my coworker wants to wear this dress to a wedding that she is the coordinator/photographer for. i told her there is no way you can wear black to a wedding, but the dress is not that formal, so can she get away w/ it? the wedding is at 4pm, reception at 6:30pm... oh & we live in california, the wedding is this weekend and there is no way it will be below 70 and the sun doesn't set til about 7:30/8pm. TIA!
black seems to be pretty standard for weddings now. i've seen someone in black at every wedding i've been to over the past few years. a couple weeks ago i was at a wedding and the photographer wore black -- maybe your coworker is attempting to blend into the background a little bit too, since she's the coordinator. i used to think wearing black to a wedding was a big no-no, and i think in the past it definitely was, but it's gotten accepted now. personally i would never wear white to a wedding unless it was my own, but that's the only color ban i can think of!
Totally fine, especially since she is one of the 'vendors'. Many of them - florists, coordinators, photographers, etc wear black. Helps them blend into the background a bit, so it's mostly out of respect I'd say.
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I think it's fine, for all the reasons stated by other posters. At every late afternoon/evening wedding I've ever been to, at least 2-3 if not more people have worn black. Except for one southern wedding where I was the ONLY one who wore black, and I felt weird. Since then I don't wear black at weddings because I prefer color anyway. But generally, I think it's totally acceptable, especially for vendors.