Mother of the bride dress disaster!!

Can they get a lighter colored grey?

You posted this twice.

They can wear a similar color or a color that will blend in. What's your accent color???

How is this a disaster? I had my popcorn ready for an outrageous story!

There are three of these threads by the way OP....

Ok I posted on one of the locked ones...

How is this a disaster? They know the colors, and if they want to match they will.

Sometimes the stress of wedding planning can make small things seem a lot bigger. This isn't a disaster at all! Just help her find a dress that doesn't clash with the bridal party. Same with your dad, just help him find something that looks nice alongside everyone else.

This is in no way a disaster.

The parents can wear whatever they feel comfortable wearing. It's easy to get carried away as a bride and think you are responsible for making every single decision. Fortunately, we're not.

The moms don't have to match the wedding party. It is nice if they choose something that coordinates for pictures. The reality is that there are not that many pics taken with the parents and the wedding party.

The parents don't have to match the theme. Please just let them wear whatever they want.

Both of our moms bought navy dresses separately when we got engaged. We didn't know it at the time but our colors are navy and silver. We were between wine and navy. All white flowers. No one will mistake moms for bridesmaids, I'm sure. Get some fabric swatches, line them up and it will all fall into place.

Disaster? ha ha ha....

No one will notice, they don't have to match, and no one will notice. I just got back from a wedding and I couldn't even tell you what my moms wore....

Are the mothers going to be in pictures with your BM's? It shouldn't matter what color they wear. If they insist on matching them can you get swatches of the colors and let them pick what they want?

Definitely not a disaster.

Peach, seagreen, ivory, navy, evergreen, burgundy...

Dads can match the groom's suit but with a tie to match their wives' dresses. No one will mistake either for the groom

Disaster?

Why not tell the moms they should pick any color they feel best wearing and, since, they both have a desire to coordinate with your wedding colors, hand them each fabric swatches of the colors you are using so they can compare a color dress they want to decide if their dress complements your wedding colors? They don't have to coordinate with the colors at all, but it sounds like they want to make sure they don't clash. Giving them swatches will help them figure out whether they like how their dresses look with your colors.

Holy cow, as a MOB I was seriously worried based on your title!!

For my daughter's wedding I plan to coordinate, not match the wedding party. My youngest daughter is having only her two sisters as co-MOH's, so I will be in photos with them and my DH of course. I would recommend having the moms pick a dress in the same color spectrum (lighter or darker) than peach and sage green or a neutral color such as gold or champagne.

ETA: my DH will be wearing the same color tux/suit of the groomsmen, but dads don't necessarily need to match either

Need more seagreen have them get dresses in that color or peach you sure don't need any more Gray

How is this a disaster?? Have them pick a dress in the color palette if that's what they want. And they don't have to match.

Sorry everyone....the disaster part of it was a joke, clearly people didn't get it. I'm just lost on how to help them. No need for the rude comments.

I realize they don't HAVE to match, which is why I mentioned it in the original post. They WANT to match. But I think it will look tacky if we everyone is in grey. No? My mom wants to wear Peach but we're not sure how to incorporate that in my dads outfit. I told her to buy something black but she thinks black is a major NO NO for a wedding.

So my dad does wear the same color as the groom? This is the first formal wedding any of my family has been apart of so we just feel lost when it comes to traditions.

But what I think I'm getting is, mothers should wear Seagreen or Peach. Dads tie should match moms dress?