Can black be the color of the wedding attire?

Question: Black has always been my colour. Everytime I go shopping, I always look out for dresses in black or its shades. Continuing this love for black further, I want a black wedding dress. But if Indian folklore is anything to go by, since time immemorial black is one colour associated with bad omen and misfortunes.  I am not superstitious by nature but I don’t want anything to mess up my wedding or my married life for that matter yet I cant think about any other color but black for my wedding dress. Please help me out. Should I forgo my love for black and settle for usual colors?

Answer: In India, marriage is a sanctimonious occasion. The beginning of a new life is associated with a lot of pious and mythical rituals. So it is not surprising that the color black has always been cast off from any marriage related proceedings. But since you are very much interested in a black wedding dress, then you are advised not to wear absolute black but some subtle shades of it.

Go in for grey shades with heavy embroidery in silver threads. They may not suffice your love for black, but they will definitely... continue reading rest of the article on BollywoodShaadis.com, click here>>

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