To think Judy Murray shouldn't have worn all white...

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...to Andy's wedding?! I've seen this a few times now from DMs/DMILs - what are they thinking??

Aw leave them alone. They all looked so happy.

I think they all scrubbed up very well - even Andy. It looks like a lovely, happy family wedding. Like weddings should be. In fact, it looks as though the marriage might have been the most important part so well done them

From the other photo's, there's at least one other guest in a white coat, although it's shorter than Judy's.

And her dress and hat look grey to me.

There is someone on MN who's MIL turned up to the wedding looking bridal, and people comment on their wedding photo's about their being two brides.

They very kindly posted a photo once and it's quite startling how much like a bride that MIL looked.

I agree. Judy's outfit was predominantly white - and that is the bride's colour at a wedding. In photos, the focus should be on the bride and groom in their (hopefully!) "once in a lifetime outfits" - and a close relative in white, standing near to the couple, distracts from the bride in all her glory.

Close relatives' outfits should be chosen to provide a contrast with the bride, so that she (and the groom) are the focus of attention. Of all colours available to choose, why pick the one you know the bride will be wearing?

my stepmum wore bright coral pink (dress,hat,bag,shoes)- your eye gets drawn to her in every bloomin photo - I was so glad the photographer realised and made sure we got plenty of pics without,... MIL on the other hand wore ivory and was much less noticeable - even though I was in ivory myself.

I thought she looked lovely - for the races. For her son's wedding she could have avoided the "MIL in white" criticism by wearing any different colour, but she didn't, via she's shamelessly publicity seeking. Rather an own goal IMO.

Dear god - Judy looked lovely. She was nowhere near competing with the bride in her choice of outfit. What she wore was perfect for a wedding and would have been far more elegant for the races than the majority of the women in the photos from Aintree this week.

Why can some people not resist the urge to have a go at Judy?

The 'don't wear white to a wedding', is that a new thing? Upstaging the bride? WTF?

She looked fantastic.

She looks beautiful - the coat is cream and dress darker possibly beige or grey.

I loved what Kim wore too but I think she could wear anything and look fantastic and that dress is something I would pick.

She looks amazing, not at all bridal. Perfect.

Who are they???

My mother is wearing a white dress with a white veiled fascinator to my brother's wedding next month . She has advanced alzheimers and her friend (a bitch of the first order) chose it for her, no doubt to stir trouble. Should be fun...

TimeToGetUp - I guess you are not in the UK?

Andy Murray - the most recent British winner of Wimbledon, the winner of the Tennis Gold at the London 2012 Olympics.

I thought judy looked fab. Kim looks lovely but I agree the dress swamped her a bit. But v refreshing not to have the standard strapless a line gown which had become a bride's uniform for the last decade.

One thing I was wondering....was it a significant break from tradition to get married in the groom's home town not the bride's??

My MIL wore a long white lacy and beaded dress to my wedding. When I tell people they never believe me... But I show them photos... I'm not that bothered. It's a funny story.

I think Judy looked amazing... I think Kim looked pregnant.

Do you know the thing I liked the best? That when they came out of church they stopped to wave, not at the press, but at the well wishers from the town. I really liked that.

I thought judy looked fabulous

She looks lovely. And the dress looks grey/beige to me.

Who are they???

Yes, it was mainly Kim's bustiness that made me think she was pregnant, but it could just be the dress.

I wore the same colour as the bride once. She wore a long dark red dress and I wore a dark red suit. Funnily enough ,no one got us confused.
It's perfectly obvious who the bride is. Andy's mum didn't 'steal the show' but she isn't going to fade into the background either. She's a striking woman with a strong personality. Kim has been with Andy long enough to know that.
And yes, Andy looks great in his kilt.

From uk, but have been away for a while and not seen news.

Sorry, I should have guessed - I suppose I didn't expect it to be such big news. (I don't really follow sport as my excuse, so they are not on my radar!)

Feel sorry for the mother of the bride, with all the attention on the mother f the groom. What was Kim's mum wearing?

She looked great. Not at all bridal. It wasn't a floor length white ball gown with veil!

Luckily I doubt any of the family give a fuck what other people think.

I just think it was lovely that they brought a bit of happiness to Dunblane

Get your claws out, she looked fab