Co ordinating colours what should the moms wear?

Whatever they want. The mothers don't need to match the wedding party. If you really want they could wear a different blue. Remember life isn't a magazine. Almost no one ever has real wedding photos where every single person coordinates perfectly.

If they ask for your advice, show them the picture and say it would be great if they coordinated. If they don't ask, you don't get to dictate their outfits. You already get to pick yours, your BMs, and probably your FH and his GM (guys don't usually care).

My mom wanted to match. So I got her a swatch...she found a great dress at Macy's. But I'm in the camp that the moms can wear what they want to wear! =)

I am using Lapis and Malibu.. but using some accent colors of white and silver.. My mom bought a Silver dress.. So, if you have an accent color, i've seen the mothers use that.. or anything she feel comfortable in!! Good luck!!

Im doing purples, black and ivory, my mom found a silvery grey dress she likes...but i told her to wear whatever she would like!

Because I want my Mom and FMIL to match, I am buying their dresses.

If you want them coordinate, I agree with showing them the dress. You also don't want them to "clash" with the wedding party, so maybe show them a dress so that they have a general idea of what not to get??? lol.

Both my mother and FMIL wanted to coordinate but not necessarily be wearing the exact same color. My BMs will be in an eggplant purple, FMIL is in a blue-ish purple dress that changes depending on the lighting, and my mother is in a dark lavender dress. They wanted everything to flow, but not look staged, lol.

My colors are hot pink and orange, but my dad is wearing his military dress uniform, so my mom is getting a champagne color dress to match him. If your mom gets a more neutral color dress, she will match everyone and won't clash with anyone

They don't necessarily have to match your bridal party. My mom is going to wear a black dress with maybe a pink shaw. And I think his mom is going to wear pink. If you want to have them wearing your wedding colors that's fine, but they dont have to completely match.

What Pan and Ryan said!

If they are asking you, then I think anything in a blue, grey, or black will be very nice.

My mom asked me so I gave her some ideas of colors that will coordinate but not match. I didn't particularly want her looking like a bm or moh. Fh mom and stepmom haven't asked, so whatever they wear is fine with me.

My bridesmaids are wearing apple green/kiwi, so both my mom and FMIL are staying away from light green. My mom found her dress the other week, it's purple silk, very nice. My FMIL hasn't picked out her dress yet.

We asked our moms to wear whatever they wanted in whatever fall color they wanted so long as it wasn't the same color as the BMs (wine). My mom chose a plum dress and MIL wore a cranberry colored dress.

My colors are red, ivory, and silver. My bridesmaids are wearing red, and my mom is wearing silver. FH's mom wants to wear Champagne which doesn't match but I don't care as long as it doesn't clash in our pictures!

I'm with Pan and Ryan!

As long as they dont clash, does it matter? I told my moms (mine, FMIL, and stepmom) to wear whatever color works in a fall color palette. As of this moment my mom is wearing burnt yellow, FH mom wants to wear chocolate and my Stepmom asked if it was okay if she just wore black or burgundy...

I agree but i do believe they should coordinate with the wedding party, She picked chocolate brown and a burgundy wich are not really spring colours, and Everything else is blending nicely. I just dont want her to stand out and regret it later shes one of thise people. And btw she did ask for my advice and knows what all the dresses look like.

Thanks for the help ladies

Eric's mom and stepmom asked me right off what my wedding colors are and what they should wear. They've seen pics of the dress and swatches of the fabric. I told them to wear whatever they feel pretty in. Wear a favorite dress, or use the wedding as an excuse to buy something new and pretty. I want them to enjoy the day, have fun, and feel pretty. I told that to everyone involved, from my PA to my soloist, hostess, sister, etc.

The mothers for us know what colors the wedding party is wearing, and I told them just something that they are comfortable in and happy with that will compliment in pictures.

Mother of the bride here.....I wanted to coordinate with the bridesmaids, and the colors/theme of the wedding. However, the bottom line is, my daughter told me to wear what I feel beautiful in. You can't really control what your mothers are going to wear unless you are footing the bill for their dress. Yes, ideally you would want them to match. However, life is not always a perfect pallette. My daughter's theme is a Secret Garden(victorian). Her dress is ivory with a touch of champagne and bling. Her colors are....pink, pale green, gold with pearl/bling accents.

My problem is her FMIL is Mrs. Bucky Dollars so I really don't want her to know what I am wearing because she can out spend me X ten. I also want to blow the ex's new wife out of the water. She can also outspend me. So, my daughter is only telling them the color. Yes, I know I am being a Mother of the Bridezilla on this topic.

Yep...I look horrid in the pic...no make-up or proper undergarments