Family members purchasing their outfits before the bride?

phira · January 2014

@LisaA2014 RIGHT?!

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

phira said:

@LisaA2014 RIGHT?!

Clearly you two aren't doing it right! I have time to micromanage my guests AND get a mani pedi.

312Emily · January 2014

BMoreBride6 said:
@PrettyGirlLost PLEASE direct me to the Disney Princess thread! Sounds too good (aka bad) to be true!

And BTW, my MIL wore champagne. My dress was "light gold" aka a gold toned ivory...aka close to champagne. Didn't affect a thing. She looks beautiful. She didn't choose it to be spiteful (she simply found a dress she felt lovely in). The pictures look fine ; )

Seriously, where is that thread?

JCbride2015 · January 2014

emilyellyse said:

@PrettyGirlLost PLEASE direct me to the Disney Princess thread! Sounds too good (aka bad) to be true!

And BTW, my MIL wore champagne. My dress was "light gold" aka a gold toned ivory...aka close to champagne. Didn't affect a thing. She looks beautiful. She didn't choose it to be spiteful (she simply found a dress she felt lovely in). The pictures look fine ; )
Seriously, where is that thread?

I found it by searching "disney" in the thread about what to wear. ETA: at least, I'm pretty sure that's the one. There are a lot of threads hereabouts with brides asking about Disney inspiration.

phira · January 2014

@LisaA2014 RIGHT?!

PrettyGirlLost said:

phira said:

@LisaA2014 RIGHT?!

Clearly you two aren't doing it right! I have time to micromanage my guests AND get a mani pedi.

Tonight's top news story: A wedding goes smoothly EVEN THOUGH the bride did not dictate everyone's attire. FILM AT 11.

312Emily · January 2014

JCBride2014 said:

emilyellyse said:

@PrettyGirlLost PLEASE direct me to the Disney Princess thread! Sounds too good (aka bad) to be true!

And BTW, my MIL wore champagne. My dress was "light gold" aka a gold toned ivory...aka close to champagne. Didn't affect a thing. She looks beautiful. She didn't choose it to be spiteful (she simply found a dress she felt lovely in). The pictures look fine ; )
Seriously, where is that thread?

I found it by searching "disney" in the thread about what to wear. ETA: at least, I'm pretty sure that's the one. There are a lot of threads hereabouts with brides asking about Disney inspiration.

Ok, I was on my phone earlier and commuting. So clearly mobile has some limitations... looking now.

Edit: I should probably note that my commute is public transit, so no I wasn't driving, and yes, I get a lot of mobile TK time... often too much.

Bubblegum5586 · January 2014

These dresses are likely different shapes, material and lengths... so your BMs will already be different...

And honestly... I think that sounds nice! I know you can't tell your guests what to wear, but when my mom, step mom and MIL asked me what I wanted them to wear (they asked me I swear!) I SUGGESTED blue or green as that was our color scheme. I didn't care what shade but I thought the blues and greens would look nice... and it did!!!

B0320 · January 2014

Hahaha... My mother ended up buying 2 dresses when my sister got engaged - 1 for my sister's wedding and 1 for mine. I wasn't even engaged at the time! But, she knew that I would eventually get engaged (bf & I had been talking about it quite seriously at the time). Moral of the story is: My mother looks great in her dress and is very happy with it and if it matches my wedding colors then oh well!

MrsDeRuyter87 · January 2014

My wedding color was navy, a very popular color in Winter. My MOH was not the only one wearing it and I could have cared less.

erinlin25 · January 2014

my mom and my MIL wore a "plum" shade dress as did my bridesmaids. It was their choice as to what dress/color they wanted to wear and both wanted to wear something "purple shade" to match the wedding colors. It so happened their dress color(s) looked like the bridesmaid dress color, and it was no big deal. You will have ONE picture that maybe will have your bridesmaids and mom in it, MAYBE. I happen to have this one and I guarantee you can tell who my mom is compared to my bridesmaids:

and here is MIL with her daughter and DIL:

it will be fine. Let your in laws, guest, etc. be comfortable and happy with what they are wearing. I liked how many people chose to wear purple.

lyndausvi · January 2014

My SIL picked black dresses. Fairly certain the BM's will not be the only one. I had planned on wearing black before I found out her color. Still might, depends on the dress I find.

KickAssMOH · January 2014

My MIL bought a beautiful designer champagne-colored lace dress the day her son told her her bought an engagement ring. At first I was pissed - what if I WANTED to wear a champagne colored lace dress?? Then I realized I was being a brat and ungrateful - this woman was so excited for our wedding and just couldn't contain her shopping self. My FI at the time DID ask her to buy a new dress (I wasn't a part of that convo - he did this on his own). She kindof sortof said "No." She wore the dress on our wedding day and she looked great and no one cared that the MIL was in a light champagne color. I picked my colors around her dress knowing that she wasn't going to budge.

It's not a big deal - you should've worked your colors around it but you didn't and now everyone will be in beautiful shades of plum. Embrace it.

grumbledore · January 2014

I actually can't imagine a better scenario than EVERYONE showing up in colors that coordinate with the colors we use - the photos would look amazing.

grumbledore · January 2014

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mbross3 · January 2014

Don't worry about it. Regardless of their dress color, I think you'll be able to tell your mom and FMIL apart from your bridesmaids.

monkeysip · January 2014

erinlin25

OBVIOUSLY your mom and MIL RUINED your wedding photos

You should have a PPD and require everyone to approve their clothing with you first!

lovesclimbing · January 2014

grumbledore said:

I actually can't imagine a better scenario than EVERYONE showing up in colors that coordinate with the colors we use - the photos would look amazing.

This! My family and H's family ALL coordinated with the wedding colors, with no input from us. Our colors were eggplant and lavender. My mom wore a dark purple dress (not quite the same shade as the BMs). My sisters were all BMs, so in eggplant dresses. My mom made my dad's tie and a tie for my little bro, which were made out of the same material as the BMs dresses. H's mom and sisters either wore a purple top, purple dress or purple dress and purple patterned skirt. His brother and dad wore purple striped ties. Even our 6 grandparents, either wore a purple-patterned dress, purple or mostly-purple top or purple tie (except one grandpa who was in a black suit and tie). It definitely made the pictures look coordinated!

(And after saying purple that many times, that word is beginning to look and sound really weird!)

CheleLyn · January 2014

monkeysip said:

Lol, for some reason my MIL and FIL thought it was tradition for the FOG and MOG to wear clothing to match the wedding colors, so they both wore blue outfits.

I just told them they looked great. And all was fine. Seriously--you're NOT going to care what anyone is wearing, and your pictures will look fine!

FMIL has been insisting she wear black or black & white. The bridesmaids are wearing black, the groomsmen black & white. Fmil wanted to match our color scheme because she also thought she was supposed to, which is fine. I have actually been trying to coax her into something more colorful, I love teal on her. In the end, she chose a gorgeous black & white blouse and will probably wear black slacks. ( She thought about white slacks until I reminded her that dinner is bbq LOL) Really, though I couldn't care less what she wears. She has been so supportive and helpful and an absolute dream to spend time with (this opinion comes from having had a mil from hell in the past). If she showed up in cut off jean shorts and a tube top I'd just hand her a drink and get the party started LOL

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