I think I dun bad...
My coworker was married this past Saturday, and it was quite lovely. It was 2.30pm in the afternoon, with a 5pm reception. Her wedding party was in black tuxes with red vests (guys) and long black bridesmaid dresses (girls...I guess that was obvious).
I knew prior to the wedding that her colors were black (I didn't know red), but that didn't occur to me when I was picking my outfit. I picked my trusty black dress (shrugs shoulders, fat belt, comes right past my knee). It might be important to note that I was running low on options, and money was tight enough that getting something new was out of the question.
My question is, should I have worn a black dress when that was one of her wedding colors? When I first saw the bridesmaid dresses and remembered black was her color, I felt really embarassed. Once I saw how formal they were, I felt a little better. Besides, black is a common color for occasions such as these (I suppose). I saw 1 or 2 other people in black dresses, but none solid like mine. Also, what if her color was red, and I picked a red dress? Would there be different etiquette regarding that? Or is it never acceptable, and I was in the wrong?
Thanks!
Re: Am I A Terrible Guest?
Wearing the SAME DRESS as the bridesmaids would be bad, as would wearing solid white.
Purple is my main wedding color. It's my favorite color. I wear it all the time and have tons of things in purple. Several of my guests have mentioned that they'll be wearing purple to my wedding since it's "my" color. I'm not worried at all. i think it's sweet. I tell everyone they can wear any color they want, I really don't mind!... but I won't complain if they're wearing my favorite color.
After awhile I stopped caring, it was a first thought. After that, it was a curiousity thing-if there really were rules about this, and what they were.
Thanks everyone!