I have found the dress I love but it is in black, when I really wanted blue. I google searched maternity pics in black dresses and didn't find very many, but the few I found did look good! I was just wondering what is everyone else's take on this. Would you wear a black dress (in a style you love) for a maternity shoot, or do you think that is just too morbid?
Feel free to comment!
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persimmon / 1171 posts
@Ash: this.
I wore a black dress and I kind of regret it. It didn't really show my belly like i would have wanted. It wasn't the worst thing in the world but it could have been better.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
@Ash: I agree. I don't think it's morbid, but it really played down my bump a lot.
I didn't do formal maternity photos but we did get some family photos taken on a beach trip when I was almost 8 months pregnant. D, his brothers and the nephews all wore white button down shirts and me and my sisters-in-law wore black tops. Unless I'm turned to the side a bit the bump was really not super noticeable. Black is slimming!
clementine / 984 posts
I agree with the gals above. Black is great, but it won't make your belly pop for pictures. I passed up my favorite dress for that reason and went with my other choices instead.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Just Googled black maternity dresses and they look pretty darn good. Chic not morbid. I agree with others that quite a few bumps were hard to see.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
I wore black in my maternity photos. It'll show off your bump fine...you just gotta watch your background and angle.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
I voted other. I would only wear a black dress if it was really form-fitting or it showed off your bump really well. I made the mistake of wearing all black (a fitted long-sleeve top and leggings) with a cardigan-type sweater and you could barely notice my bump and I was 35 weeks. My outfit change was a fitted tan and black striped dress and I preferred how my belly looked in those pics!
pear / 1743 posts
I think I'm going to wear a blue dress but am planning on wearing a black and grey dress for our newborn shoot and I don't think it's morbid 
It should all be about what makes you feel good.
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