Wedding Gown – White is Out
March 14, 2006 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Wedding Fashion
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
Cruising the networks blogs today
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.
That sounds pretty Deb! I think this is a beautiful dress, but it would certainly look MUCH better if the bride actually looked happy.
besides the girl looking miserable, its a very cute dress….
The dress is cute, and my upcoming wedding is non-traditional and I will not be waring white. Rock on girl.
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??????
My wedding dress was black too and I loved it!
Check it out! http://www.myspace.com/173862867
i’m also looking for a black wedding dress…anyone have any suggestions on where to find one??
help please.
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?
look on http://www.thelittlecorsetshop.com she makes dresses for what ever you want
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
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)
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
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!
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.
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
I’m looking for a black wedding dress with hot pink accents!! No luck finding one tho!! someone help!!
hey if you want a weding dress what ever you need my mate helen can make you one just go on thelittlecorsetshop.com and she will do one
black, red green wedding dresses on ebay.. i have a black and silver one.
oh dear….!!! i guess d bride has to look pure & white as ever… dat’s y bride’s traditionally wear a white gown… com’on lets keep that goin or else y wud it be called a bridal gown????
i was widowed young (i married in white) so when i married again a week ago i wore black satin dress.
you wear what you want, weddings change over the years right down to you choosing your wording for vows etc, as long as you marry for all the right reasons.
During the war you wore what was available, now there is too much choice so make the most of it cos you ’should’ be married for life. xx
Hi, I recently made a black velvet Victorian Wedding Gown. This would not be my first choice in colour and believe me the colour resticts your choice of fabrics and trimming alot. But this bride blew her friends and family away when she approached the isle. So it might not be for everybody but this girl would not have looked better in any other colour. So why not judge for yourself and take a look http://www.thelittlecorsetshop@aol.com
This dress is beautiful. I am having a wedding where I will were a black dress with either pink or white accents and my groom is wearing a a white suit. I am trying to get as many ideas as possible because we are making my dress.