What do you think of wearing black gowns at a wedding? If you are the sister-/or sis in law of the bride or groom? is it too gloomy for a wedding? Out of place?
Also is there any concept of the mother of the bride/groom not wearing black? Or is this acceptable.?

I am getting married soon and all of my bridesmaids are wearing black gowns.

Why would there be something wrong with wearing black? I've seen it worn by many people at weddings...including Mothers.

As long as the bride isn't wearing black

There's nothing wrong with a Gothic or Cyberpunk wedding!

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I wore black at my son's wedding. And my granddaughters'. I don't like wearing light colours in winter. Not crazy about them in summer either but I do have quite a nice summer wedding outfit in a kind of gold crinkly fabric.

Made me laugh.

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At my wedding "the colors" were black and creme. I think black alone is a little harsh, but as long as its not black in the dead heat of the summer -go for it!

Yes. But it's acceptable in some circles. I went to a gown rental place and most of the gowns were black, brown.

I don't like it. Black outfits to weddings -yes, but I think the close family who are wearing gowns should find a more original color.

ditto. and when the color scheme is maroon, that doesn't help. I think it looks really gloomy. But if it's black along with another color (like creme or something like that) then I don't think it looks so bad.

agree.

So?

Black is considered both elegant and slimming.

I am sick of black and bli neder I plan to never wear an all-black outfit ever again until the day I die or until it stops being the in thing to do.

Hmm. thanks for the opinions. I was just wondering. We are trying to do a plum color theme, but pple are not having luck finding anything. Brown seems to be in and there is a ton of black everywhere. One of us found a stunning black gown which is very slimming and looks great on her but she is very reluctant to wear it do to the fact that its black. If everyone else is wearing plum brown, blue etc..it shouldn't be too bad if only one of us is black, right? Espc its for an older married lady, not a young girl.

Why does that make a difference?

My lovely and beautiful sister, when she got married, asked her bridesmaids (and me, her maid of honor), to simply all wear black long dresses, of any style, of our choosing, whatever was flattering for us and we felt comfortable in.
I thought that was so considerate of her because we each wore something that flattered our figure (as opposed to having to fit ourselves into the stereotypical bridesmaids dresses), and our style, and since it was black it is something we can wear again in other situations. I wish all brides were so considerate. (I know Orthodox brides don't always have bridesmaids but many other American brides do, and believe me they can become crazed when telling the bridesmaids what to wear - ordering hideous peach matching dresses for them, etc.)