Color: Black Bridesmaid Dresses Too Morbid??

Ohhh my goodness. My friend just got married and we all had on black dresses. It was really, really nice. Although you should have a evening wedding if you use black. Seriously it looked great!!!

I am getting married in August, my honor attendant is wearing a simple black sheath dress, with a vintage 40`s black hat. She will be carring red roses. So, I guess my answer would be no, I don`t think black would be morbid at all! We All don`t live in a pastel world! : ) Heck, I`m wearing Red!

This is good to know! I`ve received mixed feedback when I shared this idea with friends/family. Some loved the idea and some hated it... Thanks!

I got married in a church where the carpet and pew covers was red so I decided to keep my wedding colors very simple. My colors was white and black. The men were black suits with white shirts and black ties. My wedding dress was white on white and my bridesmaid`s dress was black. Just about everyone there and other who saw the photos of the ceremony said that it was the most beautiful wedding that they had ever seen in that church. Of course, I had a few people who said that it was wrong for the bridemaid to wear black, for me to use black flowers for her to carry, to use black and white tulle and black satin to cover the remembrance table, etc..... Because it was wrong, bad luck, etc....... But honestly, that was from a few older women who came from a different time then I did....maybe they hold on to tradition stronger than others, like myself.

Finally, I would like to say that it is your wedding day and you should do what makes you happy because hopefully it will be the only wedding day that you will ever have.

My girls are wearing black. I think it makes everything else, the flowers, and my dress stand out.

I was maid of honor in my brother and sister in laws June wedding, we wore black dresses, they were all long, slim and sleevless, that is all that was the same, they were all different dresses, she told us the style she wanted and we picked out the dress we could afford. It looked beautiful, and as someone said, it made everything stand out so much more, the red flowers on the black were gorgeous! I even have pics if its something you want to see what it would look like, just email me, skm326@usadatanet.net

There is nothing wrong with black BM dresses. In fact, I like it much better than silly, powdery pastel colors. Most grown women do not want to wear powder pink from head to toe.

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I`m getting married this July and my bridesmaids will be wearing black. All 4 of my bridesmaids are of various heights, bust and hip sizes, so the black is actually very flattering on all of them - slimming and elegant.

I totally agree with everyone else, go BLACK. I went to to wedding back in September and all the brides maids wore black and it looked so good! Now I am getting married and am thinking of black and red also, but I think I will go with dark red dresses but just because the wedding that had black was a good girlfriend of mine and I don`t want it to all the same as she. I loved it myself and think you should definetly go for it!

Black Rules your day so whatever color you want should be!

Black is great - if you have hesitations maybe you could ad color by having a colored sash & boquets. I considered using black gowns with silver sashes.

I initially considered using black for my bridesmaids, but as we are having a inter-cultural wedding (my fiance is Asian -- in their culture, black is only worn during funerals. I wouldn`t want 50% of my guests thinking ill thoughts on my wedding! Plus, I also want to be sensitive to their traditions too), I changed it to deep red. Good choice, since apparently red is the color of prosperity. The vibrant colors will also make the color pictures pop out! I guess what I`m saying is, whatever is right for both of you should work.

Black is simple, elegant, and a classic look! Go for it.

I had a november wedding and the color was black, gold and wite.... Bridemades looked wonderfull...
Elegant...

Hello! I just wanted to say I am glad I have heard such positive things about the color black. I too wanted to use the colors black & white with touches of red, such as the bouquets and cake. I think it looks very classy and elegant. I thik it stands out from plain pastel weddings. I have come up with a few ideas for decorations but if anyone has any ideas please email I would also be glad to share some of my ideas with anyone who is interested. I am going to have blask table cloths with white monogramed napkins with black bows, invitaions are very classy in black and white, strings of pearls are great to decorate with, etc.

I really liked the idea of black dresses, many of the dresses that I have seen recently for weddings have been black. My only concern was with the first wedding I went to where I noticed the black dresses. I ran into the wedding party and it looked more like a funeral because of all the black. Just a thought. I still personally like the idea though, especially after seeing it a few more times.