Here Comes the (mothers of) the Bride

There is a horde of television shows and movies that portray brides as prissy, snippy, little brats who protest details, change their minds endlessly, and add tension to the lives of those around them. And the main "boning" of contention? The dress. Yes, one single network has two shows alone related SOLELY to the decision of the Bride's attire. The material is wrong, it fits me weird, it's the wrong shade of white...whatever it is, Brides are shown in various states of mania over the dress. I tried on a max of 8 dresses and the whole deal was over in a total of 3hours spanned over 3 weeks. I'm not tooting my own horn (ok, wait, yes I am!) but I just find it an interesting contrast between some of the other wardrobe woes associated with our wedding.

The moms are a wonderful bunch of ladies...two are mine, one is his, but I'm the only daughter amongst the group. Now, I get that as a bride, I am the only one in my role, and therefore meant to stand out. As one of 3 "Mother of"s, they would like to co-ordinate, be dressed on a similar level but not matchy matchy or god forbid, actually matching. (My mom and step-mom have done that once...it's a great story, but doesn't need a sequel). Brides also have the advantage of the fact that OUR dresses don't have an 80% frump factor (notice I didn't say they don't have a large hidious factor!) so we're luckier than the moms there. But we have four month left (Ok, 3 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 1 hour, 39 minutes, 32 seconds - yup, there's an app for that) and I believe the universal mom panic button was activated. All three are curious about what to wear, worried about not finding anything, and further - they are concerned about what I will think. Have they met me? I want them to feel pretty and comfortable that day...if that involves a mid-drift baring sequins dress, then so be it! (I jest only because they all have better style than that). But I am starting to see collective beads of sweat form on their maternal brows. I'm guessing more time has gone into the hunt for "Mother Of" attire than the wedding dress already, and a LOT more worry and time will go into it before this journey ends.
And so as not to put the moms in a bubble, I have made it a little easier by putting the dads and my brother in the same tuxes as the wedding party...but they aren't wedding party, so I thought I would get them co-ordinating but different ties. Well, any tie with champagne...also has blue. Blue is not in the "palette" - so it has come down to me relying on a certain wedding angel who found a tie pattern that I JUST might be able to follow:)
My friends too have begun telling me their wardrobe plans...I'm almost getting more excited to see them than to have them see me! And of course - I'm beyond honored that everyone is so concerned about what they are wearing to our wedding - even though, like most of what I've discovered during wedding planning, probably has nothing to do with us!