What colours should I suggest for the mums? - Wedding Forum

Laurie · #1 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 06:29 AM

Ideas on a postcard please.

My MIL2B is waiting until my mum has bought her outfit but my mum is useless at outfit shopping (you think she'd have got the hang of picking wedding outfits by now

) and keeps asking about colours.

At one point she thought about getting navy blue but I think that would look a bit odd against the red (me) and black (sis).

I was thinking maybe silver tones, creams, or pastel colours?

Teresa · #2 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 07:06 AM

I let the mums choose what colours they wanted to wear. I thought it was up to them to choose what they wanted to wear. I went shopping with my mum though and helped her to decide. She chose her outfit and then we told Pauls mum what colour it is. My mum was quite organised though and got her outfit sorted a good few months before the wedding. If she hadn't then I would have told Pauls mum to just go ahead and get what she wanted.

Kezzer · #3 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 10:31 AM

Cream/ivory would look lovely

My mum wore a pastal green & Mikeys mum wore a dirty lilac kind colour.

Laurie · #4 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 10:52 AM

Dirty lilac?

Kezzer · #5 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 11:53 AM

I'm making it up now

Tiny · #6 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 12:03 PM

What about giving them a theam instead of colours?? mayby to keep with the valantines thing?

I have asked the men to wear black suits and the women to wear pastal colours as a contract plus cause it is a summer wedding.

Copperhead · #7 (**permalink**) 27-09-2005, 12:44 PM

my MIL wore a bluey grey colour and my mum went for a minty green

Festibride · #8 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 03:57 AM

I think it depends on what colour they look good in, no point in asking them to chose a colour that is gonna look guastly on them!

ps - anyone know how your supposed to spell guastly? lol

There is an old saying about red and green not being seen without a colour inbetween - so maybe steer clear of green if your wearing red.

Dawnmm77 · #9 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 04:04 AM

Ghastly

It doesnt really matter what colour the mums wear, unless youre having a very unified theme. I had deep red as one of my colours, and my mum wore lilac. Horrid combination but it hardly mattered. You dont want mum to look like one of the BM's, and there really is no need to co-ordinate them with the rest of the wedding party. I second the idea of letting them choose what they look good in.

Festibride · #10 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawnmm77

Ghastly

Thank you!

Lady Rools · #11 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 04:30 PM

My mum wore gold / mauve colour and it was gorgeous, even though I had a gold dress, actually looked really good. J's mum wasn't there, but his auntie wore a green / cream / navy combination and looked fab.

I'd suggest creams and golds, all lovely.

bron · #12 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 04:31 PM

I thought Mums wore what they wanted. I had enough trouble coordinationg myself let alone worrying about them as well

Laurie · #13 (**permalink**) 29-09-2005, 05:51 PM

I'd love them to pick their own thing, if only my mum would stop pestering me!