What to Wear as the Mother of the Bride/Groom: Dress Advice

What to Wear as the Mother of the Bride/Groom: Dress Advice. How to decide what style of dress and where to rent or shop!

Instagram: @cavinelizabeth

I'm a wedding film photographer based in San Diego, serving worldwide. My passion is educating couples on all things related to wedding photography, including plans you might not think impact photos but do! My work has been published on Style Me Pretty, Magnolia Rouge, Wedding Sparrow, 100 Layer Cake, Ruffled, and more!

Music: Joakim Karud, Bensound

[karengaudiosi]

Thank you for this- my daughter is getting married at a beach venue this summer and I’m not a fan myself of those matronly looking mother of the bride outfits. I don’t dress that way in my normal life so I don’t think I should for a very happy day for my daughter! Thanks for the advice and tips- very helpful ❤

[bajoyf]

Wonderful advice. I have both my sons getting married now. I shopped my closet and found a log sleeve gown that I’ve never worn bought in the 80s! it happens to have simple elegant line and a lovely shade of blue perfect for a winter wedding. One down one to go. I’ve looked at the traditional gowns and found them overdone, uncomfortable, and aging.

[ChristDied_PayingForYourSins]

I just want to thank you for this video! My daughter is getting married July 2nd. I'm 4' 10", large chest, and disabled so lopsided when standing. My daughter in no way is or has been picky yet with all my heart and soul want to look just so beautiful for her! I've tried on so many "mother of the bride" dresses but none of them work. They'd basically need to be completely taken apart and made new. Even the semi-mother of the bride ones did the same thing to me. I found a patterned sheath satin-y dress that fits me well with little alterations needed. While my daughter is totally fine with it I keep feeling like i wished, for her, that I found something fancier...like the typical ones. I actually am still gonna go back out and look some more because of how I personally am feeling, but your video has truly helped me feel a bit better if I still don't find anything. God bless you for this!!

[one_yang]

Yes. Finally someone else that doesn't like the "traditional" mother of the bride dress. Not everyone is going to like that style or even look good in it

[lizziemoore]

Thank you for the excellent advice. One of my sons is getting married in a couple of months. And I was trying to figure out what to wear. Now I know. Thanks again.🙂

[Dargyful]

My daughters wedding is in a couple of weeks and I’m certainly not wearing a boring mother of the bride dress. My gown is amazing

[shaunar]

I love this! I’m definitely going to share this with my mom! Thanks, Cavin ❤️

[megangiroux]

Yay! I’m happy to hear your insight on this topic! Great video. 😊😊

[joyfulinhope]

My daughter is getting married, and she has requested that the family wear different shades of the wedding colors. So we’ll still be in purple and green, but not sage and lavender. She also sent me to the bridesmaid section because the MOTB outfits are too matronly. lol

[gracelopez]

Thank you, this is very helpful for my daughter’s wedding in Las Vegas!!

[donnamcardle]

Love your nontraditional approach! Thank you

[sodone]

Thank God you said you don't like the traditional mother of bride/groom dresses cause I HATE THEM. I'm going thru this now and I'm mother of groom and I cannot bring myself to wear those dresses so this video is helping me a lot. I'm also not real close to the 'bride' as she is 2nd wife to my son but his first formal wedding and they are leaving me out of everything which is rude af yes, but I want to just look as good as I can without wearing those big ugly dresses etc. Literally all I got was that the mother of brides wearing 'blue' and that is ALL they told me. Ugh! So I'm just gonna do what I want and look good at it. Oh and I didn't mention that the 'bride' has included the step "mother in law" (my son's dads wife)) Yes, that's what I included her before me and informed her more than me. Thanks for doing this video.

[m.a.]

Thank you. Very helpful.
My future daughter in law has chosen olive green- I’m just unsure of the color to choose? Emerald (?)

[laanmac]

My thoughts exactly about the MOB dress style!!

[tuesdayheck]

I agree completely! It's to to matronly looking.

[amaliavet]

Thank you for this video, it is helpful. Some options are not for certain body types. For example, having fat, flabby arms, that cause major insecurity, you can't avoid the traditional mother of bride, dress with the jacket...

[julissabackus]

Hi- i don’t like lace or beads; i love a blue dress and i love pleats too; my daughter is getting married in November in Scotland; my back up dress is a deep green shirt sleeve sequence dress with a deep back opening and a long tie on the back of the neck; it is an A line or straight dress- not tight but not matronly either
My only issue is it is not blue thought it is a very pretty deep green
It is long - the event is black tie
I would love to find someone else without sequences - ideally blue but at least i feel good about having a dress if i cannot find anything else

[ClaireLillywhite]

Hey Cavin! I absolutely love your videos - they always have really helpful tips! I’m planning my wedding for next year so your help is completely invaluable!

Sorry if you’ve already addressed this somewhere already or this comes across rude but it seems as though the audio from your microphone isn’t capturing properly - you’ve sounded very far away in your last few videos. It’s just been a bit more difficult to hear all your brilliant advice over your background music recently!

I hope you’re well!

[VioletEmerald]

Of the 3 traditional mother of the bride dresses used as an example at 0:30 I think the one on the left is the prettiest lol... That middle one is SO extra awful.

But yeah I agree with you wow the options like at 4:13 are so much prettier for the moms... Or the thumbnail image for this video too, such a pretty style

[juliel]

My stepmother will be wearing a traditional long dress, where’s my mom bought a knee length dress. I’m not sure it will look weird or out of place for my mom...