Mother of the Groom Dress

The mothers don't need to match the color scheme. Actually, navy is like the most common mother of the bride/groom dress color. Also, aside from family pictures where siblings are part of the bridal party, the parents aren't usually in pictures with the bridal party. Even still, It'll look fine. Think about any photos you've ever taken. Chances are, people are not always color coordinated in photos and the photos still look good.

Okay, thanks.

View Quoted Comment Okay, thank you. I wasn't sure how this normally works and if mothers were supposed to match or not.

They don't have to match but I think that color will actually complement oranges nicely.

They can match, but they don't have to. I also don't think that color would look bad with the oranges you're describing. I could see if she wanted to wear bright green or something lol, but I think she'll look nice and not stick out. I suggested to our moms that they might not want to wear navy because all of the suits (including the dads') will be navy and with family members in our wedding party they may blend in more than either of them would prefer.

I’ve actually read that in traditional etiquette, MOG is not supposed to match the scheme at all so that she doesn’t look too similar to the bridal party. My FMIL asked for my bridesmaid dress colors so that she wouldn’t accidentally pick something too close. She even picked the exact opposite for her own daughter’s wedding because she heard neither mother is supposed to wear something too close to the bridal party colors. I do agree though with PPs, it is up to every couple what they want to do, however I wouldn’t worry about your FMIL not coordinating with the color scheme. You might end up finding that you feel grateful it gets to be just you and the wedding party expressing your “style” (that’s kind of how I feel about it lol).

I would agree that I would want any immediate family members who are in a bunch of the pics to choose something that compliments the rest of the wedding. However, I think a gray or navy would look nicely with oranges so you should be safe If it was a teal or neon green dress, I'd be more concerned! lol