Outfits of the mothers of bride and groom

No, they can wear whatever color they want. They don't need to match each other or the bridal party.

I think it is fine they wear same color

Not at all. They can wear whatever color they want.

Wear whatever they want. No one has to match anyone.

View Quoted Comment She wasn't worried thinking they should match. She thinks that its bad if they do end up matching. She says its something your not supposed to do and I had never heard of that. I don't really care either way as long as nobody is wearing white lol

Nope, this is not breaking any sort of etiquette. They can choose to match or not match- entirely up to them

View Quoted Comment I know they don't need to match but she thinks it would be a big deal if it did happen. I don't care either way but I don't think its a big enough thing that I need to play phone tag to make sure their colors are totally different lol. So I guess my question should have been more like is there a rule that they can't wear the same color.

View Quoted Comment Good to know. I tried googling it and I did come across something that said with bigger weddings its better if they wear different colors so people who don't know them can tell them apart. But our guest list is only around 50 so everyone coming knows one or the other. So I tried telling her she doesn't need to worry about them picking the same color its no biggie. But she insisted I go on my "wedding site" and ask people lol.

My MIL bought a dress the same color as my mom and a similar cut. Honestly, my mom was frustrated she bought a dress that was so similar but literally no one else noticed.

View Quoted Comment That's not true though it may have been an idea spread to the social circles she was in of her generation, but even that isn't a widely held belief. As long as no one shows up looking like the bride or a bridesmaid, you're all good.

View Quoted Comment Thats what I thought, thanks 🙂

View Quoted Comment Hahaha! I just love moms when it comes to their daughter’s weddings. That’s so sweet that she is trying to do right by you though!

They can each wear whatever they each choose. If they end of with the same color it isn’t a big deal at all. No one will notice. I mean if they ended up with the exact same outfit everyone may get a laugh out of it, but even then it’s not the end of the world.

My little sister is a wedding photographer and she said so often the MOB and MOG match and even match the wedding colors. I was really surprised but she showed me some of her shoots and many of them matched.

Our colors are burgundy and Navy blue. Our parents are going to wear opposite colors.


His dad is wearing navy blue and his mom a burgundy dress. My dad burgundy shirt and my mom a navy blue dress. You could do something like that so they aren't wearing different shades of the same color.

Actually, my FMIL said there is some sort of etiquette that the MOB picks her dress first, and then MOG picks a different dress that either complements MOB's color or is just different, but it should not match exactly. This was a whole big thing for her and kept asking me when my mom would get her dress so that she could get hers. I appreciated the sentiment here, like she didn't want to outshine my mom in terms of style and color, but it was kind of annoying that this was her concern a few days after we got engaged lol. I'm not truly sure if this is etiquette or tradition, so take this with a grain of salt.

View Quoted Comment Mine actually mentioned something about this too but she wasn't sure which went first

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Sounds similar to my mom. She insisted she couldn't wear the same color as my mother-in-law. She even returned a dress she loved because it was the same color my mother-in-law picked for her dress. There definitely isn't a rule. I have seen some moms in the same color and others in completely different colors. Honestly, they should just pick what they love regards of color.

I don't think it matters, I would prefer color coordination. Our colors are Texas Rangers red and blue with neutral to complement. I recommended my future MIL to wear a blue dress, my mother is wearing a charcoal dressy pantsuit .

Not at all. I cant imagine why anyone attending a wedding would even think twice about them wearing the same color.