Black bridesmaid dresses

Here in my country, the Philippines, the elders frown upon black as a wedding color. It represents mourning, they say. But today, more and more couples are doing the bold move of using black for their wedding motif.

A few days ago, I stumbled upon a forum member asking how to pull off black for her bridesmaids. She was worried that their black dresses would look drab in pictures. That got me thinking about black bridesmaid dresses and how the girls can still look pretty even in that color. See what I found on the Net:

Top, left to right: Alfred Angelo, Alyce Designs, Eden Bridals, Nordstrom.
Bottom, left to right: Barry Jay, Jordan Fashions, JLM Couture, Sophia Tolli.

I say, it's an elegant color, especially for evening or glamorous Hollywood-themed weddings. By itself, paired with jewels or matched with other colors, black can be an elegant color for your bridesmaids.

Hope this got you inspired!

Inspiration board - Black

Black is classic, elegant, and great for evening weddings. Or maybe a rock-themed wedding. Here in the Philippines, black isn't exactly a famous choice as a wedding color motif. Tradition states that it is the color of mourning.

But daring, adventurous couples try to break that mold and choose this color as their motif. Combined with light colors like champagne or brighter colors like red or yellow, it creates a sophisticated mood for your ceremony and reception.

Actually, I looked for black wedding motif inspirations because my friend wanted black as her wedding colors. We have yet to see the reaction of her future in-laws about this...

For the meantime, here's today's inspiration board. I chose the classic white as the accent:
1st column, from top: Maggie Sottero Aspen wedding gown from Brides.com; Kate Spade Gina shoes from Zappos.com; Formal Affair White Wedding Pillow from A1WeddingInvitations.net; Black Beauty Invitation from HotRef.com.

2nd column, from top: Gown and Tuxedo Design Candles from HotRef.com; Black and White Sugarpaste Wedding Cake from ChocolateWeddingCakes.com; Simon Silver and Black Patterned Cufflinks from AmericanBridal.com; Watters Flower Girls dress from Brides.com.

3rd column, from top: White Callas with black contrasting ribbons and berries wedding bouquet from SomethingSpecialFlowers.com; Belsoie by Jasmine bridesmaid dress from Brides.com; Full set of 7.0 - 8.00mm black freshwater pearls from PearlParadise.com; Love Design Mint Tins wedding favor boxes from LittleThingsFavors.com.