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This Is How To Dress Up A Black Dress For A Wedding

One of the hardest dress codes to dress for is that of a wedding. If you’ve recently received an invitation to a wedding and have absolutely no idea what to wear, a simple black dress is the perfect place to start (providing the dress code allows it). A little black dress or a simple midi slip can look formal enough for any occasion. Read on for some ideas on how to dress up a black dress for a wedding!

Simple Nude Accessories

Keep it classy and simple by dressing up your black dress with simple nude accessories. By keeping your accessories neutral yet light, you achieve an overall sleek look while still balancing out the heaviness of your black dress.

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Sleek Jewellery

If you’d still like to go for mostly black accessories, use your black dress as the perfect backdrop for some sleek jewellery. Try to go for a few small, simple pieces, like a necklace, some bangles and even a watch. The trick is to make sure that all your jewellery is in the same colour family.

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Vampy Makeup

Keep accessories to a minimum and dress up your black dress for a wedding by pairing it with a more dramatic face of makeup. If you’re going to a nighttime wedding, this is a great place to rock a deep vampy lip. Otherwise, play up your eyes with some glitter or go for a super glowy look.

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Luxe Velvet

You can dress up a black dress for a wedding by simply choosing one in a more formal material. The dress pictured below is velvet, and is luxe enough to be wedding appropriate. Make your dress the star of the show and opt for small silver accessories.

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Leather Accents

To make a simple black dress more glam for a wedding, pair it with large leather accessories that can work as accent pieces. Even some statement shoes will work as a leather accent, and will take a simple black dress to a whole new level.

Statement Jewellery

Dress up a simple black dress for a wedding by wearing some big statement jewellery! Go for a large necklace or dangly earrings to really grab people’s attention. This way, you can keep the rest of your outfit sleek and minimal.

Pops Of Texture

If you’re still in the process of choosing a black dress, pick one with an interesting texture in order to dress it up for a wedding. Details such as lace, ruffles or even tulle are a great way to take a black dress from basic to wedding-appropriate. With textured fabrics, choose blush pumps when figuring out how to dress up a black dress.

Chic And Minimal

If you pick a black dress in an interesting enough shape, you can actually dress it up by keeping everything else bare and minimal and making your dress the centre of attention. Style your dress with nude heels just like in this photo for maximum impact.

Which of these tips will you try for how to dress up a black dress for a wedding? Let us know in the comments!

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Rachel Abreu

Current student at University of St Andrews, Scotland. Obsessed with anything related to beauty, skin care and finding the perfect pair of jeans. Instagram: @rachelmarieabreu

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