Last month, my fiancee's mother asked me what she should wear to the wedding. It hadn't even crossed my mind to assign dress codes since our motto for this wedding is "as long as you're comfortable, we're happy!" But since she asked, I told her that since my bridesmaids are wearing a blue color, to wear anything but blues (so as not to take any risks and not clash) and I assigned her a deep purple and my mother a burgundy. This is a formal wedding.
Last week I'm at my FMIL's best friend's house and she informs me that a dress was been bought the week before and keeps mentioning how expensive it is. My first emotion was surprise that she bought an "insanely expensive dress" without even showing me first but... whatever.. then I see the picture. It's a short sundress, spaggetti straps with about 6 different colors, prints and shapes on it. Blues, purples (ahh yes there was purple) pinks, blacks.... leopard prints.... first I ask myself how this dress can possibly be expensive and then I look for the hidden camera because surely this is a joke. I tell her she looks great in it, which she does for a sunday brunch but not for her son's wedding. But again, I'm not a very picky bride, I'm just shocked she bought the dress without showing me first or even thinking about my mother since they have to match or at least looks decent next to each other for pictures. So.... how would you react?