I thought they were suppose 2 be in different colors, but then I read some where that they are suppose 2 compliment each other ?? Don't know what that means, but what are you suppose to do??
It is the bride's mother who will first select a dress for her daughters wedding. A gown of complimentary color and similar styling is then chosen by the mother of the groom. She must wear long if the bride's mother wears long or short if she wears short. The color should not match the bridesmaids, nor the brides' mother, but compliment both.
yswedding
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My mother is wearing Navy my fmil is wearing periwinkle ... eh I think it will work lol
MsPotterhead
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I don't think it really matters, as long as everyone is happy and comfortable.
bluegreen08
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they arent 'supposed' to wear anything colorwise, whatever you like as long as they dont clash with whoever else they will be in pictures with.
however, traditionally the MOB's dress seems to be slightly more 'wow' than MOG. They should also go together enough that they dont look like they are at 2 totally different events. (ie: you wouldnt want MOB in a fantastic gown and MOG in a pantsuit)
my mom had a really glam strapless dress so I wanted to make sure FMIL wore something nice too, so she wouldnt feel out of place and so my mom wouldn't look ridiculous. my BMs wore blue and I think both colors flattered them and looked good with eachother. they also have a similar silhouette
Which is funny because of the old superstitions...
But she got it at Estelle's.
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Maybe years ago there were rules about what they were 'supposed' to wear, but not anymore. They can wear whatever you like, or whatever they like.
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i just let them pick whatever they liked best. Its alot easier this way and everybody is happy in the end. I dont think they have to wear specific colors
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Posted by Espo22
i just let them pick whatever they liked best. Its alot easier this way and everybody is happy in the end. I dont think they have to wear specific colors
That's how I feel. My mom got a black dress and FMIL is wearing brown/bronze. I say whatever looks good on them and makes them feel beautiful is what they should wear.
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My mom is wearing celedon green and my FMIL is wearing midnight blue - they won't be in any pictures together so I am not worried.
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my FMIL, who has an opinion about EVERYTHING was talking to me the other day about weddings she's been to, and started criticizing a wedding she had recently been at because the MOB's dress did not complement the wedding colors. I then let her know that my mom's dress was a dark teal blue and NOT complementary to our wedding colors. she then went on to explain to me that she SHOULD match. I shared this with my mom and on a random shopping trip to Loehmann's we found an incredible dress at an incredible price that was more complementary. She decided to buy it because it was such a good deal and will probably wear that one and sell the other. Prior to this I had never heard anything about the mothers wearing specific colors or matching bridal party. Unless you invited my FMIL to your wedding, noone will probably care
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my mom is wearing a champagne (ish) colored dress and my MIL is supposed to wearing a dark chocolate colored dress. I thought the same thing originally too I had no idea how to get them to be similar but not match and not match the girls... I still haven't seen MIL's dress so I'm hoping it's okay. My biggest issue will be that it's probably strapless and I don't want her to wear that style ... but oh wells not the end of the world.
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Honestly unless MOB or MOG has a daughter who is a bridesmaid, they won't be in any pics with them, so it doesn't really matter!
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I think there are 'rules' but I told my mom and FMIL to wear whatever they wanted. They should be happy with their dresses.
