| Me and my husband going to my friends wedding | | | | dated and if he goes for yellow to tone with you, |
| and I am wearing an oriental style dress that is in | | | | it's just not going to go well with the grey. Black is |
| a champagne/gold color. The Chinese are big into | | | | a good color and certain blues, but it HAS to be |
| silver, jade (a semi-precious stone which is usually | | | | the right blue so you'd need to choose carefully. |
| a light, translucent green, but does come in other | | | | When you go shopping, take the suit jacket if |
| colors) and turquoise (another semi=precious | | | | you can to help you find a good match. |
| stone which is a vivid opaque blue and usually | | | | For a more formal style wedding then a black |
| marbled with white and/or black veins). | | | | dress (cocktail type) is okay as long as it is an |
| Because your gown is gold I would recommend | | | | appropriate style and won't detract from the |
| sticking with gold jeweler. If your dress is adorned | | | | bride. If the wedding is early in the day then I'd |
| with a beautiful pattern as they so often are, I'd | | | | forego black for a soft color. |
| recommend some simple earrings such as | | | | Another time that black or white is appropriate is |
| diamond studs or delicate diamond drops. | | | | if the bride wants a "black/white" wedding and |
| I would choose a dainty watch or bracelet (in just | | | | requests guests to wear one or the other. |
| plain gold or with a little bit of sparkle), wearing | | | | According to my sources, for a formal day-time |
| both with an ornate dress would look too much | | | | wedding, women should wear elegant short |
| and take away from the dress. | | | | dresses or suits and men may wear a dark suit. |
| If the dress is plain then do go for more ornate | | | | Then you'll want to change into a long evening |
| jeweler with colored gemstones (you can get | | | | gown and tux for the reception. |
| away with silver with a plain dress, its also | | | | Without knowing the other colors in your wedding, |
| cheaper and more readily available!). If you go to | | | | it is hard to tell you exactly what would work. |
| any web site and type in 'Chinese earrings' and | | | | However, in general you should stick to lighter |
| then click on 'images' it gives you some great | | | | colors for daytime events. Red, yellow, gold, light |
| ideas. The round Chinese symbol drop earrings | | | | silver and any pastel color would be appropriate. |
| are nice and some of the chandelier styles look | | | | Darker colors such as black, plum, burgundy, |
| very pretty (although some of these are more | | | | hunter green, etc. are more appropriate for |
| 'Asian' than specifically Chinese).You can also get | | | | evening hours. |
| away with the bracelet and watch together. | | | | If you're still set on the color black, however, you |
| Is your gent brave? If so, a pink or lilac shirt | | | | may just want to change the length of the dress. |
| would look fab with his charcoal suit. It's a very | | | | A black tea-length or cocktail-length dress would |
| modern look and if he's not wearing a tie then an | | | | be appropriate for an afternoon ceremony. |
| open top button would look great. White will look | | | | |