Mother of the Grooms Dress??

Question

The bridesmaid dresses are a plum color and we where wondering if it would be alright if the grooms or even my mothers dress was a purple color also. is that against some etiquette rule somewhere? I'm not sure what is proper etiquette for the mother -of's..

umm yeeea im the bride FYI LOL

Answer 1

The mother of the groom or bride could wear any color that they want. Maybe another shade of plum or mauve, but the main thing is that they like what they are wearing, because it is a big day for them as well. Modern weddings can be almost anything that you make them. Much Happiness to all the wedding party!

Answer 2

I don't think the dress on the groom's mother or on the bride's mother should be plum. But a complementary color to plum like purple seems appropriate to me for only the bride's mother's dress. I think the groom's mother's dress should be a different color than the brides maid's and brides mother's dresses; however, the color should not clash. I've been to a lot of weddings. It's just the sort of think I would expect to see. I know nothing of etiquette on this matter.

Answer 3

Typically, the mother of the bride chooses her dress first, coordinating with the bride. Then, the MOB calls/contacts the mother of the groom and tells her what she'll be wearing, and the MOG dresses accordingly. They do not have to match each other, they don't even have to wear the same color, that's all pretty much up to the bride. I'd give them a range of colors to choose from, anything from purples to plums, to even some sage greens--which would look nice with the purple.

Answer 4

Tradionally, YOUR mother's dress should coordinate nicely with the bridesmaid's dresses. A lighter purple or a pink, or a purply blue. Then the mother of the groom would coordinate her dress based on your mothers dress, but not based on the bridesmaids. Dove gray would go nicely with any of the above colors, or perhaps a periwinkle.

But you see less and less of that nowadays. I do still think that the mother of the BRIDE should more closely match the bridal party than the mother of the groom does, but you don't want her to match so closely that it looks like she's in the bridal party.

Answer 5

absolutely!! in fact, I think that is pretty common (but not a necessity). I went to a wedding this past weekend where the mom of bride wore a lighter brown suit while the b.m.'s wore dark brown. If you are going for keeping the same color scheme, you do not have to match exactly (although is ok) and perhaps you might not want to match at all, or even just add matching elements (plum jewelry with a gold suit, plum corsage, plum hat, plum brooch, etc.) I'm pretty sure that just about anything goes! Good luck!

Answer 6

Someone once said that the duty of the MOG is to show up and wear beige.
Us usually the mother of the bride will chose a color that blends in with the wedding party but is not the same color. The MOG then chooses something that complements the MOBs dress.
so lest say for arguments sake... MOB wears lilac, MOG wears plum, bridesmaids wear orchid.
Having said that, I must say that it seems now that anything goes and if someone says they don't like it just say the Bride approved it.
Then she can yell the all time Bride Anthem: ITS MY DAY

Answer 7

none that i can think of. they are important to the wedding as well and should have an outfit to match. My uncle's wedding was a similar situation all of us bridesmaids were in a satin plum dress and the mother of the groom wore lavender and the mother of the bride opted for a totally different colour. They should choose something they are comfortable in.

Answer 8

My colors were blue and yellow. My mom in law wore a blue dress with flower accents on it, but the blue was much darker than ours. I think the same color in there somewhere is nice - but in a lighter or darker shade. It sets them apart, makes them seem a bit more "matronly" and yet ties them into the wedding in an important way. By the way...both my mom and mom in law CHOSE their OWN dresses - and did splendidly at it. Sometimes controlling it all - like what you're mom in law to be will be wearing, might be a bit too intrusive.

Answer 9

traditionally the mother of the bride chooses her dress first then contacts the grooms mom and lets her know the style & color .this is done so that thier dresses coordinate in style & color and do not clash. This will make the appaerance in your pictures and recieving line look nice and not make one of them stick out like a sore thumb.

Answer 10

How effective of you to actual care. My mom in regulation needed to positioned on a protracted white gown with pearly beads on it that shone a lilac coloration (the colour of the marriage) Frankly, i grow to be indignant that she might p.c. to positioned on a white gown, I advise afterall, i grow to be the bride no longer her. I very gently defined my concerns or perhaps with the undeniable fact that she had a in high quality condition and in some unspecified time sooner or later mentioned she would not even attend, she opted for a black gown, which i did no longer strategies in any respect. i think of a black gown is high quality see you later as this isn't any longer too unhappy and suits in nicely with something of the occasion. i'm thinking why everyone isn't wearing that mocha coloration. i think of possibly black with some diverse coloration acssesories may well be super, possibly a mocha colored scarf or mild headscarf? consistent with possibility a sort of gorgeous sweaters or little jackets (reckoning at this style of gown) you do no longer p.c. to outshine the mothers and you dont' p.c. to look like yet another bridesmaid, yet black with some effective vivid upload-ons i think of may well be only high quality. stable success!