My daughter has requested that all of her wedding party, including the mothers of the bride and groom, wear black. The mothers will also be wearing tiaras.
Carmen Sent from my iPad > On Jan 27, 2016, at 11:06 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > > Actually, a dear friend of mine's mother-in-law chose a beige dress for > another of her children's weddings. And beige was just about the least > flattering color I could imagine for the dear lady. She may have been of a > generation where she took such advice seriously. > > > Ann Wass > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: R Lloyd Mitchell <rmitch...@washjeff.edu> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 12:48 pm > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > Who follows these antiquated guidelines? And the insults they portray?! The > Dream may be the bride's but the occasion is also with expectations of > celebration for the mother's who get to be Themselves. Harmony and affinity > for the occasion seems to me to allow whatever one chooses. For daughter 31, > I wore a teal hand embroidered sundress with matching bolero jacket; my > daughter was wearing an antique eyelet gown (1879) .It was a farm garden > occasion. > My other daughter chose a princess tea-length dress of white cotton > shantung..with jacket; The neckline and sleeve edgings were > embroidered..white on white. Her site was a Friend'd Meeting House. Both > mothers did wear varities of Beige after noon dresses. Harmonious for the > occasion. > La! _____________________________ > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com <h-costume-boun...@indra.com> on behalf of > scourney <scour...@nwlink.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:47 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > I thought that was the comment for the mother of the groom - show up, shut > up, and wear beige. I'm a rapidly greying blonde with pale skin, and in beige > I'd be almost invisible. Which perhaps is the point.Susan > > -------- Original message -------- > From: annbw...@aol.com > Date: 01/27/2016 6:15 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > The mother of the bride wears beige and keeps quiet. But I would think > another color would be more fun. > > > Ann Wass > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: R Lloyd Mitchell <rmitch...@washjeff.edu> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 9:12 am > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > Was at a 20s/30s wedding in June past...The 'other women' of the wedding > party all wore shades of beige silk and lace...including mothers and > grandmother. The BMs had different styles (kneeish) Quite a lovely affair. > ________________________________________ > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com <h-costume-bouen...@indra.com> on behalf of > Susan <scour...@nwlink.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 3:09 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > Lace perhaps, but Not Beige. Leaning toward a 30s formal inspired dress. > > Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <annbw...@aol.com> > To: <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:46 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Wedding wear > > >> NOT beige lace! >> >> Ann Wass >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker <d...@mantua-maker.com> >> To: h-costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >> Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2016 8:17 pm >> Subject: [h-cost] Wedding wear >> >> I'm no help, either. The last wedding I went to, here in Texas, everyone >> but the bride came in jeans and cowboy boots. :-) >> >> I'd love to go to a wedding in a bustle dress! >> >>> My son is getting married next month in LA, and I have no idea what to >>> make to wear to an afternoon wedding, with an evening reception. 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