Wedding Gown - White is Out
Well, that’s according to Amanda Moore, 25 who is getting married in June of this year.
According to her,
She intends to wear a black gown with pink daisy accents. Black, she says, is slimming, and pink matches a special necklace from her great-grandmother. “My mother-in-law was the only one who was, like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you have to call the church and make sure it’s OK’.” (She did. It is.)
I don’t think she’s the only one. I see a growing trend in adding colour to one’s wedding gowns among my friends who have recently gotten married. Even my sister who is getting married early next year plan to have her wedding motiff incorporated into her gown.
David’s Bridal, a popular wedding gown retailer says that 20% of their gowns on offer are in colour other than white. The stores now carry 32 accent hues, including apple red and pool blue. (Toni DeLisi, owner of Memorable Events in Ramsey, N.J., says half of her brides accent with colors like ice blue.) There is color in 16 of 31 gowns in Vera Wang’s spring ‘06 collection.
Via Newsweek
Photo credit: Elizabeth Smith Bridal
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16 opinions for Wedding Gown - White is Out
Deb L
Mar 29, 2006 at 4:52 pm
Cruising the networks blogs today :D
This post caught my eye because my wedding dress wasn’t ‘traditional white’. It was somewhat traditional in style (fitted bodice, poofy skirt with short train, off-the-shoulder straps with fabric roses). The dress was a pale ivory. The roses alternated between ivory and black. the bustle-poof in the back had black roses at the points where the skirt was tacked. The bodice had thin vertical strips of black, to give it a striped look. :)
That was just over four years ago, but I do remember there being a handful of gowns with a main color other than white or ivory.
Christina
Mar 30, 2006 at 2:05 pm
That sounds pretty Deb! I think this is a beautiful dress, but it would certainly look MUCH better if the bride actually looked happy.
sharron
Apr 6, 2007 at 11:58 pm
besides the girl looking miserable, its a very cute dress….
Diva
Jun 8, 2007 at 3:21 pm
The dress is cute, and my upcoming wedding is non-traditional and I will not be waring white. Rock on girl.
Jolene
Jun 30, 2007 at 9:18 pm
im looking for a black wedding dress!!! havent set a date yet….but i would like a black one,,or black and red!!!! i can’t find one….any ideas??????
Lou
Nov 4, 2007 at 8:53 pm
My wedding dress was black too and I loved it!
Check it out! http://www.myspace.com/173862867
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Taryn
Jan 23, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i’m also looking for a black wedding dress…anyone have any suggestions on where to find one??
help please.
Amanda Wilson
Jan 27, 2008 at 10:27 pm
ME TOO! I’m looking for a white dress with black accents and have only found one! There has to be more out there.. somewhere?
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Charity
Mar 5, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I am having a hard time finding a black wedding gown. We are wanting our whole wedding black. Dose anyone know of where I can find one? If you could send me an email of where to sexyfreakykinky@aol.com
marilyn
Mar 15, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Amanda.. i’m searching for an all black but during my search i found that davids bridal has a TON of white dresses with black accents (you can pick any color, black was listed on all though)
princess_gothique
Mar 19, 2008 at 4:52 am
im getting married february next year i have found wedding dress IN PURE BLACK but in doing this i have noticed to get a perfect black wedding gown i hate to dissapoint people bt i had to have mine custom made due to the complete lack of choice out there. So maybe black is a trend that only suits afew of us afterall.lv me
Cherish
Mar 19, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I have ordered a black wedding dress. It had to be custom made, but I’m sure any bridal shop that offers custom designs WILL have an option of black. And black is easier than say cranberry or periwinkle (there are SOO many interpretations of the color cranberry or periwinkle). My dress cost $1,800.00 but it’s breathtaking! I found mine at Alta Moda Bridal in Utah. Hope i could help out!
DVon
Apr 3, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I KNOW WHERE THE BLACK WEDDING DRESSES ARE! foreverbridals.com (aka Forever Yours) There’s gotta be at least 30 dresses I found that are offered in all black, just look for the color listings next to the dress thumbnails. They also offer many color accents/bow/trains on white dresses. Very pretty.
Melissa
Apr 28, 2008 at 4:05 am
I got married in Black & Red! It was so elegant, yet unusual. My parents complained at the idea [nothing new there!], but on the day, EVERYONE was blown away!
I found a website that had some great black & red accessories. http://www.alittleblackshop.co.uk
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