MOB/ MOG dresses? Does it matter to you?

For my sister's wedding my mother wore a blue dress but in a different shade. She's trying to find a purple dress for my wedding but I don't think it's necessary.

Nope. Don't care. And both my parents will probably walk me down the aisle. Honestly, won't everyone just be looking at me and FH anyway?

Our moms aren't matching together. I would like them to at least match the colors, but I'm not going to force it.

But naturally my mom was getting a navy dress but the second I said, "Great, that'll match the colors!" suddenly she wants plum which has nothing to do with my colors. Because..that's the kind of mom I have. But it's her choice I guess lol.

Some people are more traditional about this sort of thing than others. Though if you FMIL was trying to be traditional about it, really your mom should have bought her dress first and then your FMIL should have based her choice off what your mom picked. This is less common these days but it is the traditional etiquette rule.

I thought it looked really nice in photos that the moms were somewhat color coordinated but honestly if they hadn't been I don't think you would have noticed. The only problem I would have had was if either had wanted to wear black or white.

Personally I didn't care, but both my mom and MIL wanted to look nice and match the wedding colours. So I told them the colours we were having and let them pick something they felt lovely in.

I think it's nice if they match the wedding colours, but it's not required. Go with the dress that they feel the best in.

My MIL said she had an ivory gown, that she was thinking about wearing. I didn't want to come out and tell her that I was wearing ivory, but I told her that I thought another color would be better. I'm still SMH, over that idea.

I wouldn't care about the color, but I'm having a go around with my mother about her dress, period. Its awful. My sister says she's seen her dress better for work,and she's a shuttle driver. My other sister says it looks like a decorated sack. So, I would say if the dress is lovely and flattering, there's nothing to side eye about.

My FMIL did the exact same thing. My mother doesn't want to match my FMIL lol. I say your mom goes for it if she likes it! She doesn't need to match your color scheme.

My two cents - I agree with everyone, they don't need to match your colours, but do make sure that both moms know what the other will wear, just in case they care about tha. Maybe they don't want to be overdressed compared to the other, or for the other to look more overdressed than them. Or even not wearing the same colour for some reason.

I think the MOB & MOG dresses shouldn't be too light (aka cream or ivory) and shouldn't be a color that will clash (like hot pink or fire engine red if those aren't the wedding colors).

It didn't matter to me but, now that I went to the florist I'm started to think about it since their corsages will have to be different than my wedding flowers. I just asked fir whitw flowers. So, no biggy.

I'm with everyone who said it doesn't matter, as long as they're comfortable. My situation is a little different though, because my mom is deceased. FMIL asked for the colors and I told her what they were because I really don't care what she wears, as long as she's happy. For FBIL's wedding in August, she had a hard time finding a dress because FBIL's wife asked her to stay within the color palette of their wedding, but also told her she didn't want her dress to be too similar to her own mother's. My maternal grandmother asked what my colors were as well and she found a beautiful dress on sale in the exact same shade as the BM dresses. I don't mind at all because 1) my grandma won't be in any pics with the BMs (and neither will FMIL) and 2) she felt it was important to "fit in" with the color scheme.

OP, that dress looks beautiful on your mom, I think she should totally get it!

My FMIL wore a dress that matched the bridesmaids at my FH brother's wedding last year. She's insisting upon doing the same at ours, and I'm like you don't need to, hell you looked fabulous in the dress you wore last year wear it again. Nope she wants something new and in light gray-which she already says she doesn't look good in. Whatever makes her happy really. I think my mom is re-wearing the same dress she wore to my brother's wedding, she loved it it looked great on her and she felt great in it. To me that's the most important part.

As long as they're comfortable, I don't care what they wear. Even if they showed up in a wedding gown, I'd just laugh. My MIL did ask my mom what color she was planning on wearing, so MIL could be sure and pick a different color, but there was really never any fuss-- they don't like the same colors, and if they did end up in the same colors, who cares? They'll be standing together in 3 or 4 pictures, and then socializing separately all evening, and they chat with their own families and friends.