AIBU to dress up to match my son for his prom?

I think this is a little weird to be honest.

This is your son's night and not yours.

When my DD's went to prom the photos were all of them and their dates/friends. Its nothing to do with me so it never even crossed my mind to even have a photo with either of them on their special night.

And that is just the photo itself, never mind the fact you have got yourself a new dress for this occasion that is not yours.

For graduation? Yes. Prom? No.

Sorry OP. I just think this is strange and is giving 'look at me' vibes.

I don't really understand why you can't just wear your normal clothes and have a photo? In what way will the matching dress make the 'memory' any better or more special?

Did you get dressed up to match your DD’s for photos on their proms?

Hey, we're not all like this, you know 😁

No no no no no no no.

Please do not do this.

OP you asked AIBU , you have got a clear answer here. Will us accept the answer and stay out of your son's event?

Your son’s going in a purple suit? Is the prom fancy dress? Is he going as a gameshow host?

As for you and the matching dress, don’t even think about it.

Please don't judge all Mum's of boys, we aren't all like this!

Op this is insane, are you just getting dressed up to have a photo in the garden? Or going to drop him at the prom in your purple dress? He will me mortified surely.

Prom photo's that I have seen involve the teenager and their mates / girlfriends. Not a weird Mum date photo. What on earth are you thinking?

Roll up! Roll up! See the amazing back pedalling purple clad poster!!

Getcher popcorn here!!

It’s your sons night not yours, trying to match a teenager is weird, take photos in what you would normally be wearing and stop trying to muscle in on your sons night it’s odd.

Your husband is probably desperate for you not to do this, so was forced to express that in the strongest terms.

You're not going to listen to anyone though, are you? You don't have the required humility.

Re. getting two suits so he has a choice. He had a choice - when they were still in the shops and you still had your money!

This - why would you even do that to the poor sod 😂
Matching them colour wise?! Just no

Just take some photos of him with his parents in normal clothes - it’s way over the top to get dressed to match for a 5 minute photo op in the garden , were you planning on getting the photos printed onto a canvas or something ? What about his dad is he just not going to be in any photos ?

As previous posters have said this SMACKS of main character energy. Were you always such a pick me girl? Seriously, wear something normal, because it’s HIS prom, not yours you absolute nutter.
Im assuming nothing and no one will get you to change your mind now as you seem truly fixed on this plan, but as a mum of 2 boys myself, I really really feel sorry for him.

😅 What's with that toilet roll cover dolly on the left?

I went to my eldest dd's prom. She wore a purple dress (vintage velvet Laura Ashley if anybody cares, along with black New Rock boots and a Mohawk). I wore a navy tux and bowtie.

(I teach at the school she attended. We took a selfie outside and that was it).

OP, I think it's a bizarre thing to do but if you don't care and he doesn't care, then do it. I find fake nails bizarre too. And eyelashes on cars. But these things don't affect me one iota.

Absolutely not.

Your son and partner know what you’re like so they’re going along with it.

Its creepy and weird though. If this isn’t a joke I’m with the poster who said ‘oh honey, no!’.

Not strange to want to have a photo with him before he goes, but it’s very strange to go and buy a new dress and shoes in coordinating colours for the 10 minutes that the photoshoot will take. I get it. Every picture of me with DD on her first/last day of school, prom etc. I look like I’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards, but that’s normal! It’d be really odd for me to have been anything other than my usual self on those occasions.

Op if your DS thinks its nice and its not for social media then I dont see the harm at all and I think you must have a lovely relationship with your DS. I think a lot of MNers are used to their teen sons grunting at them and barely acknowledging their existence which is why youre getting catty remarks, just ignore!

Please don’t tar us all with the same brush!

I cringed so hard, way before I got to the end of the OP. Then I assumed that it must be a joke. Then, when it seemed that it wasn't, I cringed all over again.

@MissRaspberryRipples matching/co-ordinating prom outfits are for couples. You are basically cos-playing his date. Please, PLEASE don't do this. Not even just for a photo. Your husband is absolutely right

The photos for “memories” should be of him and his friends. Wouldn’t occur to me to be in the photos let alone dress up as though I was going to the prom. Super weird.