What color should a widow wear?

I think you should wear whatever color you want. The more traditional color may be ivory, but honestly you should wear whatever makes you feel the most beautiful. It's your day.

Whatever color you feel beautiful in!!

Thank you ladies

Ivory or soft white, but whatever you decide should be acceptable. You're still the bride! Congratulations!

Whatever you want it's your day!

Ashley - I agree with the previous posters that you should whatever you feel beautiful in!

Definitely whatever you want.

My dad died when I was a teenager, and my mom remarried many years later. She wanted a casual BBQ wedding, and she wore a floral sundress because that's exactly what she wanted to.

The color that makes you feel amazing as a bride!

I don't think you will be offending anyone by what color you wear if that's what you were going for... I agree with all previous posts

Ashley, life is made up of seasons. The former season has passed. You are under no obligation to wear a gown of any specific color. The color of your wedding gown should saying nothing beyond "This is a color I love". This is not the Victorian era. You do not need to wear somber, dark colors for a period of time. In fact, here's the good news -- if you have been fortunate enough to find true love again, feel free to stop in at any bridal salon and try on white, ivory, champagne, blush, pastels, or jewels tones.

ETA: Readjust your thinking. When you are standing at the head of that aisle, you are no longer the widow of another man -- you are the soon-to-be wife of your future husband. He deserves to see you in a role that relates to his life, not the life you lived before and in the wake of your first husband's passing.

Like PPs said, you absolutely wear whatever makes you feel gorgeous.

But... maybe choose your words a little more carefully and don't refer to your upcoming nuptials as the "first time" you will remarry. Kind of sounds like you're expecting this marriage not to last. I'm sure that's not what you meant at all, but that's one of those little phrasing things that can totally be taken the wrong way.

You can wear anything! I really like blush and champagne. It seems to look good on everyone.

Whatever you want to wear that makes you feel beautiful. I am wearing the below dress.

Blue is a traditional second wedding dress color ( old fashioned traditional). Usually a soft blue but I'm going hard core with a Navy Blue dress for my wedding.

Wear whatever you're comfortable in. You'll shine

Technically you're only supposed to wear white if you're a virgin and no one follows that rule anymore. I don't really think it matters what color you wear. YOUR WEDDING YOUR RULES <3

Whatever you want. If you want to wear white/ivory, add color to it. Maybe a colored belt or lace back or something. Or a dress already made with color. Or just a colored dress if that's what you wish. Honestly whatever you feel comfortable and beautiful in. (: and congrats on finding true love again

I too was widowed. (And after three years!) I wore ivory this time and only because I look horrid in stark white. I think all those rules are horribly outdated IMO. Wear whatever makes you feel beautiful!

Wear whatever color you want. Definitely try on some of the wedding gowns in blush, gold, champagne, grey or wisteria.

Ashley, I would go shopping for a dress, find one you love, and that's the color you should wear.

I will go online and update my avatar. I had no idea you all couldn't see me picture.