please help me understand

cindy89

what is the iportance of getting the mother of the brides dress ????? i have no clue plz help me to understand PLZ

nhelene

I don't understand your question.

The brides mother would like to look nice on the day her daughter gets married.  That's the "importance" of it.

If you're trying to help her pick a dress, it should compliment your wedding colors and match the formality of the wedding.  You don't have to buy something that is marketed as a 'mother of the bride' dress, just go shopping with your mom and find something you both like.

salt78

Unless you want her to be naked, I would say it is pretty important.

Kmartella4

It's not only a special day for you and your FI but for your mother as well and FI parents. The color of her dress does not have to compliment your wedding colors like nhelene said. They can, but they don't have to.

I agree that it should match the formality of the wedding. Go shopping with your mom, and help her pick something she likes.

mewebster59

they get to fuss over something for them.....  I told my mom to wear something she already has, and I thought she was going to die....she wants a new dress too

MyNameIsNot

The importance is that she is an important part of the day, and she wants to look her best.  

As long as she's dressed appropriately, she can wear whatever she wants.

trix1223

I was MOB last July, and it was pretty important to me to look nice for my DD's wedding.  I'm not sure I understand your question.

MOBinFL2008

As a former MOB, let me explain the importance of the MoB dress...... 

The child that I gave birth to and raised was getting married.  The child that I had sat with through chicken pox, bouts of the flu, and pneumonia was getting married.  The child that I had held in my arms while she cried about some real or imagined teen-age "tragedy" was getting married.  The child who I had watched graduate from high school, college, and law school was getting married.  The child who I had watched grow into an amazing woman was getting married and she was marrying a fantastic guy.

There was no way I wasn't going to look fabulous on the happiest day of my child's life. That was the importance of the MoB dress for me!

WhatawagSBNy

       If you mean,  is her greater significance as a member of the wedding party/ vs family,   the MOB is not a member of the wedding party. 

    Once you determine the level of formality of the wedding,  Family wear something as formal or 1 step less.

     She does not dress to match any one,  and the bride has no say in what she wears, unless MOB asks.

   Mom needs to wear something she feels good in.

RebeccaB88

I'm not so sure this isn't a joke.

aerinpegadrak

A two month old joke...  Little behind there.