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I've told my mum and my future mother in law that they can wear whatever they like as long as it's not white! I think if it doesn't matter to you then let them wear whatever you and they like!
I know my mom and MIL just want to blend with the BMs. I don't think you' want anything to clash!
I would just advise them of the colors but wouldnt force the issue. If you are worried, theres nothing like shopping with the MOB!
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I don't think it matters even one tiny little bit! As long as everyone is comfortable, who cares?:)
No they don't have to match anyone. Most folks won't care either. It's not an issue of etiquette.
My mom and FMIL are just looking for dresses in colors that complement my BM dress colors. But, I told them both that whatever they find that they like is fine by me.
I agree--It doesn't matter what they wear, but it's really nice that they're asking. Some brides do really care. If you live nearby, it might be really nice to suggest a shopping trip for some group bonding.
I told my mom that I don't care if she matches our colors, but she is pretty intent on at least complimenting them, which I think will look nice. My colors are primarily gray and fuschia, and I suggested that she wear a dark blue dress, since I think that would look good with our color combo.
We are dressing my brother and father in the same tie and pocket square as the groomsmen, even though my brother isn't in the wedding and my father is just walking me down the aisle.
Thanks Ladies! I've just told them the same, no ivory (funny though, my mom keeps going back to this dress and jacket that is ivory and gold!!), I might add in no black.
@Lady Goodman, that was my next question - - do the fathers have to match.
I don't think they have to . . . We decided to have my brother match since he is doing the reading, and even though he's not a groomsman, we want him to know that he is still a big part of the wedding.
As for dads, I've seen wedding have them match and not have them match (dressed to match/compliment the mother). Honestly, my dad is color blind and a bit of a cheap-o, he hates buying new things with a passion. I think my mom wanted him to match us so we would have an excuse to buy him a nice new tie and so we wouldn't have to worry about him choosing one out himself!
According to super formal ettiquette, the Bride's mother is supposed to buy her dress first in a color complementary to the wedding colors, and then call the Groom's mother so she can buy something similar.
Of course, it is your wedding, so do whatever you want! I told my mom she needs to buy something new (since she only has one "nice" outfit that has to be 15 years old) but I don't care what color it is, as long as she likes it! I'm also getting tuxes for my dad and brother, since Dad's walking me down the aisle and Brother is going to be an usher.
@LadyGoodman, my FI is also color-blind, yet he's been known to argue with me about what color an object is!
I didn't care what the Moms wore. My MIL was nice enough to ask me though! It doesn't hurt to let your MIL know what color your Mom is wearing so she can avoid the exact same color if she wants. This was impossible for me b/c my Mom got her dress like a month before the wedding!
Our Dads rented tuxes in the same style as the GM tuxes but with different color vests.
@SaraRock - do you ever try to quiz him and test out what colors he can really see? I used to sit down with a crayola box and hold out crayons one by one so I could find out what colors my dad saw everything as.
When I got our ties in, the first thing I did was hold it up and ask him what color he thought they were. He guessed right, but only because he knew what my wedding colors are!
I didn't really care, but afterwards I kind of wish I'd given my mom some more direction. She wore a black dress to our lakeside wedding.
i used to think it didn't matter. i just wanted my mom to be happy and comfortable with what she was wearing. and then my mom wanted a red dress. my main color is pink. i know it sounds horrible, but all i could think of was the pictures of pink and red and how bad that would look. i told her if she liked it, she should buy it, but luckily my sister was the one who convinced her not to and now she has a lovely navy dress.
I saw an episode of a wedding show once where a MOG wanted to wear this bright red dress and she didn't understand that she was really stealing the spotlight. I would definitely care and suggest that the MOB and MOG not wear anything white, black, red, or otherwise brilliantly clashing with the wedding colors.
For example, my color is light blue, so I'm going to suggest pale pinks, greens, and purples for the mothers. I'll also suggest cocktail length dresses to match the formalness of the bridesmaids.
My bridesmaids are wearing navy gowns and I wanted my mother to wear the same color as the bridesmaids so she is ordering her gown (different style but same exact color) from the same designer so the colors will match perfectly. I wanted my mother to be a bridesmaids but she said that she preferred to stick with the role of mother of the bride so I'm making her an honorary bridesmaid and that's why I'd like her to wear the same color as my bridal party.
My FMIL is not apart of the bridal party and I requested that she wear the tradtional MOG color which is beige. She did not want to wait until my mother purchased her dress before deciding to buy hers and since I didn't decide on my colors until fairly recently, I just told her to wear beige.
I just told my mum and FMIL to wear whatever they wanted. It can be as colourful or block coloured as they like. The only thing I stipulated was that they don't wear white, ivory, champange or yellow. Just because that's my wedding colours and I don't want a matchy look in the families.
I didn't want my MIL or MOB to match the BM's but I definitely did not want them clashing either. My mom picked out a nice sage green dress and then when my MIL found out that my mom had gotten that, she went out and found a bright green dress to "outdo" my mom and stand out more. UGH my FMIL can be so irritating sometimes!! Does anyone else have trouble with their FMIL TRYING to be in the spotlight?
My mom is wearing a color similar to the BM dress color. Its in the same color family. My FMIL probably wont pick her dress until the week before the wedding, she likes to procrastinate. But she said she will be wearing something the compliments my moms dress.
FMIL actually owns a bridal store, and she was telling me this morning about a wedding she did 2 weekends ago. The bride got her dress, all the BM and flower girl dresses from my FMIL, the MOB also got her dress there. The MOG came in a few times with them. Saw the MOB dresses several times, but 'couldnt find anything she liked at the store'. Well both mothers show up at the wedding... the MOG had bought the same exact dress as the MOB only in a color like 3 shades brighter. The MOB was soooo upset, the MOG had went to a different store that carried the same line to order the dress (my FMIL never would have sold her the same dress). The MOB talked to the wedding coordinator to change the order they walked in so the MOB could go in first instead of following in the same dress only a lighter color.
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Should the MOB, MOG, and Groom's sisters wear a certain color dress, in otherwords, should they match the wedding colors?
My wedding colors are Plum, Pewter, and Apple Green. My mother is favoring a purple dress (currant), but that is just a coincidence and FMIL asked me today what color of dresses her daughters should be purchasing. Does it matter? Neither of FH's sisters are in the wedding.
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