fathers and mom attire

allisonkbye

i am wearing ivory. my fi is wearing black tux, black shirt, ivory tie. the groomsmen r wearing black tuxes, black shirts, black ties. the bm's are wearing black dresses black shoes. my fi's mother's dress is ivory and black. my mom got a dress that is black and white, but is having second thoughts now bc it's white and not ivory.

what color shirts/ties should the fathers wear?

is my moms white okay or should she wear black and ivory too? 

or wear whatever color of the rainbow she pleases? she cares about this as much as i do (not a lot) but doesn't want ppl to think 'wtf' if she's wearing white not ivory or all red and doesn't match everyone else if they r all black and ivory. TIA

Heather8505

Black and white is fine for your mom and the dads can wear whatever color tie they want.  The moms and dads do not need to blend in with the wedding party; there is no need for EVERY SINGLE PERSON to be wearing all black and ivory.  If your mom is concerned about the white, then SHE can talk your dad into wearing a white shirt or something....

naomikb

White and ivory don't actually look that different when you're looking at a bunch of people all together (despite what some people tell you).  There are also SO many different shades of ivory.  The "ivory" tie at the suit store is much darker than my dress so we are going with white ties although officially my dress is ivory.

I would let them wear what they want.  Definitely don't encourage your mom to go find a new dress, she already found one and I'm sure it will look great together!

Magdala9

The mothers get to wear what they want.  The fathers should coordinate with the mothers.  My bridesmaids wore Marine Blue, my Mom Navy Blue and my MIL Black.  The fathers wore tuxes with vests that coordinated with the mothers' dresses

allisonkbye

that's the answer i was hoping for. so if our dads wear black tuxes white shirts and black ties, both moms will look fine with them. i just thought black shirts for the dad might be too modern for them so them wearing white shirts would be a good way to seperate them from the groomsmen. 

allisonkbye

thanks so much for the input everyone! i'll tell my mom this and see if her second thoughts are bc of the color now or really bc of the dress... haha