MOB AND MOG WHAT DO THEY WEAR??

NEWPICKELL

Hello, I am a bride of an outdoor June wedding.  My mother and future mother in law have been asking me what they should wear to the wedding.  They want to make sure that whatever they wear doesn't clash in the pictures and that one of them isn't more over dressed than the other.  My Bridesmaids are wearing black and my dress is Champaign with Ivory lace over the top.  I'm trying to get the groom and his men to wear a tan tux rather than black so it doesn't end up looking like a funeral.  Any suggestions on what colors, sytles the Mothers should wear?  They are both so sweet and would wear whatever I asked them to, but i have no idea! 

jagore08

Tell them the formality of your wedding (black tie, semi-formal) and let them choose what they feel comfortable in.  They won't clash in pictures.  The parents don't usually take pictures with the rest of the bridal party and you'll probably only have one or two pictures with the both mothers in them.  Just tell them you're sure they'll look great in whatever they choose to wear. 

Simply Fated

They can wear pretty much what ever they want. Everything goes with black and neutral colors, so that shouldn't matter. And they should wear what ever style they're comfortable in.

Maggie0829

They can wear whatever they want as long as it sticks to the formality of your wedding.

As PP said, parents are generally not in the pictures with the bridal party, unless you have siblings in the bridal party and take a family picture, but even then it doesn't matter because 10 years down the road when you look at the picture you will see your family not their clashing outfits.

OliveOilsMom

If both Moms are concerned about clashing, perhaps you can go shopping together, just the 3 of you.  But in all reality, PPs advice is spot on about the clashing. 

When one of the moms finally buys a dress, just tell the other mom what color it is, so they don't end up wearing the same shade.  Not that it would be a big either, but they seemed concerned about what to wear.

jemmini6

Ditto PP's.  Tell your moms that they can wear whatever makes them comfortable and whatever they think will fit with what you've already planned.

FWIW - I don't think too much black makes it look like a funeral.  My BMs were in black/white, all the tuxes (H, GMs, dads) were in black, and both mothers selected a black dress.  It looked very classy IMO.  Not saying that to sway your decision, but just to not turn you away from it if your H prefers a black tux.

GreenEire

My MIL kept asking me what she should wear.  I wanted her to feel comfortable, so I let her choose anything she wanted, since I knew I could trust her not to show up in all white or something a 16-year-old would wear.  She eventually decided on a black dress, and she looked fine. 

lenergyrlah

ETA read other people's posts

Tell them the formality of the wedding.  Once one of them picks her dress (traditionally the MOB picks first although it could go either way) it might be nice to tell the other mom what she picked so one is not dressed more formally than the other.

NEWPICKELL

Thanks for the advice!...i think my mother is leanig towards wearing black which will look great.  Even if my future Mother in Law wears black too, they will look fantastic. I agree that its all about being comfortable.