MOH in different color dress

sjersey86 · May 2010

Hi,

I need some advice. I will be ordering my BM's dresses Thursday and am debating whether my MOH (sister) should wear a different color of the same dress. My colors are navy & blue jay, blue jay being the accent color in the reception and for the flowers for the BM's. Do you think I should have my sister stand out a little by having her dress be the accent color? I'm torn and just don't really know. I can't decide if that would look ok and another reason considering this is because she likes bright colors so seeing as to how she's the MOH I figure she'd be the only one I'd want to be different. Opinions please

spinner84 · May 2010

I think having the MOH stand out is quite weird, so no, I wouldn't set out to do that.

baystateapple · May 2010

I let my girls all pick their own dresses, so I'm not much help here. But I don't think that making the MOH stand out is a bad idea. I've seen it done and it can look very pretty.

Midgetth · May 2010

My Sister is myMOH my other BM's are wearing a "Fudge Brown" and my MOH is wearing a "Sahara" color It's kinda goldish. They just came in & I love it. I let my MOH decide if she wanted to be different & she said yes. So I don't think it would look bad especially if the dress is going to be the accent color of the other dresses. Some people have each BM wear a different color. Or I've seen every girl was wearing the same color but the MOH just had a different style dress. I think it all looks great. I would just do what I did and ask your MOH if she would want to. If she says yes then do it I think itwill look beautiful

samurai21 · May 2010

I've seen a lot of weddings where the MOH will be in a different style or color dress or have a different element too it and it never looks bad or too out of place. My sister is using those colors too, and my dress will be navy with a bluejay sash and the rest of her girls are in bluejay with a navy sash, and it looks nice.

For my wedding I let all my girls pick a black cocktail length dress from David's Bridal, but let me sister wear a long gown since she's my MOH and I know she prefers longer styles.

sjersey86 · May 2010

My sister would prefer to wear the bluejay color not because it looks bad on her or anything just because she's a fan of bright colors. Midgetth, it's nice to know someone else is doing it w/the same colors to help me know that it wouldn't look bad.

KA2 · May 2010

I don't see anything wrong with the MOH's dress being a different color, as long as it is a color that complements the bridesmaids dresses. I've seen and been to quite a few weddings where the MOH dress is a different style and/or color.

[Deleted User] · May 2010

I wouldn't do that either. Everything that I have read has said it is a no-no. If you want her to stand out from the other girls, I would suggest: a flower in her hair, her bouquet to be a little similar to yours and/or a little bigger, wear a different color sash than the others, or a different length dress. If there is just one girl in one color, I think she is going to stick out like a sore thumb. Also, people will know who she is when they look at the program and see she is the one standing directly next to you during the ceremony.

jlmarks83 · May 2010

I think it'll look pretty! I've always been a supporter of having the MOH stand out a bit. My cousin's wedding was this past weekend and we were all in dark brown dresses with hot pink sashes. My other cousin, the MOH, had an ivory sash - which matched the bride's dress. And it looked very pretty.

For my wedding, my MOH will have a different bouquet. I'll be carrying red roses - the BMs will have white roses - but my MOH will have white and red roses.

samurai21 · May 2010

I've never read anywhere saying it's a no-no for the MOH to wear a different color. For what it's worth, my sister (using the same color scheme) let me pick what color I wanted to wear, navy or blue jay, and then the rest of the girls are wearing the other color.

If your wedding leans more toward being pretty formal, then maybe having them all matched would make it lean that way. Both my wedding and my sister's wedding are more semi-formal so the different dresses/color isn't a huge deal to us.

SuMmErKuTiE · May 2010

Most of the weddings I've been to the MOH and BM stand out at least somewhat from the rest of the BM's and GM's. Whether it be a different color dress or a different color sash.

FI and I wanted our MOH and BM to stand out from the rest of the wedding party. Our colors are gold and light pink. My MOH will be wearing a gold dress with a light pink sash and the rest of the BM's are wearing the same dress but in light pink with a gold sash. FI's BM will be wearing a gold vest and tie while the rest of the GM's will be wearing the same tux but with a light pink vest and tie. My MOH will also be carrying a larger bouquet than the rest of the BM's.

SuMmErKuTiE · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_moh-different-color-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:15Discussion:27b57728-89a5-4575-aa1a-4f19c7c40dd3Post:deecca3e-130c-42a0-88ca-b39c67b04fc2">Re: MOH in different color dress</a>:
[QUOTE]I wouldn't do that either. <strong>Everything that I have read has said it is a no-no. If you want her to stand out from the other girls, </strong>I would suggest: a flower in her hair, her bouquet to be a little similar to yours and/or a little bigger, wear a different color sash than the others, or a different length dress. If there is just one girl in one color, I think she is going to stick out like a sore thumb. Also, people will know who she is when they look at the program and see she is the one standing directly next to you during the ceremony.
Posted by MissySue20[/QUOTE]

Where in the world did you find that? I've never heard that, in fact most weddings I've been to have the MOH stand out in some way from the rest of the BM's. It's an honor.

sjersey86 · May 2010

Well the wedding is somewhere between semi-formal to formal, but more on the formal side. Part of me thinks if MOH matches BM's then it'll look more formal but at the same time I've read that MOH gets to be different somehow. Just to be sure if she did wear the blue jay the BM's won't be using that as an accent on their dresses but it'll match the BM's flowers and the accent in the reception decor. I am leaning more towards her sticking out. What color shoes would ya'll think would look best with both those colors? MOH & BM's will be picking their own shoes so that they're comfortable.

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