Very nice dress from Nordstrom. Since your daughter said no green, what color did you end up ordering?
Also thinking of maybe this dress.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08K7GNJ6W/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza?th=1&psc=1
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LOVE this one!
D originally thought it was too bright but I showed her photos of dress that were posted and she agreed itās not as bright as she feared. Iām not generally a dark colors person. I prefer more saturated colors so Iām not washed out. It doesnāt took too busy and from comments may not need any hemming.
I ordered it in green. I will return it for sure but I want to see how it looks, check out the size, etc. If I happen to have another occasion (not likely but who knows!), maybe I will keep it.
Thanks to other posters! Youāve given me quite a few ideas to pass along to my daughter the bride to take a look.
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Iām likely the last person to figure this out, but finally started a list on Amazon of dresses that are a āmaybeā so when my Sās fiancee tells us what they are doing in the way of their wedding, I will be already ahead in figuring out styles and dresses the appeal to me. This is an entertaining way for me to spend an otherwise rather grey and overcast day. Iāve chosen several knee length and several maxi dresses, just to have some variety and options in different styles and fabrics.
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Hereās a Macyās dress thatās highly rated.
Betsy & Adam Womenās Lace-Top Waterfall-Detail Gown & Reviews - Dresses - Women - Macyās (macys.com)
Sadly for us in HI, no free shipping so if I want free shipping, I have to use Amazon or Nordstroms or other companies. Oh well, itās too early to start ordering at this point any way. It is a STRONG disincentive for me to order from Macyās any more because they have eliminated free shipping to HI and the in store inventory is so pathetic (fortunately my sizeā10āis sometimes in stock). Dās sizeā00 or xxsāis hardly ever in stock. I told her she has to get going on ordering.
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I just ordered this:
From Macyās:
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Awesome! It looks like it will be very comfortable and incorporates the green of the bridesmaids!
Itās not about ācirclesā, it can just be about good genes/skin etc! Also depends on the age of the ākidsā marrying. Your parents may look much younger if you get married at 24 as opposed to 34!
HImom - I really like the last dress you posted. Elegant and seems like it would be super flattering!
oldmom4896- the floral dress is pretty - but so is that gorgeous green dress!
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The posts about the mom who can be mistaken for the brideās sister made me think of a subreddit D introduced me to called weddingshaming. One of the āflairsā you can filter for is DressedLikeABride. Itās often a guest but surprisingly often itās also a MOB or MOG who shows up in a white or ivory lace sleeveless full length gown with plunging neckline and/or back. Per their forum rules faces are supposed to be blurred and no body shaming allowed but plenty of shaming for bad judgment. Itās not just the color (white or ivory) by itself that usually offends people, but the color combined with the overall style of the dress. So what do you think, can a mom wear a white or ivory full length dress to a wedding (assume itās not a situation where it has been designated as part of some color theme like āblack & whiteā etc).
My daughter is marrying this year at age 24 but considering I was a few weeks shy of 31 when I had her, we certainly donāt look like sisters! Iām told I look younger than my age but not that much younger!
My Dās future MIL is a few years older than I am and looks fabulous. She also had her first kid very young, like in her teens, and she actually does look like she could be sisters with her oldest daughter. There is a much bigger age difference tho between future MIL and her son and other daughters - tho she looks great, she would not be mistaken as their sister.
My mother looked like my sister for many years. When she went to sign me up for kindergarten she was told to go home and get her mother. When I went to college people on my floor thought she was a friend. She had me when she was 15 thoughā¦ so it kind of made sense.
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I was born on my momās 18th birthday so I spent years with people thinking my mom was my sister. D1 will be 32 when she gets married next year and there is no chance anyone would think we are sisters. Darn it!
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I think itās up to the bride. If the bride has a long white dress and the guest or MOG/MOB is wearing something like a white suit, I think itās probably okay, but if the bride is wearing the white suit then no one else should. Since you canāt always be sure, I wouldnāt do it without checking first. I think a full length white dress is always going to be wrong.
Amusingly we had a trio who sang at our wedding and their standard outfits were white cotton dresses, sort of 1980s Laura Ashley style. Since my dress was a long, very simple and elegant satin 1930s gown, I was not bothered at all. In fact I wouldnāt have even thought about it, except they apologized profusely. Theyād never played a wedding before and they hadnāt thought about it until they got there.
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A white long gown? Solid āNOā to that. Ivory? It depends on how dark the color is and the gown design.
My recent MOB dress was ivory but it had a flower pattern all over, so it would have been hard to confuse the dress with a wedding gown.
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Just to be on the safe side (no matter how easy-going the bride) - I wouldnāt wear anything close to white or (non-patterned) ivory myself. Never want to be the cause of any distress in the relāp, no matter how (seemingly) minor the cause!
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My friend wore this (in champagne) to her sonās wedding:
Because it is a shirt dress, I thought it was fine, but I did have one friend who thought she looked bride-ish. It did photograph a bit lighter.
ETA: I will never understand not having a dress hemmed. The MOGās (my friendās) dress is entirely too long.
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