Is it proper etiquette to wear black to a wedding?

I wear black all the time because it is easy to accessorize and isn’t too flashy haha. I’ve worn it to multiple weddings and haven’t gotten any weird looks or comments

If people stopped wearing black to weddings, us NYC ladies would have to buy a new wardrobe. My MOH and my sister, who walked me down the aisle, both wore black gowns and looked beautiful.

Black is a classy color. I have no issues with it. A guest at our wedding wore a stunning black gown and she looked beautiful. It being black never crossed my mind.

I did a head tilt when my FMIL said she was going to wear black. Her son wasn't a fan of it as this has clearly been a process for her and she's so upset about 'losing her son' (after he dated the same woman for 7yrs LOL). So anyways, he asked her not to because he didn't like the vibes she was giving off, so she's not.

As a regular guest, yes I would wear black and I mainly got to weddings in DC and NYC. I was a bridesmaid in a southern wedding last year and we all wore black.

Maybe it's the southern girl in me, but I would never wear solid black to a wedding! My FMIL told me she had a black dress she is wearing for our wedding, and I'm not going to lie- I was bothered by it! Ultimately, I told her I was fine with whatever as long as it wasn't white (she already has this black dress and she doesn't dress up often, so I would hate for her to spend money just for this occasion.) I told my bridesmaids that she's wearing a black dress because she's in mourning for the loss of her son to the crazy woman she thinks I am lol.

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OMG I cannot wait to see it!!!

I've worn black to a wedding - i don't think anyone notices anymore!

I've worn black to weddings. I didn't even think anything of it.

I wore a black dress to the last wedding I went to. I didn't realize it was something I shouldn't do, but hopefully no one thought poorly of me for it. It was just a pretty dress...

I'm also having my bridesmaids in black for my own wedding. I personally don't feel like it's bad luck

I've worn black dress with silver sparkles to a wedding. I think it's more important that the dress is appropriate (not to much cleavage, not super short, etc). My take on it is as long as the dress is not white and it's appropriate then it's fine.

I personally wouldn't wear black unless it was a formal and possibly night wedding but I have no objection to other people doing it. It's just the way I was raised.

Originally my mom didn't want to look at black dresses, but then ended up in a black and white dress for my wedding, and a fully black dress for my sister's wedding 11 months later.

Oh shoot, I never thought about that! I wore black to a wedding once, for the same reasons as your SIL. I didn't hear anybody complain, but I wasn't exactly known by anyone, as I was attending as FH's plus one.

I don't personally see it as a problem since black is a pretty standard color these days.

Most of my dresses are black, and I’ve worn black to a wedding more than once. Anyone who knows me should be expecting it.
Last wedding I went to, the mother of the groom got upset that I was wearing black (I wasn’t in the wedding party nor had any role). She had no problem with any of the men wearing all black suits though. She said I had to go buy a new dress two days before the wedding. So I went out and bought a gorgeous black dress lol. She was less than amused but no one else cared, and other guests arrived in black

I have no recollection of whether anyone wore black to our wedding or not, I wouldn't worry about it!

Weddings are suppose to be fun, romantic, happy and colorful....not a place for black, I am putting it on my invitations.
..NO BLACK OR WHITE ALLOWED!

Wearing black to weddings is normal these days, especially if they are evening or formal weddings.

I dont tend to wear a lot of black because I like color, but sometimes I feel like the oddball in a NON black dress at weddings here in NYC.

I wouldn't care if anyone shows up to my wedding in black but I avoid it just in case it's ill-received. I usually opt for navy blue.

I see nothing wrong with it. At my cousin's wedding a few years ago, most of the women in my family wore black

Before joining WW I had never heard that wearing black was frowned upon. I have worn black dresses to plenty of weddings, and never thought twice about it.