Is wearing black to a wedding not ok?

Most people on here disagree with me, but wearing black (to me) means you disapprove of the marriage. But if you disapproved you wouldn't attend either. That's what I was taught, but people do it all the time. I personally hate black as a wedding color too!

ETA: With that said, I expect people will wear black at my wedding and won't make a big deal about it.

I just came from a morning wedding; 100 guests split abt 1/2 men. 1/2 women. Eight black dresses

I think black is totally fine to wear. As long as it's a nice looking dress/outfit.

I think black is fine to wear to a wedding. Men wear black suits all the time, so why can't I wear my LBD? I wore black to FH's cousin's wedding and was ridiculed as if I had done it by accident.

I've never thought black was morbid myself.

don't really know the answer to this one for others.

I think it's ok to wear black to a wedding.

My BM dresses are black, as is many of my guests dresses... I love black!

The MOB dresses are black- I think it's great!

My wardrobe is 90% black, but the only time I ever work black to a wedding was a sheath dress with a silk cropped jacket in a beautiful cream and grey pattern. I typically only wear black to weddings and formal occasions other than weddings.

My bridesmaids will be wearing black and I usually wear black to weddings with a pop of color because I feel like it's formal and makes you blend in and lets the honored attendants stand out!

I wear black 95% of the time in my day to day life. I have a couple of the dresses that are primarily black with accents (embroidery up one side, red band across the waist). They are my go because I hate designs/prints on a dress on me (love looking at others, but I'm not comfy in it).

For funerals I have a grey or navy blue dress that gets worn depending on who died and which dress was worn last.

I love the LBD with red accessories. If I wasn't getting married in July, that's what my BMs would be in.

I usually wear a little black dress to weddings. I've been to five weddings this year and it seems like black is a pretty popular color. Maybe it was different back in the day.

I wore black to my cousins wedding. It was a cute little black cocktail dress with pink shoes and a pink belt.

We had a rustic/barn/country wedding... I put on our WW website to not wear black (as a suggestion only to match the theme)... I really didn't direct anyone to the site though. Basically the only people I asked NOT to wear black were family/friends more involved (the ones who would be in a lot of professional photos, parents, grandparents, etc)... just because they would really stick out in the photos. I think as a regular guest it is completely okay to wear black!

It really depends on your cultural background. Greeks and Italians wear black when they mourn the death of someone or at a funeral. If a greek or Italian wears black at your wedding they are making a statement about how they feel about your Union. I'm pretty sure that would not apply in your case or your guests though.

My mom is wearing a floor length black gown as her dress...it's what she wanted to wear and makes her feel beautiful. I think black at a wedding is perfectly acceptable...LBD all the way!!! ;-)

I typically lean toward wearing colors, but I've worn black. Every wedding I've ever attended had many guests wearing black.

I absolutely adore black, so I would be happy if people wore black to my wedding. It's a classic look and I don't associate it with a funeral. Maybe I'm bias, though. I wear black all day errday!

I don't see what the problem with black is to me its very fancy. Unless the bride has specifically asked for no black as a guest I would wear it.