My son is marrying in an afternoon outdoor ceremony in a public park area. The reception will follow in approx. 2-3 hours at a hotel. The bride's gown is very formal with a very long train and the bridesmaids are dressed in long formal gowns.
I was thinking of wearing a tea length linen dress and jacket for the wedding but I see now that the MOB has selected a strapless formal gown for the day. I have learned from this site that strapless in not appropriate for the MOB or MOG (don't want to wear one anyway) but how can I, the MOG, tell the bride this and just what is the appropriate attire for a day such as they have planned? Should I wear a formal gown to match the mother of the bride?
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edited by TWQadmin on Feb 19, 2009, 6:38 PM)
Your choice of attire seems best of all. It is difficult to consider your son's wedding formal. But, it appears that the bride does.
Her mother's choice of attire, as you have noticed, is not appropriate. Usually I would suggest for you to ask your son to speak to his fiancee who would then discuss it with her mother, so as to keep you out of it. But, it could be embarrassing for her if she thought that it was discussed between the three of you. So, perhaps you could have a heart-to-heart with her letting her know that as a result of trying to dress appropriately for the wedding you found that her attire isn't viewed positively and didn't want her to be embarrassed.
Even though I feel the attire is too formal, it may be best to try to dress as formally as the MOB and bridesmaids. Maybe I'm missing something here and it is indeed formal.
Should MOG wear formal gown?
