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Mothers Dresses

hailey513hailey513 member
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so I have been talking with my mother any my FI's mother about their dresses..They both have found dresses they like but dont really come in any other colors that would look good for the wedding except the watermelon color my bridesmaids will be wearing. Do you think it would be ok for the mothers (only one) to wear  the same color as the BMs?
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Re: Mothers Dresses

  • weikerlj212weikerlj212
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    edited December 2011
    I think it would look okay, as long as the other mother is wearing something neutral or another color that works with your wedding party. The only time it really matters is when you are doing pictures, so think about how everyone will look photographed together.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    The mothers do not have to match the WP in any way shape or form. Let them wear what they want. They need to be comfortable and feel good about what they are wearing on the big day. Lurk around some of the national boards and you will find the same advice.
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  • kiyamurphkiyamurph
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with Missy, I'm personally not placing any restrictions on what the mothers wear besides not wearing white of course.  I just told them to pick something that they'll be comfortable in and whatever they feel they would look best in.  I'm trying to get my mom to step outside of the box and not pick a "mom" dress, but whatever she chooses will totally be up to her.
    If one of them wants to wear the same color as the bridal party then it's fine, but just as long as that's what she wants to wear and not because it's what she thinks that's the color she's supposed to wear, if that made any sense :)
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    Both of our Mom's wore dresses that different shades of purple (which was one of our wedding colors). At first I thought it was going to look bad, but it was just fine and they both looked really good in what they wore.
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  • BCsGalBCsGal member
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    edited December 2011
    This situation happened to my MIL.  She found a dress that she loved and I loved (saw pic online).  When she tried it on for me in person, it was the exact color of my bridesmaid dresses (also in watermelon) and similiar in style.  Online it looked a lot redder.  My MIL did not feel like she should wear the same exact color, so she kept looking and ended up finding a great dress in a different color.  I was happy that she chose to look for a different dress, because I didn't want her to match (like same exact shade of pink) the bridesmaids.  Both our moms found their dresses at Nordstrom's.  They didn't have a ton in the store, but there was a lot larger seelction online, so they would order a bunch online, then return them in-store. 

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  • TerraandSteveTerraandSteve
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with Missy on this one.  Both my mother and my fiance's mother are wearing neutral color dresses of their choice.  The dresses are formal and conservative since our mothers are both in their 60's.  Our colors are Pewter and Pink and neither mother wanted anything too bright.  The neutral beige (with a little bling of course) fits perfectly.  I told both of them to pick their dress based on what they felt comfortable in and it worked out just perfect :-)
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