Watching your daughter get married can be one of the most exciting days of your life. Since you are an important part of the wedding, you are going to need to find the perfect mother of the bride dress. Years ago, the mother of the bride would wear a matronly looking dress in washed out shades or pastel colors. Today, things have changed. Before you start shopping for mother of the bride dresses, there are a few tips that you should follow.
Shop With the Bride
Since it is the bride’s day, you should take her advice when shopping for your dress. The bride and groom decided on the theme and the tone of the event and you should be willing to dress accordingly. You are an important part of the wedding party and you should look the part. On the day you go shopping, take your daughter along to get her opinion when it comes to the style of your dress.
Try To Fit In With the Wedding Party
Traditionally, your dress should either compliment or match with the bridesmaid dresses. It is best to wait for your daughter to choose her bridal party’s colors before you go shopping. You can go with a dress that is the same color as the bridesmaids, but a more mature style. If she doesn’t expect you to wear the exact same colors as her wedding party, you can switch things up a bit. For example, if the bridal party is wearing black cocktail dresses, you can wear a silver dress. If the girls are wearing cobalt blue, you can go with navy. When shopping for your dress, get your daughter’s opinion on your color and use the wedding party as your guide.
Think About the Venue and the Weather
When you are trying to choose a dress, you should keep the venue in mind. If your daughter is having a church wedding, you might not to wear a strapless dress, however, a strapless dress would be appropriate for a beach wedding. If you really want to go strapless, you can add a wrap or jacket and you will be church appropriate and then the layers can come off at the reception. If your daughter is getting married during the summer, you would want to go with a short sleeve or a sleeveless dress. If she is getting married during the winter, you should look for three quarter length sleeve or long sleeve dresses.
Shop Early
It is important that you start shopping early for your mother of the bride dress. If you need to check several stores before deciding on the perfect dress, you are going to need time. Also, if your daughter is getting married between May and August, this is peak wedding season. There are plenty of brides, mothers of the bride, and bridesmaids who are going to need to have their dresses altered. Since this is a seamstresses busiest season, you want to make sure that you will have more than enough time to have your dress fitted.
This means shopping early.
The traditional mother of the bride dress has changed over the last decade or so. If your daughter is getting married, you should follow the tips listed above before you start looking for the perfect dress.
