11 Black Dresses You Can Totally Wear to a Wedding

The age-old adage says that black dresses at weddings are in poor taste because they send a somber message that’s more appropriate for a funeral than a celebration of love. We’re here to tell you that this is no longer the case. This old-fashioned wedding attire rule isn’t considered essential to most brides anymore. (Just keep steering clear of white!) If you ask us, a black dress at a wedding is quite chic. The key is to choose one that’s formal and special enough to not be mistaken for funeral garb. That’s where we come in.

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.