MOB/MOG Dresses - LONG
Our wedding is an 11 am Mass with reception to follow at 12:30 pm in September. I have a question about dresses for our Moms.
My mother has short, spiky, kind of punky salt and pepper hair that is too short to updo (she uses BedHead styling wax to spike it if that helps you form a mental image). That being said, she wants to wear a tea-length silver, platinum or gray colored gown to bring out the silver in her hair (my mother is a character) that she will probably have made. FMIL is a tall blonde who is growing her hair out long enough to wear in an updo by September. Our colors are ivory and sage with silver accent.
All of this being said, what is a good compliment color for FMIL? She told me to let my Mom choose her color first and then she would choose the compliment. She looks good in lavender and dark blue, but I'm not sure those colors would go with my scheme. Maybe a sage color but I'm afraid it would not only wash her out, but make them too 'match-y' to our colors. Also, Mom is not comfortable wearing a floor length gown for a daytime wedding, but I think FMIL wants to, which is fine with me. Is it ok for them to wear different lengths?
Further to the above, can anyone send me any links to good MOB/MOG dresses or tell me of any good stores? They are both pretty clueless here. As am I. Links preferable to actual stores b.c my mohter lives in Texas. FMIL lives on LI.
My mother has short, spiky, kind of punky salt and pepper hair that is too short to updo (she uses BedHead styling wax to spike it if that helps you form a mental image). That being said, she wants to wear a tea-length silver, platinum or gray colored gown to bring out the silver in her hair (my mother is a character) that she will probably have made. FMIL is a tall blonde who is growing her hair out long enough to wear in an updo by September. Our colors are ivory and sage with silver accent.
All of this being said, what is a good compliment color for FMIL? She told me to let my Mom choose her color first and then she would choose the compliment. She looks good in lavender and dark blue, but I'm not sure those colors would go with my scheme. Maybe a sage color but I'm afraid it would not only wash her out, but make them too 'match-y' to our colors. Also, Mom is not comfortable wearing a floor length gown for a daytime wedding, but I think FMIL wants to, which is fine with me. Is it ok for them to wear different lengths?
Further to the above, can anyone send me any links to good MOB/MOG dresses or tell me of any good stores? They are both pretty clueless here. As am I. Links preferable to actual stores b.c my mohter lives in Texas. FMIL lives on LI.
