Wearing a black wedding gown..

Black for a wedding gown??? I am sorry but I really can't be delighted to see a bride wearing a black gown or a gown with touches of black. White is a symbol of purity so when you wear black on your wedding what message will that bring? You can always wear black anywhere you want but not during your wedding. That is my personal point of view.

heres an idea. we wear white for good luck i think. because my youngest daughter wore dark blue for some reason and her marriage was hell. then my oldest son married a gal in Vegas and she wore a black pants suit and the marriage only lasted 2 mths. of hell. so, take your chances is all i say. i was married 5 times, first was pink dress in front of justice of the peace. bad marrige, second blue dress in church, another terrible marriage, 3rd. purple pants suit at preachers house, bad marriage,4th, multi- colored outfit in front of preacher, lasted 2 mnths. bad marriage last one off white dress in church in vegas, wonderful perfect marriage. see? what do you think now?

i guess there's nothing wrong with wearing black on your wedding day, if that's what you really want. Nobody can stop you, it's your wedding, it's your day, so it's your choice. However,if you opt to wed in a church, you should ask if there are certain guidelines. They usually require that the dress should be modest. Lastly, in my opinion, it doesn't matter what the bride wears, the more important thing is union that's going to happen between two people.

You certainly wouldn't be the first to wear a black wedding gown. I went to a wedding in the eighties, yes in a church, and the bride wore a strikingly beautiful black dress. She was stunning. She did check with the vicar and there aren't any rules about what color your dress has to be. I was in Tampa, Florida, and the wedding was lovely. I say that when the time comes, choose what you like and then find someone who will agree to it. I seriously don't think you'll have as much trouble as you think you will. If they were doing it in the eighties, it should be reasonably acceptable now!

That's a cute idea, yea the church will not allow you if you're wear black dress. just make it to that point you only touched a small portion of the dress. I know it will be beautiful for as long as you truly love the person. What matters most is the love and respect not what you guys will wear...I wish you the best with your unique wedding plans ..Consult your soon to be husband first..

Hellow my friend!Well for me a wearing a white dress in a wedding means purity,clear and transparent.It is a good idea that you wear white dress with a touch of some black of it! From the ancient time and in our tradition especially we as Filipinos wears in their traditional clothing like Igorots in mountain province they wear their traditional "bahag". Now,if you think wearing black dress is part of your traditions then go for it!

Personally, I like the whole goth wedding style idea... but I've been wearing a lot of black in my days even now so I'm trying to lighten up the wardrobe... I seen people wear red, as long as it compliments your skin tone then it's alright. It's up to you. I'm wearing a ninja bride style outfit for mine that I designed and have connections to a designer to get it off the paper and into the sewing machine. ;_; That of course is for the first one, I got promised to have 2 weddings. xD The 2nd one has to be a princess like gown that sparkles like the winter snow... Since it is a snow themed wedding since it will be in the winter (the ultra expensive one). I won't give away too much details since I don't wanna jinx it... Besides not all weddings are done in churches anymore. My 'husband-in-training' is an atheist and I gotta respect his wishes bout a church... I really wanna go to japan and get married in a cherry orchard in the spring where the sakuras blossom. But that would be a hassle to do and stuff and I really wanna keep the whole wedding thing on the date of our dating anniversary to keep it special even after we get married. I was also thinking of going up north to the ice castle hotel to have my wedding there one day but there's still a lot of saving up money to do all that. :( Some people if they bought a huge house with their special someone they will decide to have their wedding in the backyard depending on how beautiful their backyard is. Some people want simple, I choose extravagant. xD Everyone's got their own opinions... This is not my idea nor would be but there are some people who don't just pick one color for their bridesmaid dresses, some will go from light to dark with for example... red. Then each bridesmaid that's coming in would go up a color to maybe pink? Makes things different and quite interesting but I'm not rolling with that idea since I already have the budget planned out.

I wouldn't say wear a clingy dress that shows every nook and cranny at a church... but that aside, it's your day honey! Where what makes YOU happy! I want a cream colored strapless dress with lace fringe that barely leaves my feet visible... with a tan/gold colored silk cape that fastens with a cameo.

Actually I don't have any comments to the demands of other people especially if whatever the color do they want to wear during their big day even black. But then it also came something to my mind that I think Church or as tradition that bride must wear white because it symbolizes purity. But I am also wondering how come the man are allowed to wear black and he is not included to bring the symbol that he must be wearing white as well? And usually their slacks is black as well. How come the bride would only bring the symbol of purity and not the man as well? But now I have to change the beliefs that it must be all about FAITH and celebration of holy sacrament. No matter if the couples are wearing black or even multi colored like rainbow. The point here is their marriage should be blessed.

Hi eynjel! You may wear any color you wish as it is your day not others plus it is your wedding gown you may want to fix the color or the way it looks like it is up to you. I am fine with black wedding gown. They are many people who wear other colors that white. Here the white is not a common gown the couple wear. There are blue, res, green and other colors as well. They are many choices and you may choose the one you like the most. It is your ceremony and you the one who get married..(^^)(^^)

I think too that there's nothing wrong in wearing whatever gown you like. After all we are in the modern age. so I think there won't be any problem w/ that. Though you cant do away w/ what other people may say, just leave them be. For as long as you wanted the color of the gown that you're wearing. After all the bride is the boss! :) Careful though about traditions as some may not be able to ride along such.

Hi there, I don't have a problem wearing black or non traditonal wedding gown as long as on that day I am happy with the one I will spend my life with. I have this personality also of being a rock so maybe I will also try black wedding dress I think that's really cool.

Wearing black wedding gown is elegant. I saw one of abs-cbn teleseries Agua Bendita, Vina M. wore black wedding gown when she got married to Zoren L. (I forgot maybe it's Kier L). On the contrary, I doubt that your family and the groom's family will allow you to do that. Brides wear white gown because white is a symbol of purity(even if they are not pure already) and many thinks that black is a symbol for mourning. Well, if no one disagree then you're good to go and don't forget to invite us(mylotters) on your big day. *wink*

Yes. I understand that we are living in the 21st century but there are reasons for the white dress. First of all, there are symbolisms. The white dress symbolizes purity and virginity. people go to weddings in white because of this. It is not because white is the trend but it has meaning behind it.

If you pick up a wedding magazine you will notice that lots of brides are wearing lots of different colors as a wedding gown. If I ever get married I would probably wear white just for the simple fact that it would be a relief to finally get married and I would love to live it up traditionally for just one day of my life if possible. If I had the opportunity to get married when I was younger I would have probably worn something different because I am a different kind of girl. But, the older I get the sadder it is for me to realize that I won't be getting married and having the weddings and be able to call a man my husband. It makes me very sad and for this reason if it ever did happen I would want to be very traditional about it so that I could grasp a hold of this and enjoy that one thing for all it's worth.

My brother is getting married Saturday and their theme is going to be black and white. They are having my sister bake the wedding cake and having a little Pepe Lepew and his female skunk on top of the cake. It is what they want so I don't see anything wrong with it. My husband and I eloped and I didn't wear the traditional white gown. I chose a dress that was black with blue flowers on it.

It is really not the dress or a fancy wedding that matters but the marriage that comes after that one-time event is what is important. I mean it is your wedding and it only happens once in a lifetime (if you are that lucky). It's your day, so whatever you want for your dream wedding, you go for it as long as it is within your allotted wedding budget. It's not good exceeding your budget then go on debts afterward. I'm sure you wouldn't want to go into a pure black dress if you don't want to be stressed by relatives who would complain about your choice of color. But you can use black as an accent color or as a sash belt. Black is a good contrast to a white dress.

I don't see anything wrong in it and nowadays i have seen brides wearing all sorts of colors and different kinds of accents in their gowns. A catholic priests won't ignore you if you do that i bet!

Yes, why not! anyway black is fashion nowadays! if you want to be added in the history of fashion pursue your plan. In everything we do criticism makes the world go round.

Thats a nice thought... But white is a symbol of purity (virginity)... Thats why its a tradition to wear a white gown... And anyways as we are living in the 21st Century... Its absolutely ok to try something new... BEST WISHES FOR YOUR WEDDING!!!