10 evening dresses for the bride’s mother and the groom’s mother

There comes an important time in our lives, that is the children become adults and they take a big step. They leave off to their own home. If you have such a happy event in your life, in addition to many preparations, what is very important is the bride’s dress and immediately following is the bride’s or groom’s mother’s dress.

How to choose a dress for the groom’s mother

I often meet many ladies in that position, who are a bit nervous for not finding a dress easily. They are definitely past their youth and their body is perhaps not what they want. If we are talking about the mother of the groom, it is generally easier, because the groom is not as preoccupied and she can choose her dress on her own.

We should take into account first the shape of the body, the place where the reception will be held, the colour... but we will take them one at a time. I have also prepared a video in this respect.

How to choose an evening dress for the bride’s mother

The bride is very preoccupied with her own dress, as well as with her mother’s dress. It is very important for the bride as well for her mother to look good so she will accompany her and give her advice at all times, whether we are talking about choosing the dress, the accessories, the shoes, the makeup and the hairstyle.

It is a beautiful moment when mother and daughter give each other advice and enjoy special dresses. If would be best if such a dress is custom made, so that the shape and colour are well adapted to the body of each person, and you can benefit from free advice and the opinion of an expert in the field.

Types of dresses

1. Wide, flared evening dress for the bride’s or groom’s mother

If your waist is not that small, you should opt for a wider dress image.

As the dress is more flared in the lower part, it creates the impression of height, and the silhouette looks thinner and taller. The colours should be warm, pastel, dust pink, beige, mint or shades of blue, if we are to follow this year’s colours.

2. Cloak evening dress

Another interesting element that could help, is wearing a cape, a cloak on top. This way you can take it off at some point, and have two attires, thus creating an element of surprise. As the cloak is wider, it hides the body line and any imperfections.

3. Close fitting evening dress

If you have a well-proportioned body you too can opt, not only the bride, even if you are the groom’s mother, for a siren dress, which is always an elegant touch. This type of dress can be made of silk or embroidery. If your arms are a bit thicker, you can opt for a wide cape or a short one, but which covers your shoulders and beautifully completes this line, being very useful in church.

4. Wide dress for the bride’s and groom’s mother

Of course, even if you are the bride’s or the groom’s mother, you can also wear a princess dress, without a fear of obscuring the bride. Your position is also important among the guests and you can be certain that the bride wants you to look very good.

You should opt for warm colours, pastels, lace embroidery, feather details. It is important to want to look good, fresh and choose the dresses that make you look younger, that make you look good, avoid dark colours!

5. Princess dresses

The princess dress is always spectacular, the effect is always a positive one. You should not be afraid, when choosing the dress and think of your age or the small imperfections.

If you go to a designer, you will always find the solution to be able to wear the dress you've been dreaming of, adapting it to your body.

During my meetings with the ladies I noticed this fear some times. But you should know that it is a happy event, almost unique in your life, and you should want to shine. There will be pictures and you will like that when you see them again, you or your grandchildren, are always impressed by your attire!

6. Manually embroidered dress

I must admit that manually embroidered dresses seem to me very well adapted for the bride’s or groom’s mother. They are precious dresses, handmade, and the details are very important.

The embroidery makes the dress not very tight fitting, it discretely emphasizes the body line, smoothing the shapes, making your body more harmonious. Also, when I draw them, these embroideries underline certain areas of the body and hide others, where we don’t necessarily want to draw attention.

The colours can be pastel, pink, green or mint, as well as combinations with black.

Manual embroidery puts in your wardrobe a jewellery dress, a work of art. Being manually embroidered, you cannot have two perfectly identical dresses, so we have a uniqueness for this special event.

7. A-shape brocade and lace dress

A very creative, and which definitely give you a special look, are brocade dresses, combined with lace.

Brocade is very easy to wear, it does not wrinkle easily so you will look your best the entire evening.

Of course, the A shape helps the silhouette, it does not add to the hip area and is at the same time flared in the lower part. The wide lower part makes the waist look thinner, by comparison. Of course, we should know these useful tricks when choosing a dress. The combination of lace and brocade is very elegant and you will definitely not fail with such a dress.

8. Silk evening dress

Another interesting option for the bride’s or groom’s mother is the silk dress. Of course, it should be long, for such an event, this is important.

The silk dress should be wide, flared in the lower part and I am sure you want it to have sleeves. You must know that many designers propose shawls or you can add sleeves, depending on the design.

   
You should also accessorise your dresses. Gold accessories are very much in trend this year. So, you can wear a gold belt with stones or a bow, a brooch on the shoulder Daphne dress.

9. Long lace dresses

Long lace dresses may be in combination with silk or simple, made only of lace. Accessorising them with feathers or brooches is recommended.

You can also have combinations of more types of lace. The combinations of lace and feathers bring in the couture, luxury air that a dress needs for such an event.

10. How to choose a civil wedding dress for the bride’s or groom’s mother

The civil wedding dress is also very important. It can be long or short, but it must still be very elegant and impactful. Don’t forget that there will be many pictures that will remain in the memory of your children and in yours. You should pay a lot of attention to this beautiful moment and look carefully for a dress.

It should be carefully designed so you can stand out among the guests, you should look for a creative form that has that je ne sais quoi that makes it one of a kind. Let your imagination run free and look for the dress that you actually like, the one you feel like it’s you.
It can be a 3/4 or knee length dress.

Print design dresses or multi-colour lace dresses could be an interesting choice for such an event.

What you should know is that you can add to these dresses as well accessories on your head, a little hat, it is even advisable. Even a flower with a bit of tulle, that may be attached by your hairstylist, can bring a touch of creative fantasy to your overall look. This way you will bring added elegance to your attire. You should go all the way with your attire and pay attention to all details. Many times, they can increase the value of an attire a lot.

The hair accessory should preferably have elements of the colour of the dress and go well in terms of style with the shoes or sandals and the purse.

For clutches or shoes, you should make the choice keeping in mind that they should be very versatile. Anyway, my advice is that you should have in your wardrobe a set in bronze or nude. These combinations go with almost all colours and shapes of dresses, and you don’t need to make additional investments each time.

For these events, the joy is significant, but so is the stress. You should turn everything into something enjoyable, go with well known, verified brands, where you know you will benefit from free advice and where you know your dress will be done on your exact measurements and adapted to your type of body. I have prepared a set of videos about choosing the perfect attire.
I recommend this one as best example.

I invite you to my showroom to see more examples and see together to this special event.