Is it proper etiquette to wear black to a wedding?

I think that's old fashioned. I've worn black to multiple weddings, it's the color in half my closet. I prefer someone wear a black dress they feel good in then have to buy something they can't afford, or borrow something that looks terrible. Weddings have way too many rules

My white wedding dress will have black accents, my daughters flower girl dress will also, and my bridesmaids will wear black dresses. I have also worn black dresses to weddings before. I don't think it matters.

I almost always wear black dresses to any event I go to. It's my favorite color.

FMIL is wearing black, though she says it has other colors too. I didn't think twice about it. My mom also looked at a few black dresses, but went with navy.

No, I love black, I love black and white together and I would wear a black dress to an evening wedding but I would punch it up with a colored scarf or colorful necklace, plus some other jewelry.

View Quoted Comment I am from Indiana and we say "conniption fit" (which is a bit redundant, but that's Indiana for you).

Being from NYC, we wear black to everything. I see no issue at all.

We're having a Halloween wedding. Well day before. The theme is also Nightmare Before Christmas. So everything and eveyone is going to be wearing black of some sort. I don't think it's superstitious. Maybe a little ol fashion but nothing wrong with that. I like a lot of old fashion things. It does depend on you and your taste. If you like pastels instead of dark colors. Then maybe your sister can put on a colorful shawl. Or sash? Maybe even a stylish jacket thats white. If it's nit too hot.

It’s totally normal here, I’ve worn black to almost every wedding I’ve gone to as an adult. My great grandma had a black wedding dress because it was just the tradition then. And the whole wearing black at funerals isn’t a big thing here either. You’ll see people in many colors. It was actually only last night on Twitter I noticed multiple tweets about a realty show person wearing black to a wedding and how it was so disrespectful. I’d never heard of that before.

Black almost seems required for an evening or formal wedding. I'd be a little worried to wear a solid color that might conflict with the bridesmaids' dresses! Really nice that your sis checked in with you.

I’d never even heard of this before joining WW! We had one groomswoman in a black dress to match the tuxes and I didn’t think anything of it. It’s nice that your SIL reached out to ask though, in case it did rub you or your daughter the wrong way.

I once wore a black with white polka dot dress to a wedding, matched with hot pink accessories. I think that it really depends on what the dress is like. With a bright floral print or something fun on or with it, I think black can be fine for wedding.

My mother would have a stroke if a VIP wore black to my wedding, so you definitely are not the only one. She very strongly believes that black is a funeral colour and shouldn't be worn to a happy occasion like a wedding.

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Haha truth.

My MIL wants to wear beige.

I’d rather black.

I wear black to weddings often!

My wedding colors are White, Black and Grey so ill be wearing white of course and my MOH is wearing black and my daughter who is the Jr. Bridesmaid is wearing grey.... Also at my cousins wedding i wore black and a few other girls did also so its really up to u. In not superstitious and ive actually never heard of that before

4 time MOB eore black to 3 of the weddings, a couple of MOGs did too and we looked darn good! It is a classy formal color, nothing wring with it. Now, if i waltz in qearing a black veil too that's a whole other problem.

I hardly ever see people wear solid black to funerals.

I've done it but generally I try to wear colors - I don't think it's a great go-to but I really wanted to wear this one dress last fall and I wore a bright cardigan with it.

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Ugh yeah the one time I wore black to a wedding, the bridesmaids were all in black. I can't win!

If you already have to avoid white plus the bridesmaid colors, I think it’s too much to avoid black too. You can’t go wrong with a simple black dress!