{"id":26782,"date":"2017-04-27T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T07:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/?p=26782"},"modified":"2017-04-27T00:01:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T07:01:27","slug":"mother-of-the-bride-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/mother-of-the-bride-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother-of-the-Bride Dress: What, Oh, What Do I Wear to My Daughter’s Wedding?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Could\u00a0one of these gowns be my mother-of-the-bride dress? Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Barbara Falconer Newhall<\/em><\/p>\n

Here they are, the final four candidates for my mother-of-the-bride dress.<\/p>\n

None of the four fully obscures the idiosyncracies of my\u00a075-year-old figure. But then,\u00a0everybody’s going to be looking at the bride, who will<\/em> be spectacular. So will\u00a0the groom, who’s a good-looking guy no matter what\u00a0he wears.<\/p>\n

Feel free to weigh in with lauds and hisses, bearing in mind that I’m probably going to wear the dress that\u00a0gets me closest to looking terrific.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jon and I are off today to a final walk-through at Christina and Tim’s\u00a0wedding venue. We’ve promised not to opinionate too much, just to be there to cheer them on.<\/p>\n

As for the figure flaws I so lamented in last week’s post — \u00a0“Six Ways to Look Dreadful at Your Daughter’s Wedding”<\/a>\u00a0— I’m going to wear them proudly. Try to, anyway.\u00a0My homespun Grandma Falconer<\/a> and my glamorous Aunt Grace<\/a> sported\u00a0the Falconer jowls, and now I’ve got them. My mother wore her kyphotic profile with grace; I’m going to try for panache. Make-up will cover the sun spots. As for that descending bustline, surely there’s some\u00a0high-tech, twenty-first-century lingerie out there to\u00a0elevate\u00a0that.<\/p>\n

The belly fat? It will have to wait till after I’ve downed a flute of champagne and a slice of wedding cake.<\/p>\n

More\u00a0what-to-wear-to-a-wedding thoughts at\u00a0“When the Bride Doesn’t Wear White — And Neither Does Anyone Else.”<\/a>\u00a0 And, “Wedding Dress Shopping — When the Bride Lets You Tag Along.”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sand colored Alex Evenings mother-of-the-bride dress\u00a0with ribboned rosette embellishments and a discrete touch of glitter, not enough to outshine the bride, $239. Christina prefers I wear something dark and not too close too bridal white, so probably not this one. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The same Alex Evenings gown with ribboned rosettes in navy. None of my local stores had this dress in a petite size. I had to go on line and order it from a department store back east. I like the idea of a long, dark dress. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Adrianna Papell gown with a beaded bodice and taffeta skirt, $328. This dress made me look pretty good, but the full skirt is way too formal for this wedding. Could it be shortened to knee-length? The department store tailor said, no, no, no; it would look goofy and homemade. Sigh. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Alex Evenings blue smoke mother-of-the-bride dress with lacy beaded top and taffeta and chiffon skirt, $169. This dress covers my figure flaws nicely, and the color is pretty — but it’s so, so old-fashioned and predictable. Those pretty shoes, by the way, were way too wide for my feet. They went back to the store. And, yes, if I wear this dress I’ll buy myself some pantyhose. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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