All black wedding dress code

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Where do you live where it’s possible to not be hot at 4p in June....Nearly all of the country is hot st the time during the summer. We’re already hitting high 80s, some 90s in my area... that’s incredibly hot...it doesn’t get much cooler at 4p.... if anything it’s STILL just as hot out.

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You're very welcome! I'm glad your guests are loving the idea! Those colors will look really good together, I'm so excited for you

I am not sure why everyone is parroting “it’s rude to tell your guest what to wear” when literally every wedding invite states a dress code. Also asking for a color isn’t the same as specifically telling someone what to wear. It’s a color, and there are hundreds of styles in said color. In fact, it would make life easier knowing what color to wear because now I don’t have to think about that! I love the idea!!!!! The weddings that branch out creatively are always the most stunning! Don’t do the same thing as everyone else here be different!

View Quoted Comment Asking/dictating in any manner guests to wear a specific color (not as a bridesmaid) is overstepping and rude and turns them into props for photos. Making guests uncomfortable and inconvenienced is a faux pas. A dress code signifies levels of formality and is not rude to request. They are not the same at all. Guests should be considered to be adults who have known how to appropriately dress themselves for years with assistance.

Personally, not a fan of this at all.

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Actually, other than black tie or something more unconventional, it's also considered inappropriate to put a dress code on a wedding invitation. Guests are presumed to be adults who are capable of knowing how to dress for a wedding based on venue and time of day/season.

It's rude to dictate color because believe it or not, most people would rather not have to go out and buy something new to suit a couple's whims. People are not props.

Also, this thread is five years old. If you want a discussion, I'd start a new one.

I LOVE this idea! I hope your special day was as beautiful as it sounds.

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OP is no doubt long gone. PPS were trying to inform and save the OP some embarrassment. It's not rude to discourage someone who posts the question on a public forum from committing a faux pas. Intentional or clueless, dictating what guests wear is bridezilla behavior. That's rude, not the comments.

ETA I see you edited your post.

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Cool. It's not a faux pas to have your wedding the way you want it. And it *is* rude to make her feel like she is doing something wrong by having a vision. Bridezilla behavior is much different. And I did edit my post because of people just. like. you.

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Having your wedding the way you want it is fine up to a point. But as soon as you invite guests, it stops being only about you, at least it does if you're a considerate host. Imposing a vision at the expense of others, in opposition to both common sense and etiquette, is what is rude and pretty much the definition of bridezilla.

I’m a firm believer that everyone needs at least one nice, elegant monochromatic black outfit in their wardrobe. If they have it, great. If they have to buy one, it will still see use beyond your wedding. 🖤

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You can justify that kind of logic for bridesmaids. Not guests, sorry. Asking people to dress according to a theme or color code is wildly inappropriate.

I disagree with those who find it repulsive to request a dress code. All black weddings are very sophisticated & elegant. You are the bride & if that is what you want, then I would go for it.