One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress.
Karl Lagerfield
It’s a wedding, not a funeral, so how do you wear a little black dress to a wedding?
In general, women love wearing black to weddings; black is slimming and elegant. But when it comes to wearing black to a wedding, the trick is in how you accessorise it. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be big on accessories for you to be able to accessorise a Little Black Dress (LBD). The good news about black is that anything you choose will go with it! In this week’s blog post, and with the very same LBD, I will show you 3 ways to wear a little black dress to a wedding.
Outfit #1: Little Black Dress with Red Accessories
Be bold and add a pop of colour to your LBD, red accessories look great. There are a number of ways you can accessorise with red: you can wear red shoes or a red clutch with your LBD, you can also match your accessories with your jewellery.
Style Tip: Red is a pretty bold colour, if you wish to wear matching red jewellery choose only one statement piece. If you prefer to wear red accessories only, you can opt for gold or silver jewellery.

Match it up 
Accessorizing with red 
Mix and Match
LBD: Missguided. Necklace: Lovisa. Pumps: Verali
Outfit #2: Little Black Dress with Metallic Accessories
One of my all-time favourite colour combinations is black and gold. With metallic accessories, you can guarantee that your look will be timeless and feel confident, because you really can’t go wrong with metallic accessories.
Style Tip: Apart from gold, silver, rose gold or copper accessories will also compliment your LBD.

Accessorizing with Gold 
It’s all in the details 
Metallic shoes are a must-have
LBD: Missguided. Clutch and Sandals: Forever New
Outfit #3: Little Black Dress with Nude Accessories
If you really want to play it safe, as in you really want to play it safe, wear your LBD with nude accessories. For an elegant look, you can wear your little black dress with nude shoes only.
Style Tip: When it comes to jewellery, rose gold jewellery looks great with nude accessories.

Accessorizing with Nude 
Nude clutch and Rose gold jewelry 
Dangle earrings or Necklace, but not both
LBD: Missguided. Clutch: Nine West. Pumps: Marco Gianni
Conclusion
When it comes to how to accessorise a little black dress for a wedding, the sky is the limit. There are three safe ways you can accessorise your LBD with absolute confidence:
- Red accessories: Add a pop of colour; red patent leather shoes look great with an LBD
- Metallics accessories: Metallic accessories will instantly glam up your outfit
- Nude accessories: For a classic look, wear your little black dress with nude leather shoes
Style Guide
Check out the Style Guide on How to Accessorise, which I created to help you accessorise with ease and confidence, all you have to do is to download it here
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