Can I wear a black dress to a wedding?

[Anonymous]

I have an all black A-line dress that’s similar to this one https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=525463002&modelSize=M&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8s4uDjwJ0LTCY3tH8xcFprz6&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8s4uDjwJ0LTCY3tH8xcFprz6&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9Zyt4fXW-gIVB3mGCh0MZwgxEAQYAiABEgLZ2PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#pdp-page-content

Is this appropriate for a fall evening wedding? And if so, should I add color somehow, and if so, what would you suggest?

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

No. Way too casual and black is never good at weddings.

[Anonymous]

That looks like a Glad trash bag! Not remotely formal enough for an evening wedding.

[Anonymous]

Of course - as long as it is not a formal or cocktail attire event

[Anonymous]

Yes. And the dress is fine, just accessorize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course - as long as it is not a formal or cocktail attire event

It's a fall evening wedding. Are you not smart enough to read cocktail into that?

[Anonymous]

I'm not opposed to black (but I'm a New Yorker so I can be happy wearing nothing but black). But that dress does just hang on all of those models - I'm not a fan. And I'm not usually as critical as most in here.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Yes, if you bling it up with bright shoes, jewelry, and accessories.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for your honesty! I recently lost a lot of weight and this is one of the dresses I have that still fits nicely. I have a more formal/cocktail dress that I thought might be too formal, but I guess I was wrong! I appreciate you!

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for your honesty! I recently lost a lot of weight and this is one of the dresses I have that still fits nicely. I have a more formal/cocktail dress that I thought might be too formal, but I guess I was wrong! I appreciate you!

OP, I feel like if the DCUM gallery is mixed, then "no" should trump "yes."
Personally, I'd care more if someone wore a white dress to my wedding, but I get it about the black. If you lost some weight, I encourage you to go find something fabulous in red or blue to celebrate your new look!

[Anonymous]

Some people will not like it.

My SIL came to my daytime, country wedding dressed in city black (pants and blouse), and received some comments, but truthfully I didn't care: I was grateful she'd arrived with her three little kids, who were all dressed adorably, and who were the flower girls and boys.