Hi, I am getting married on March 5 2005 and I am realy starting to stress. I have been trying for the past 2 months to get my future mother in law to go shopping to get her dress for the wedding. Please understand she is 78 years old, so this is not an easy task for her, but I don't want to see her feel funny - by being underdressed for her son's wedding. This is my fiancee's 2nd wedding - and my first. My mother is wearing a Full length dark plum gown and the bridal party is wearing full length raisin gowns and the groomsmen are all wearing tuxes. It is his family that I am concerned about. His other brother just had a wedding for his daughter at a museaum and it was low key - not like mine (estimated guests are 125)- so when speaking to my future mother in law - she asks why she cannot wear the cocktail dress she wore to " A's wedding" - how do tell a 78 year old it is " just not appropriate". Please help
Jowaltaj
Nancy Tucker
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Jan 1, 2005, 11:01 AM
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Don't stress over this issue! Tell your future Mother in Law to be that your mother is wearing the plum full length and you'd like to see her dressed in a complementary fashion. Offer to go shopping with her. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com
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Jan 1, 2005, 12:53 PM
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Dear Jowaltaj,
This is a great time for you and your fiance to work as a team. After all you plan to be team members for a long time. Right? You could ask your fiance to talk to his mother about this, expressing his concerns about how he thinks she may be embarrassed and that her clothing choice will be forever captured in the wedding pictures. More than likely she will listen to her son, plus we women are often worried about how we look in pictures.
HELP !!! Mother of the Groom Dress
