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| dawnb - 2014-06-18 7:08 PM
So does my dress have to go with the colors of the wedding? Do I have to have pink or silver in the dress?
I think to be respectful you should wear something that blends nicely with the wedding colors. There will be family pictures taken and you don't want to clash or stick out like a sore thumb taking away from the bride and the groom who should be the central focus. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | sophiebelle - 2014-06-19 9:26 PM My daughter in law told me to wear what I wanted. I went with the gray simply because I loved the longer dress and the bling, but I also had gray on the brain. I would have loved to wear yellow since that was the other color in their wedding, but I was too afraid to. The shell that covered was shear, so the bling showed through. Her mother chose to go with a beige dress. It really didn't matter to my daughter in law. I really detest having my picture taken, but here we are, the husband and I, all dressed up. The first time in my life I have ever had an updo. haha! The bling doesn't show that much here, but you get the drift.
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I keep my change in my pockets
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Location: MN | I don't want to stick out but I don't want to wear a beige. It wouldn't be bright primary color but a light pastel color if possible. |
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| Teri Jon by Rickie Freeman. Pricey. But you will look fabulous! |
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| I would just ask your DIL and see what she says. My Mom would absolutely not wear a dress no matter what. She is 5 ft tall so she has a very difficult time finding clothes, much less nice clothes. She didn't really ask me what she should wear to my wedding either. She TOLD me that she was wearing a pant suit that was comfortable. She ended up finding a plum pantsuit that had a little bling but was very classy. It didn't coordinate with my wedding colors either but all the pictures came out great. I'd be respectful of your DIL's wishes but at the end of the day you want to be confident and comfortable at your son's wedding so go with what makes YOU feel great.
This is where she found her pant suit:
http://www.melbasboutique.com |
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Location: West Tennessee | dawnb - 2014-06-19 9:42 PM That's a pretty dress, and I can see bling. I don't like wearing dresses This is going to be a interesting. I will be seeing my future daughter in law tomorrow. We didn't have a great beginning so things are a little bit tense between us.
Asking her & sharing with her just might be the ice breaker needed to smooth over any rough beginnings. Hopefully, she won't be bridezilla & she'll really care about your feelings/wishes too.
While it was a long while ago, my MIL wore cream lace to our wedding -- it could have been a 2nd wedding dress but it looked beautiful on her & looked good in family pictures. I had a few friends ask if I was piffed that she appeared to be trying to upstage me but I chose not to let it bother me. I'd also been apart of both of my brothers' weddings & had witnessed the way their brides and mothers' treated my mom like 2nd class citizens. I refused to behave like that or treat the mother of the man I loved so poorly. Don't get me wrong, we had a few things to iron out over those first few years / but I did my best to do it respectfully and kindly.
I hope your future DIL will grab hold of the laurel branch if you offer it & y'all can be good friends, maybe starting with a shopping trip to find you the perfect dress to wear to their celebration. |
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Location: MN | I got to talk to her late fri nite. She is open to anything that I'm happy with and comfortable in. I just started looking because the dress parts scares me. Why is so much stuff black? I found a cute top with some bling but it is black, thought maybe could pair with a colored skirt but then again maybe not. I will ask her when I see her again to let me know what color her mom gets, that might help me out. Dresses should not scare me but I have bought a dress in 15 yrs. |
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