!

This wedding ceremony is at 430 and an hour later is the reception so this would be considered and evening wedding?

[boilermaker]

I'd call that evening. Put a cardigan over it for the ceremony to dress it down a little and maybe change your necklace or something to glam it up for the reception. I've also worn basic black pumps to the ceremony, then changed to evening shoes for the reception to take a dress from late afternoon to evening.

[looch]

I have a cute blazer that's deep ivory with a black grosgrain trim...I'd put that on at the ceremony and take the jacket off at the reception.

I don't think black looks weird at daytime weddings, quite a lot of women wear black to work on a regular basis, so I am used to seeing it. To me, black is safe.

[Anna Low]

I think it is perfectly ok.

[tenofcups]

I also don't think black is weird for a daytime wedding. I'm going to a daytime bat mitzvah this weekend and wearing a black dress, black belt with silver, black hose, and black shoes with silver accents. (People typically dress comparably for a bat mitzvah as for a wedding.) The services start at 10:30 in the morning followed by a luncheon.

I bought two possible dresses for this event and both were black. I never gave the color a second thought.

[BTB]

In my crowd, it's still normal to avoid wearing black or white to a wedding, so personally, I'd choose another outfit.

[moderngal]

the LBD is my uniform for weddings. go for it. :)

[amew]

I think black is totally fine for weddings. My friends from college and grad school are pretty scattered, so I have been to weddings in lots of different regions and have yet to attend one where a good number of guests haven't been wearing black.

That said, I think that dress is more or less an evening dress and would not wear it to a day time wedding. I think it is okay for a 4:30 wedding with an evening reception assuming you throw a cardigan or blazer or something over it for the ceremony.

[LRL]

Cute dress! Black is ok for weddings here, but you would want to be careful for any wedding earlier in the day. I would dress it up with jewelry, and black patent heels.

[Candy]

IMO black at a wedding is fine (just not white!)
Oh and the dress is adorable!

[thyme]

Depends on where you are, what time of day, and imo how old you are. I see black dresses at weddings more often if the crowd is 30+. When I go to a wedding where people are more in the 18-25 range, I see fewer black dresses.

[GoldEyes]

I just went to a wedding for a couple who is 27/30, so most of their friends ranged in the 24-32 range, and I think every girl there had on a black dress but me... I wasn't much better though, mine was black and white! :p The wedding was at 6:00 p.m.