This morning, as I perused the latest wedding news, I saw an article about a Fall 2012 wedding trend that was rather strange…black wedding gowns. The article featured “Vera Wang, the unofficial queen bee of the bridal couture world, showing her latest collection as part of New York’s bridal fashion week. Her dresses — artfully witchy-looking frocks made from deconstructed chiffon, silk, tulle and organza in decidedly non-traditional tones like nude and black, were perhaps more funeral than bridal (indeed, there was nary a white dress in sight) — but trust us that her unusual show was one of the most stunning we’ve ever seen, whether in the bridal couture world or beyond.”
I suppose it was inevitable that black could one day be a wedding dress color since colored wedding gowns have been shown in many wedding publications for a few years. But…black? I guess I’m old fashioned. I still feel that a white or cream wedding gown is what looks the most beautiful on a bride. But, if you’re a slave to fashion and being trendy is what’s important to you, planning an evening wedding where the main color is black could be very stylish and classy. Evening weddings have their own appeal. I could definitely see a very upscale, big city evening wedding in New York city in one of the posh, luxurious hotels. Female guests would wear their “little black dress” and male guests in black suits. Adding red as your accent color with red bridesmaid dresses, red flowers and red reception decor – could actually be quite beautiful.
Tell me what YOU think about black as a wedding dress color. I invite you to leave your comments and I will dedicate one of my future blogs to sharing what you all had to say.
Why not? Black wedding gown is actually good and more appealing because of the new style in wedding. Red and black motif would be a great combination if you want to have a something black theme in your wedding.