Comments on: Black wedding dress advice

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:27:00 +0000

My mum always wanted a black edwardian style wedding dress and 30 years later she still talks about it and how much she regretted being made to wear white instead.

The upside of this is I always knew she'd support me wearing what I wanted. I was actually suprised when I didn't go for a black dress (although midnight blue isn't far off) because most of what I own is black and I think it's a wonderful colour.

I want to encorage a new tradition where everyone gets married in their favourite colour!

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:01:06 +0000

It was tradition to wear black silk in Spain:P and in Asian countries white is a mourning color so that is the same as wearing black over here. You wore white to symbolize being sad over leaving your family. When Queen Victoria wore white it was just a fashion statement and everybody copied her. I don't see why it is such a big deal what color the dress is. Other wedding traditions are way older. Whether you want to wear a color for fashion or symbolism it should be your choice.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:52:56 +0000

You looked so great in that dress! I'm getting married for the second time around and he and I both agree, why should I wear white? Besides, we're unique individuals. : ) I can't wait to go find my dress, definitely going to skip on the white. Congrats to you Heather!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:51:48 +0000

thanks i never thought of it that way. everyone tells me i should be wearing a white dress on my wedding day and it just gets so aggervating because MY wedding should be exactly as its said MY wedding. so i finally told my family that im gonna wear black and red because thats what i like to wear. and i found the perfect dress! thank you so much!

By: laura

laura — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:15:32 +0000

Thank you!!!! Thank you so much for posting this! I have a dress in my closet for my February wedding and I hate it. I NEVER wear white – or other light colors for that matter. I just found a really retro and wonderful black lace cocktail dress that I fell in love with and this is totally giving me the reinforcement I need to go for it. I know my fiance will love whatever I wear (because he's just that awesome) and I'm sick of caring what my family thinks. They all think I'm odd anyway so I guess I shouldn't disappoint them

By: cynzia

cynzia — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:06:49 +0000

I was in the same situation… I started out with a white gown, then got a hold of a red wedding gown. But then wanted to wear my black with pink " prom " gown, so ended up wearing the red gown but wished I had wore the black gown simply because my red gown had a longer train than I thought to deal with at a simple park wedding. At least everyone that was there ( ten people showed up) said that I looked great anyway! I Loved your black gown it looks great ! Congrats …Did you get your gown at davidsbridal or at a local wedding shop ?

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By: leah

leah — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:45:17 +0000

hi i love your dress and im getting married in march wear can i get it i live in australia

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:29:45 +0000

My wedding dress is white mermaid with black embroidery & beading from head to toe. It sooooo me! My grandparents are going to roll their eyes but I'm in love with it & it is VERY me.

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:01:46 +0000

"It was the best decision I made (other than marrying my husband) because I felt GOOD about myself and I felt LIKE myself so I was able to enjoy the day." This is exactly how I felt in my black wedding dress!!