Wedding MOB Question - Page 3

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

@rms1954 wrote:
Is wearing a nice fancy black dress an appropriate choice for a MOB dress?

NO. I wouldn't dream of wearing black as MOB.

My son got married in May. It took a while but I found a lovely dress that wasn't black. I ended up ordering it from Macy's. It was perfect.

Rockycoast · ‎03-02-2016

I would never wear a black dress to a wedding especially if I was the MOB. It sends the wrong message.

The exception being a formal evening wedding. There are so many other better colors to choose from.

ThinkingOutLoud · ‎05-01-2020

@rms1954 wrote:
Is wearing a nice fancy black dress an appropriate choice for a MOB dress?

(Haven't read the replies)

If it's a black tie wedding - yes

If it's a casual event on the beach - no

Regal Bee · ‎07-20-2017

No, I would never do this especially being the mother of the bride. There are dozens of other colors that would be much better. I also think the bride should be consulted.

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@drizzellla wrote:
Please check with the bride.

My brother got married. The bride's Mother's best friend owned a bridal shop. So of course my Mom went to her bridal shop to buy her dress. The best friend of the MOB helped Mom pick out her dress.

It was an afternoon wedding on the patio of an estate over looking the Hudson River.

When the Bride and her Mom saw the dress that my Mom bought, they were VERY displeased. They did not like it. It was a pale yellow lace dress. They told Mom pick something out "more appropriate".

Didn't sit well with Mom. She really liked the dress that she bought and she thought it was appropriate. So back to the bridal shop she went. She bought a pale pink lace dress and it met the approval of the bride and her Mom.

Please check with the bride. You don't want her to be upset.

@drizzellla - What was wrong with the pale yellow lace dress? Why was it not appropriate?

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@drizzellla wrote:
Please check with the bride.

My brother got married. The bride's Mother's best friend owned a bridal shop. So of course my Mom went to her bridal shop to buy her dress. The best friend of the MOB helped Mom pick out her dress.

It was an afternoon wedding on the patio of an estate over looking the Hudson River.

When the Bride and her Mom saw the dress that my Mom bought, they were VERY displeased. They did not like it. It was a pale yellow lace dress. They told Mom pick something out "more appropriate".

Didn't sit well with Mom. She really liked the dress that she bought and she thought it was appropriate. So back to the bridal shop she went. She bought a pale pink lace dress and it met the approval of the bride and her Mom.

Please check with the bride. You don't want her to be upset.
@drizzellla - What was wrong with the pale yellow lace dress? Why was it not appropriate?

Oh, it was VERY appropriate in my opinion. Somewhat like this dress except her fabric was not chiffon. It was more like a lightweight linen because Mom figured if it was outside in the end of June she wanted a more natural fabric. Becuase it might be hot and in the sun. And Mom's dress was a very pretty shade of yellow not bright but a nice toned down shade. Similar in shade of this dress but yellow. Sad she never got to wear the dress.

And she did buy it in a bridal salon so it is not like she picked a wash and wear dress at K-Mart.

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PS - This is just my thought in the matter. Words about the reason the dress was inappropriate were never mentioned to me. But the Bride's Dad invented a very successful toy. That put his family into a much higher tax bracket. And the Bride's Mom wanted everyone to know that. And The Bride's Uncle was a successful Producer. So the Mother of the Bride appeared in soap operas as an extra. I THINK she wanted my Mom to wear a big name designer. And all my Mom cared about was appearing nice when it might be hot.

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

Thanks for all your "honest opinions." They all differ so I guess it's up to me. As I searched all the MOB dresses on different sites, they offer black as a choice so if it's not "appropriate" why would it be offered. They even offer pants and jacket or jumpsuits so .....

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

It depends on the level of formality of the wedding and the bride’s color scheme. I can’t say black would be my first choice. You really need to ask the bride.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

I thought what's a mind your own business dress?

Thankfully I read further for "mother of the bride. LOL

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I'm late to the discussion, but I will say I've had two friends whose daughters recently married. They both wore navy blue.

My one friend was so funny. She went to the wedding attire shop her daughter chose, and they put her in dresses that were not flattering. So she went to another shop that gave her different choices. Her dress was beautiful, off the shoulder and lacy

I love the picture of the dress you posted @drizzellla. We've come a long way from the times when the MOB wore pink tones and the MOG wore blue tones!

As some others have said, I don't think I'd wear black.