Black Dress...bridal dress or Prom dress??

I knew I wanted to go non-traditional and I actually looked at some prom dresses but unfortunately they were not nearly as high quality as the bridal gown I ended up finding. I’m in Philly, so I just checked out a bunch of boutiques; I was going to try DE next so I think you’d have a decent shot of finding something. There’s also the Cherry Hill area in NJ which is packed with bridal shops.

View Quoted Comment Thanks! And the search continues lol. I do plan on heading up to Cherry Hill soon. I look in that area.

I was in the same boat. As PP said, the prom/special occasion dresses I tried on were not even close to the quality of a bridal gown. If you have a vision of what you want in your mind, I would highly suggest Anomalie. They can create a custom dress for you in black

View Quoted Comment Those dresses are beeeautiful!! Also don’t think It’s tacky at all, I’m the contrary it would make things easier for you

Heck yes to a black wedding dress! Call up bridal shops to see if any dress they carry cones in black. A shop that sells prom dresses might work too. Show us what you find.

Black dresses have become more common in bridal gowns. I would look at Vera Wang, Lozaro, Enzoani. These designers have black wedding dresses. My dress is by Enzoani and its black.

Plus it’s the holiday season coming up so all the boutiques I see (at least here in Philly) are carrying black evening gowns. Like, a lot.

If you’re going to Cherry Hill, check out Jan’s Boutique! They have an enormous collection of prom, evening gowns, and bridal gowns. I’ve used them multiple times for proms and formals. I was going to go there but I stumbled across my dress elsewhere.

My dress, which is a Vera Wang that I got at David's Bridal comes in black, so they're definitely out there.

View Quoted Comment I only saw Ballroom gowns in black there and thats not the style i was hoping for.

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Black dress

Ah, yeah. Mine is a ball gown. I don't know what style you're looking for, but I did see they have this dress in black.

View Quoted Comment Yes i did see that. Im looking for more of a lace, mermaid dress with a train. I have hope! Thats a beautiful dress btw!

You could also try looking on etsy, there is a greater element of risk there, as the stores are independently run, but they have a large selection of black wedding dresses.

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I'm sure you'll find the perfect dress that you're looking for. Black wedding dresses are uniquely beautiful.

There's also the possibility of having a dress specially made for you, find a seamstress who specializes in making wedding dresses and pick the fabric and style you want. It might be a bit more costly, but you get the dress that you want which might be hard to find. You could check out Anomalie, which is a custom wedding dress site where you provide your inspiration and create the dress that you want and they make it for you. I haven't tried it myself, but I've seen people who have had success going through them.

View Quoted Comment I just discovered jjshouse.com. reviews look great. Dresses look great. Prices even better and i believe i can get them altered where ever.

I think a black prom dress wouldn't be tacky at all. I'm a bride who bought a formal gown that wasn't a bridal or wedding one but I used it as my wedding gown

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I am seeing soo many prom dresses that fit my ideal style as well as personality.

Nothing wrong with that if you like what you're looking at. I almost ended up with a prom dress!