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Spring Wedding

mama dearest — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 03:07:15 GMT

My son is getting married next spring (2017), and I'm looking for an approriate mother of the groom dress. When will more spring attire be available? Do you have any dress suggestions?

Thanks!

Re: Spring Wedding

chrystaltree — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 03:41:19 GMT

I believe it's still customary for the two mothers to discuss what they will wear so they can coordinate their outfits. My daughter's June wedding was small and informal but the groom's mother and I still coordinated our outfits. Also, you can't buy a dress or even think about it until you know the wedding colors and what the bride wants. Conngrats on your son's wedding but it's too early for you to think about your dress. Qvc goes into spring/summer mode in Feb but Qvc doesn't sell a lot, if any, mother of the bride dresses.

Re: Spring Wedding

KathyPet — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:30:18 GMT

THe mother of the bride gets first choice of color of dress for the wedding so you need to check with the bride to see if her mother has selected a dress so you don't end up in the same color. QVC has very few dresses and nothing I would consider suitable for a mother of the groom dress. YOu should be checking on line with the major dept. stores like Macy's, Lord and Taylor, Dillard's and of course, Nordstrom.

NOrdstrom even has a special section on their web site in the Woman's area called Wedding Party. THere is a link to Mother of the Bride dresses showing a variety of styles suited to MOB or MOG.

Re: Spring Wedding

Goldengate8361 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:55:07 GMT

Nordstroms and Dillard's have good selections. Also, many bridal stores - like Allure or David's Bridal - have appropriate dresses for the mothers of brides-grooms. I don't think it's too early to start shopping as you may need to special order and you might need alterations. Good luck!

Re: Spring Wedding

lolakimono — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:26:27 GMT

@mama dearest

Welcome to the boards!

J. Crew is another source for wedding attire-

Re: Spring Wedding

lolakimono — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:31:29 GMT

@mama dearest

These are from Anthropologie-

Re: Spring Wedding

meallen616 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:38:32 GMT

On the Spring wedding,

Re: Spring Wedding

Perkup — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:49:37 GMT

Just a suggestion for "window shopping". Neighbor just had a wedding - her youngest son. She did a lot of looking on the Internet - eBay and other sites. I think she finally purchased a dress (gorgeous by the way) from Belk online. Got it at a wonderful reduced price. You might enjoy looking!

Re: Spring Wedding

kug — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:52:34 GMT

You do need to check first what the Mother of the Bride is wearing and then coordinate colors and style. However for my one son's wedding, the bride's mother did not get her dress until two days before the wedding and I did feel comfortable waiting that long so I just went with a neutral light pink dress (I knew we were not going formal) and that was just fine. You may want to check with Coldwater Creek as they have nice dresses that would be appropriate for your wedding. Have fun and enjoy this special time with your son and future daughter-in-law.

Re: Spring Wedding

Janey2 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:02:32 GMT

Begin to look now. Many of these dresses have no season. I do not know your budget, but if you order a dress in a specific color it could take months for you to get it.

Re: Spring Wedding

software — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:40:31 GMT

Something classic that will stand the test of time in the photographs. When you try on dresses, have someone take a picture to be sure it looks like you expect. Sometimes a mirror can be your friend, sometimes not. Also, I don't know where you live but it can be cold in spring, if you decide to go sleeveless be sure to have a coordinating wrap or shrug or something for your arms.

Congratulations.

@mama dearest wrote:
My son is getting married next spring (2017), and I'm looking for an approriate mother of the groom dress. When will more spring attire be available? Do you have any dress suggestions?
Thanks!

Re: Spring Wedding

Slainte — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:33:44 GMT

I don't know why the bride, the mother of the bride and mother of the groom can't confer early about colors, style and length, then each individual shops. Some dresses take 4 months to order, so waiting until the MOB buys several weeks before the wedding may not be practical. Especially when the whole wedding expense gets shared three ways between bride and groom, bride's family and groom's family, talking early and not being rigid about "traditional" practices makes sense to me. My son just got married and we confered early about color, style and length, then I bought my dress before the MOB because I had to order 4 months in advance.

Re: Spring Wedding

HarDee — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 20:59:43 GMT

Congratulations! It's a very exciting time coming up for you! I agree that you should check with the bride on colors and then see what her mother will be wearing. Unless the bride is pretty specific you don't have to match, but you want to coordinate. One of my girls got married this summer and the groom's mother wore a completely different color than I did and her color wasn't really in the color scheme. BUT iit all looked good together. She checked with my daughter first and got the ok. If the bride's mom wears a long gown you should look for the same length. You just don't want to clash when it's time for family pictures!

Good luck! I got ideas on Pinterest by searching for mother of the bride (or groom) dress. Dillards and Macy's have a pretty good selection as does Nordstroms. It's NOT too early to start looking.