what is appropriate to wear as daughter of the bride?

Question

my mum is getting married in a hotel where the reception is being held, about 50 people to the wedding and double for a party later. any ideas what sort of thing is appropriate... as last time she got married was 29 years ago, and i was the bridesmaid in some dodgy green dress! (i am 37 now)

Answer 1

It really depends. Is it a daytime or evening wedding? Is it black tie, semi-formal, casual, or otherwise?

The number one rule that I see broken all the time is wearing white to a wedding. Only the bride, if she chooses, should be in white. Even if she doesn't wear white, which I assume she won't, the rule still applies.

A good code to dress by is: Dress in soft, light colors if the wedding is a day wedding. If at night, wear more subdued tones. Always mind your neckline! And never wear your skirt above the knee. Keep it simple, you are never trying to upstage the bride. Have fun! and Congratulations to your mother!

Answer 2

A formal yet simplistic gown. I would choose the same color as the color she has chosen for her wedding (as long as it isn't that same green). Although you might match the table cloths, you will look like you are a bigger part of the wedding, and in full support of your mum. If it is a day wedding, I would choose a pale or pastel shade of dress, and if it is in the evening, I would suggest either a silver/grey, gold hue or even black, but nothing glittery or metallic shiny. Although it may be hard to do, don't upstage your mum, because this is her day. Good luck finding that dress!

Answer 3

LOL no more dodgy green dresses! Are you going to be standing up for her again? I think this time around you should get to choose your own outfit!

Something classy and elegant that won't make you look like the bride! The last time my sister in law got married her daughter was the bridesmaid and she looked lovely in a long pastel pink gown.. and I remember thinking that she looked like the bride but who was that dumpy old lady she was talking to.. and THAT was my sister-in-law the bride in the most hideous outfit I've ever seen anyone get married in!

So.. something lovely but not so wonderful that it upstages your mom :)

Answer 4

attempting to thieve interest removed from the bride, with the white, and the marriage isn't a funeral for the black. i think of the bridegroom might seem strategies-blowing in a black tux with a claret cravat. i do no longer see how silver gray is going to look good against the bride's claret and white. perhaps it may actually be you wearing the silver gray, and the different mum a gold.

Answer 5

My suggestion is to find a nice dress......with the colors of the wedding (so you match, but not totally). Make sure that it is a classy dress......you dont want to embarrass your mum by showing up in something that a hoochie would wear.

Answer 6

a nice peach/pink/blue dress with matching shoes

a two piece suit

why not go shopping with your mum and buy matching outfits in different colors or similar outfits, after all your mother and daughter


good luck im sure you will find the right outfit and make your mum proud, hope you all have a great day

Answer 7

Wear a flattering dress that makes you look good and feel comfortable but isn't a loud color or over-sparkled affair so that you don't upstage your mother. Classy and flattering, yet understated. :)

Answer 8

Where something almost as dressy as your mom wears. It does not have to be wedding-ish though. If she wears a long dress, you wear one, etc.

Answer 9

It depends on what your mum may want I would ask her first. If she doesn't care, any light blue, pink, rose, or green would do. I think you will both look lovely!

--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 10

Wear something that would indicate that your mother did a good job raising you....make her feel loved and that her pending marriage is acceptable to you.