As I think we are getting ready to enter into one of these life events I find myself reading more discussions on it. I have very strong opinions on what is okay and not okay, I did things almost 40 years ago that were "eye turning" .... Keep hoping a nice enough check will get them to elope
I just got word from my future DIL and beige it is. Actually gold tones. Ick! All sympathetic words accepted! I asked yesterday after finding what I hoped might be the perfect blue dress, so I'm allowing myself a few days to be quietly irritated.
Anyway, has anyone ordered from JJ'sHouse online? I am NOT a shopper and stores in my area have not turned up any possibilities so far.
There you go ... you shouldn't have asked.
I would be cautious... there are a lot of China-based businesses like this. They show photos of dresses lifted from various sites, then have their seamstresses create a replica when you order. The quality seems to vary wildly. What you receive may not be close to what you expect. Returns and customer service are not what we expect from US companies.
If you order from them, allow LOTS of time for a good Plan B...
I would NEVER order from these companies. I've heard nothing but complaints and delivery times of months out if at all. There are way too many top US options if you go the online order route.
Order from Nordstrom. They have a huge selection of dresses online, some with very reasonable prices. Shipping is fast and free both ways so you can order six or seven styles, try them on and ship back. They seem to have a lot of choices for wedding guests, wedding party guests, etc. My friend's daughter is getting married next month and they all the mothers and grandmothers and sisters did their dresses this way. I do this work for work attire.
Oh and my condolences on "beige" or "gold." While I actually love the color, it looks HORRIBLE on me.
Here's a link to Mother of the Bride dresses in beige:
https://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-mother-of-the-bride-dresses?breadcrumb=Home/Women/Clothing/Dresses/Mother of the Bride&top=72&offset=0&page=1&sort=Boosted&color='Beige'
If you need something less formal, then just choose the "Wedding Guest" category. That's what I love about their site; how easy it is to refine the search for what you're looking for.
THIS^
Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Dillards, Belk, Macy's ........ all have quality dresses I have ordered from and I know there are more. If you have an outlet mall in close driving distance sometimes you can find some great ones there after each season of dresses.
Not sure if this will be of much comfort, but as the stepmother of 2, the implied instructions have always been "pay up, shut up and show up." That's exactly what I've done both times. For the first one I did wear beige and for the most recent wedding last October, which was an "Autumn Splendor" theme, the dress colour I was assigned was orange. Yes,
orange (SMH). I actually found a nice one on-line at Macy's.
That would be a FIRM NO and let's figure out another color. I hate orange, I won't wear orange. I actually don't work skin color wise with yellows and most greens. I get it's her wedding, and I should dress simple and never try to stand out ... but I'm not going to wear something I would never ever wear. And would hope she wouldn't want to make me wear a color that looks awful on me.
This may be another of those wedding issues that are completely standard in some places and unheard of in others. It's been this way here for quite a long time. I was married 20-some years ago and both mothers checked in with me and each other to be sure what they were wearing would look good in the pictures. I didn't "assign" either of them a colour, but they both kept the overall scheme in mind when they were choosing.
It's not that big a deal buy any means, but thinking about it now, I wonder what I would have done if one of them had wanted to wear a really wild colour? Probably nothing, but I'm glad it didn't happen.
Yeah, this is my fear for my one kid. The potential MIL wears very bright colorful patterned dresses to weddings, I've seen pictures. At times she has stood out among guests .......... this makes me a bit nervous.
We also have a family member on our side that shows up to all weddings in very bold colors to stand out (as if her behavior wasn't enough). She'll beat you down to sit on the end seat on the aisle. Her bright red dress at an evening wedding where most wore tasteful formal colors stood out and the first thing you saw in their beautiful down the aisle to candle light photos - yup her dress. Have already decided if she pulls that for our kids, we will have her photoshopped into a black dress.
I've heard it often.
For DS's wedding, I just had to coordinate with bride's mother so we didn't wear the same color and also did not match the bridesmaids
A specific color would be hard, especially an unbecoming one.
Must say beige is better than orange!!
Agree that coordinating with the other mother is important for everyone. I know some weddings want no competition but lately it seems most weddings I've watched have the mothers and non-party siblings in complimentary colors .... I guess for photos. And the photos are usually very pretty.