Any non traditional mother of the bride outfits around?

[Lighthousekeeping]

My lovely cousin is tearing her hair out. Wedding is in May. Is it too early too look. She's small, size 10, artistic and quite quirky. She likes vintage but hates her cankles so nothing knee length. Any ideas where to look?

Oooooh Tethers. How exciting!

The ghost dress is very very dressy/eveningy - more the type of thing a bridesmaid would wear.

I'm not sure about full length unless its a black tie wedding really.

Tethers - oooh we need a wedding dress thread. When is it going to be?

She hates her legs and only ever wears longs things. Every day.

Sorry for hijack, lighthouse- I did a wedding dress thread a while back, Mrs CB- the consensus was to get one made

Cough cough and tethers, are you getting it made? or will we watch out for a panic dress search thread? Congrats, btw.

Apologies OP, don't mean to divert the thread.

You see I miss everything now I've got a bloody job

Oh Tethers, we could have had a little s&b shopping trip to find the perfect dress. I'd be careful about getting one made unless its the next undiscovered chanel [recalls hideous bridesmaid dress made specially]

Oh yes MrsCB, work is a right nuisance for getting in the way.

What about a full length sequinned skirt? Simple satin camis top tucked in, with a little shrug/cropped jacket over?

Like this, with something iver her arms

www.pinterest.com/pin/247205467019523494/

It is lurking. Honestly the hours I put into s&b, get a job (albeit part-time) and now I miss everything. Well apart from the chanel bag thread - I wonder if sugarhut liked them

It all depends on her style doesn't it? There is nothing worse that shoehorning yourself into someone else's preconceived ideas!

For my son's wedding and for my CP I wore layers of velvet and linen, with petticoats in earthy tones.

like this only much cheaper

Not everyone's ideal style but sufficiently dressy without doing the dress and jacket in pastels that I would really, really not be able to wear.

Very Helena-B-C, I like!

yes! it's all ho-hum for hours, days even, then I go to work and bam all hell breaks loose.

2nd apologies OP for interrupting thread. Terrible habit, diverting chat on a thread. I will stop.

What? Chanel bag thread? WhadidImiss?

Do we need to start an S&B gossip thread and leave poor Lighthouse alone?

Yes tethers, great idea, we need a gossip thread for all who miss Important Threads! The Chanel bag one was erm, fun. I saw the beginning, went to bed, then work, and sheesh, I missed it all!

The chanel bag thread was mad and sad and bad.

Does she want her arms covered or not? Because long with sleeves is limiting...

Also, any colours out? (not wanting to clash with bridesmaids, doesn't suit her etc)

I quite like this from phase eight but it's not that unusual...

And I like this one but it'll be hard to shorten given the detail at the bottom.

this might be easier to alter

this is nice but might be hard to find a cover up for the top given the detailing.

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For mother of the bride wearing something different - but surely you can't go long. Bride and bridesmaids only wear long!

Surely not? What's wrong with a guest wearing a maxi dress?

The bridesmaids are in knee length prom style coast dresses. In pale blue.

I like Ken's idea ^^

No problem with guest going long but mother of the bride will be in photos and will just look wrong if only her and the bride are in long.