“We are getting married!” Becca gushed as she and Musa barged into the house. She was waving her hand in the air displaying her beautiful Tiffany diamond. Little did she know that Musa included us in the top-secret engagement plan! My husband and I, along with her sister, were anxiously awaiting their arrival with a bottle of champagne! Tears of happiness and bubbly champagne flowed that afternoon! We were over the moon with the thoughts of Becca and Musa’s impending wedding. The conversation swirled with the different undertakings of wedding planning. Then one question was asked. “Mom, what will you be wearing?”
When I got married, mothers would rarely consult the bride in their wedding attire. They played it safe by wearing matronly beige dresses! Today, it’s different. Thank goodness! The bride is very much involved with the MOB and MOG fashion and she should be! It’s her big day! A smart bride will know that all eyes will be on her as well as the moms!
With this in mind, I wanted to be respectful to Becca and Musa’s fashion sense. I started by simply asking them about their fashion expectations. Questions such as is the wedding going to be formal, semi-formal or casual? What were their wedding colors? What would be the Bridesmaids colors? Becca was so excited! She even wanted to plan a mother/daughter shopping day to look for the perfect MOB dress! Now armed with their vision, a shopping spree date on the calendar and the guidelines from the Emily Post Institute, I was able to make my MOB dress selection!
*Side note: Emily Post was the renowned authority on manners and etiquette. She died in 1960. Today, the Post Family keeps Emily’s legacy alive through the institute by providing current trends and guidelines on manners and etiquette. Below is the Emily Post Institute’s advice on what to wear, Moms! So in the spirit of Emily, here we go!
After a day of shopping, I finally found the perfect dress at Norstrom! I said, “Yes to the dress!” It was a fit and flare navy cocktail dress by Eliza J! It had pockets!!! I even purchase an adorable hot pink Kate Spade purse with a pair of AMAZING Kate Spade floral shoes! (So romantic, fun and fashionable!) And the best thing, about the entire ensemble, I felt like a million bucks when Becca and Musa’s said, “I do!”
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“We are getting married!” Becca gushed as she and Musa barged into the house. She was waving her hand in the air displaying her beautiful Tiffany diamond. Little did she know that Musa included us in the top-secret engagement plan! My husband and I, along with her sister, were anxiously awaiting their arrival with a bottle of champagne! Tears of happiness and bubbly champagne flowed that afternoon! We were over the moon with the thoughts of Becca and Musa’s impending wedding. The conversation swirled with the different undertakings of wedding planning. Then one question was asked. “Mom, what will you be wearing?”
When I got married, mothers would rarely consult the bride in their wedding attire. They played it safe by wearing matronly beige dresses! Today, it’s different. Thank goodness! The bride is very much involved with the MOB and MOG fashion and she should be! It’s her big day! A smart bride will know that all eyes will be on her as well as the moms!
With this in mind, I wanted to be respectful to Becca and Musa’s fashion sense. I started by simply asking them about their fashion expectations. Questions such as is the wedding going to be formal, semi-formal or casual? What were their wedding colors? What would be the Bridesmaids colors? Becca was so excited! She even wanted to plan a mother/daughter shopping day to look for the perfect MOB dress! Now armed with their vision, a shopping spree date on the calendar and the guidelines from the Emily Post Institute, I was able to make my MOB dress selection!
*Side note: Emily Post was the renowned authority on manners and etiquette. She died in 1960. Today, the Post Family keeps Emily’s legacy alive through the institute by providing current trends and guidelines on manners and etiquette. Below is the Emily Post Institute’s advice on what to wear, Moms! So in the spirit of Emily, here we go!
After a day of shopping, I finally found the perfect dress at Norstrom! I said, “Yes to the dress!” It was a fit and flare navy cocktail dress by Eliza J! It had pockets!!! I even purchase an adorable hot pink Kate Spade purse with a pair of AMAZING Kate Spade floral shoes! (So romantic, fun and fashionable!) And the best thing, about the entire ensemble, I felt like a million bucks when Becca and Musa’s said, “I do!”
Post Written By PKM