Our son's wedding was a few months away, so for me the big question was
What will I wear?
Having already been through (for our kids alone)
4 graduations
3 baptisms
1 ordination as a pastor
1 ordination as a teacher in the church
Hat or no hat?
(Definitely YES to a Cambridge Graduation!)
Hat or Fascinator?
Can I wear Trousers?
(Definitely NO to a Cambridge Graduation!)
Do I have to wear high heels?
What colour?
Who not to clash with?
Who to tone in with?
What jewellery with the outfit?
Oh I'm tired already just thinking about it before I start to talk about it,
I think I need a coffee!
I'm not a fashion conscious person really!
My main problem is I am petite. See a Previous Post HERE
Most places either
so I hate having to look for something for particular events.
Also as Mother of the Groom:
First thing you know is you don't wear white, ivory or cream; that is just too close to what your future daughter-in-law will be wearing and it is her big day so she should stand out.
Secondly once you know the colour of the bridesmaids you need to avoid colours too similar and other colours that would clash with it.
Third thing is you don't go strapless; unless you have a jacket to go on top.
It is one thing having a young bride with bare shoulders but another thing completely to have an older mother-in-law with bare shoulders.
So after you have dealt with those 3 priorities there is then the wait to hear that the bride's mother has got her outfit and find out the colour so that you don't pick the same colour or something that will clash with it also.
Okay so all of that has probably involved numerous cups of coffee and that hasn't helped the effort to lose that weight you had been trying to lose from even before they got engaged but are still having to work hard on.
Then you start looking seriously for your outfit and you want to have it well in advance in case you need to have any alterations made once you lose all that weight you are working on.
- do not do petite
- have a very small selection
- only have more old fashioned outfits in petites
- think that all petite people have to be thin
so I hate having to look for something for particular events.
Also as Mother of the Groom:
First thing you know is you don't wear white, ivory or cream; that is just too close to what your future daughter-in-law will be wearing and it is her big day so she should stand out.
Secondly once you know the colour of the bridesmaids you need to avoid colours too similar and other colours that would clash with it.
Third thing is you don't go strapless; unless you have a jacket to go on top.
It is one thing having a young bride with bare shoulders but another thing completely to have an older mother-in-law with bare shoulders.
So after you have dealt with those 3 priorities there is then the wait to hear that the bride's mother has got her outfit and find out the colour so that you don't pick the same colour or something that will clash with it also.
Okay so all of that has probably involved numerous cups of coffee and that hasn't helped the effort to lose that weight you had been trying to lose from even before they got engaged but are still having to work hard on.
Then you start looking seriously for your outfit and you want to have it well in advance in case you need to have any alterations made once you lose all that weight you are working on.
Then
You see something you think you like but immediately you start thinking -
will it please everyone else as well???...
