Mothers of the Bride and Groom

[hillfor09]

Just wondering if the mothers of the Bride and Groom have to wear a certian color dress or does it need to match of any sort?

[sandy03]

I've always heard that the dresses for the mothers should be about the same formality of the bridesmaids, and in a color to compliment those of the wedding party (At a friend's recent wedding, her colors were teal and brown - the bridesmaids wore teal dresses with brown sashes, the bride's mother wore a brown formal dress in a dark, chocolate brown that matched the sash of the bridesmaids dresses. The groom's mother wore a slightly less formal dress in a lighter brown, almost a beige). I think it's tradition that the bride's mother choose her dress first and then the groom's mother chooses something to compliment that of the bride's mother. It's really up to you how close you want to stick to a particular color scheme.

[WebLady]

There is no rule that states the mother have to wear anything particular. Most weddings I've seen have had mothers in colors coordinating with the BP or just beige, tan or ivory shades.

[Formalwear Outlet]

Rule of thumb is that the mother of the bride chooses her dress first and then shows the mother of the groom who picks second. Its great if the colors can compliment each other and the wedding party but you don't want them to match each other or bridesmaids. You do want the dresses to match in regards to the formality of the wedding, time of day, and appropriateness for the setting. The fathers of the bride and groom can then match their vests or cummerbunds to the dress colors.

[brendalin]

Rule of thumb is that the mother of the bride chooses her dress first and then shows the mother of the groom who picks second. Its great if the colors can compliment each other and the wedding party but you don't want them to match each other or bridesmaids. You do want the dresses to match in regards to the formality of the wedding, time of day, and appropriateness for the setting. The fathers of the bride and groom can then match their vests or cummerbunds to the dress colors.
This is the same thing that I have always heard. My dresses were Brown and my MIL wore a cream colored, and my mom wore black, which matched the tuxes.

Ultimatly though, it is up to you. We did the colors we did so that they would look good in pictures.

[lilmsjess]

as my mom won't be there, we've talked FMIL into wearing her "good" pink linen suit...she'll be marrying us as well, and she asked what we wanted her to wear...at first we said we'd buy her robes, but now that we're going more casual, i begged her to wear this blush pink suit she has that just looks amazing on her...and our colors are a springy green, orange, and white...of course, if she buys an orange one, i'd LOVE to see it!

[sandy03]

Don't forget grandmothers if you have any when figuring out dresses as they are often considered part of the extended wedding party and will be in lots of pictures too!

[Mrs.Goff]

My mom wore a tan/gold colored dress and my MIL wore purple. Our colors where red, black and white.

Here we all are together and I don't think it looks bad.
http://sites.google.com/site/goff449/_/rsrc/1239072634614/Threesia-and-Jeremys-wedding-photos/IMG_5263.JPG?height=280&width=420

[MrsDM]

My girls dresses are a terra cotta/orangey type color. My mom is wearing eggplant and FMIL is wearing like a kiwi/lime green colored skirt and top. Everyone tried to pick colors that complimented others.

[emma970261]

Just wondering if the mothers of the Bride and Groom have to wear a certian color dress or does it need to match of any sort?

Hi, I think there is no need to consider this point, just the formal gown, no matter color, that's ok. I'm the dress manufacturer, I've made many wedding dressses, the dress for mothers of bride and groom also with the flower girl's dresses, as my opnion, you should consider the color of the bridemates, and flower girls dress, for mothers, any color is ok, if they like~~ and if have any question for the dress, just feel free to contact me here or send me mail

[WBandMe]

It's up to you! Yeah, there are some "rules" ... Sandy posted all of the ones I could think of... but those rules can totally be broken! My MOH was in burgundy, so I asked my mom/MIL to wear anything but burgundy, ivory or white. My mom wore a dark purple formal pantsuit, and MIL wore a baby pink dress. For me, it was more important that they were happy and comfortable in whatever they were wearing than that they matched each other or my wedding colors. They both looked beautiful, everything came out nice in pictures, and that's all I could have asked for!

[TheWeddingPlanner]

there is no specific requirement about this but when i'll get to walk down the aisle one day, God permits, i will for sure let my mother wear a dress with at least a little color resemblance with my gown.. :)

[f77g4]

My mom wore a lovely black pantsuit while my MIL wore black capris and a balck & white jacket.....MIL picked out her outfit entirely on her own and never asked at all what she should wear - to me it was a little too casual next to her husband's tux.

It's entirely up to you what you want to do though.

[RosieAngel]

Generally, the mothers make their choices based on the bride's preference. I just shared the wedding colors and formality level and let her choose something in a complementary shade, since I had a relatively casual wedding and such minor details weren't my problem. My colors were pink, black, and white, and my mother-in-law chose this lovely peach dress.

http://gallery.mac.com/kanedijkman/100146/397_080926_174402/web.jpg?ver=12263890440002