Black BM dresses for a June Wedding?

Zarqa · March 2010

Hi,

I'm getting married on June 25th of this year, we just booked our venue last week. (yes I know that this is very last minute, but we were going to elope at first. Then when we decided to have a reception and started looking at venues, a gorgeous one that we never would have been able to afford to book a year in advance had a cancellation and offered us a huge discount)

Anyway because it's such short notice I was going to have the bridesmaids wear simple black dresses that they can wear again with a lavender wrap and/or sash. I told my mom about this idea and she freaked out and said that black is not suitable for a June wedding and that I should try to find an inexpensive lavender dress that they will all like.

Any opinions on this? Is it really so wrong to wear black in June?

bablingbrooke · March 2010

I was once in June wedding with a black BM dress. It looked great. It's a good color for any season. If you wanted to make the dresses look more "summery" you could have them wear bright sashes and bouquets with bright flowers.

emilykathleen511 · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_black-bm-dresses-june-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:5512a90b-3eb6-40c5-b32b-518d83abc987Post:33ff4c1a-605a-44df-9522-8662c2ebca4b">Black BM dresses for a June Wedding?</a>:
[QUOTE]Hi, I'm getting married on June 25th of this year, we just booked our venue last week. (yes I know that this is very last minute, but we were going to elope at first. Then when we decided to have a reception and started looking at venues, a gorgeous one that we never would have been able to afford to book a year in advance had a cancellation and offered us a huge discount) Anyway because it's such short notice I was going to have the bridesmaids wear simple black dresses that they can wear again with a lavender wrap and/or sash. I told my mom about this idea and she freaked out and said that black is not suitable for a June wedding and that I should try to find an inexpensive lavender dress that they will all like. Any opinions on this? Is it really so wrong to wear black in June?
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</div><div>Your Mom is freakin' out over nothing. As long as the dresses are summery, it should be lovely and the girls will probably really appreciate being able to pick a black dress that they can wear again. One of the regulars on this board did this same thing, except she had black dresses with a light blue sash. It was really cute and looked very summery.

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stina93446 · March 2010

I had black bm dresses in Sept. and my girls loved them. No one thought they were too dreary and they matched everything.

LoveBugBaby · March 2010

I wore a black BM tea-length dress in an August wedding... not a big deal in my opinion! I know some people (like your mom) just hate the thought of black dresses for BM's, but everyone has an opinion. This is YOUR wedding! If you like it, do it!

sarabear23 · March 2010

I think if thats what you want, do it!
I think lavender and black would be so pretty! All lavender might look a little easter-ish.

mvmurkowski · March 2010

I'm doing black BM dresses this June too!! We got them at White House Black Market and everyone LOVES them!! To my dismay one already wore hers to a wedding as a guest...now that I know the dress is fine, I'm glad to know how much they like them!!

I think it's elegant and classy!!

banana468 · March 2010

Hey, it's also about what makes the BMs comfy. Glad things worked!

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