All black wedding dress code

Dumb question will it possible be hot where you are getting married? I am just thinking about it being hot and being in all black.

Hi Brittany!!! I love the idea! I am a huge fan of black and white weddings in general lol! Having an all-black dress code will look really beautiful and could definitely make for some great photos. I agree that it is very clean, elegant, and formal. If it's something that you want to see happen, go for it! It's also an easier color to wear and find if you were to consider this being something feasible for everyone.

I'm curious, with an all black dress code, what are your wedding colors?

It's rude to tell your guests how to dress

As a guest I would not like this, but I’m not sure it’s considered rude. You can certainly request this but everyone may not honor it.

I personally would not like it if I was guest. For me I don't own anything appropriate for a wedding in black. I don't even own black dress shoes. So for me instead of wearing something I already have in my closet I would me to go shopping for clothes and shoes. I would go but honestly I would probably buy a cheaper gift because of needing to spend money on something that I would probably never wear again.

Most of my closet is black, so I would be down with that, and most people already have a black suit or dress, unlike asking people to wear orange or something. I've been to a number of white parties, but they also tend to have a lot of white decor. Are you thinking of black decor as well? I would fear it would end up too dark/morose looking without something to balance out.

TBH girl Idk I would hate to have my guests feeling obligated to buy an outfit just for my wedding if they didn't have anything black and formal. And omg the embarrassment of showing up in a different color than everyone else is something I just wouldn't want to deal with. Sorry!

Don't tell your guests what color to wear. That's nearing bridezilla territory. I'd be the guest who shows up, on purpose, in orange.

I wanted to do this exactly! But then my mom said I can't tell people what to wear. What I am doing now is whenever people ask what they should wear, I say please wear black!

View Quoted Comment Yes thats what i meant black color lol just you know just nicely dressed and thats what alot of my invited guest are saying they love the all black idea because its easy

View Quoted Comment Well it is my wedding and i feel that its right i like the look and alot of my guest actually are giving alot of positive feedback on the all black attire thank you

View Quoted Comment Thank you jayla for your positive feed back and it will be very beautiful and alot of my guest are loving the idea easy to find somthing black and alot of people have things black already in there closet ..my colors are royal blue,black and white with silver accents in it

View Quoted Comment My colors are royal blue black and white with accents of silver me and my wedding planner and coordinator have got together and made sure it wont be so dark looking the white brightens alot of that up

View Quoted Comment Again let me take formal out of there just black attire and it will be on the invitations about black attire and most people we have been inviting are really loving the black attire alot have black to wear then its a easy color to find lol

View Quoted Comment Thats noy bridezilla at all calm down and a guest like you most likley we are aware of and wont be invited anyways and fyi alot of our friends family are loving the idea of black so good day thank you for your opinion

View Quoted Comment Lol good thinking and believe it or not alot of people are loving the all black attire

View Quoted Comment There's a good chance that they are just telling you what they think you want to hear. In real life people are too nice to let others know when they are being rude. They'll roll their eyes, but won't say anything to your face

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"DEAR MISS MANNERS: For a wedding, is it rude to indicate a preferred color of dress? Is it rude to do so on the invitation or on a card sent with the invitation — by saying, “The wedding is fall themed, please favor colors such as red, orange, and yellow”?

I’m just looking to provide helpful suggestions if people want to match the wedding’s theme. I’ve never had to write wedding invites before, and I really want to avoid being rude about it. The colors wouldn’t be a requirement or something like that — people can wear what they want as long as it’s something nice.

GENTLE READER: This is going to come as a shock, but wedding guests are not interested in matching the theme colors of a wedding. They just want to look good, preferably without incurring expense.

If you asked them the next day what the theme colors were, Miss Manners doubts that many would be able to say much beyond, “I think the bridesmaids had some sort of purplish-pink dresses. But maybe they were more blue-greenish. Anyway, the bride wore white.”

Brides, however, have become convinced that a themed color scheme is of vital importance, and that they should have dictatorial powers over the wardrobes of the wedding party, without regard to the tastes or budgets of those concerned. Miss Manners has not met with much success in attempting to persuade them that the bridesmaids need not look like a chorus line.

Please do not even suggest that the guests match the decor. They are people, not props."

You go right and "you do you". If someone posts on here and truly doesn't know that what they are proposing is rude, they can get the correct information here. If they choose to ignore that advice and make a conscious decision to choose to be rude, it doesn't affect any of our lives whatsoever.

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Then why did you even ask?

I wouldn’t be a fan personally but it sounds like you made up your mind. So, um, good for you.