MOTHER | OF | THE | BRIDE | GOWN
Most of our searches began online, just trying to find a style we liked, or a type of silhouette that we wanted for her dress. The problem with shopping online is my mom is a petite sized woman under 5' tall, so we definitely needed for her to be able to try on the gowns before purchasing. We found a few at Macys and Nordstroms that fit the styles we were looking for - but either didn't work for her size, didn't come in the right color or were out of our price range.
However - Here are some of our favorites:
We continued our search at David's Bridal and House of Brides. David's Bridal was pretty disappointing with the lack of variety they offered for Mother of the Bride Dresses. Either very layered or very boxy. We did find one style that was pretty and very affordable - but since our wedding is in November, the short style wouldn't work.
House of Brides had a larger variety... but only carry 1 size in each style. For my mom, being so petite, it was hard for us to see what the dresses would really look like on her, even having them all clipped up. We did find some beautiful dresses, and despite some bad reviews about customer service, thought the consultant was very sweet and helpful!
ONWARD | WITH | THE | SEARCH!
We were referred to a dress boutique in our area called Sassy's Originals in Bloomindale IL. Let me just start by saying the women who run this store are the sweetest people I think I've ever met. So friendly and really go out of their way to help you find the right dress. They started by asking me (the bride) what my color scheme was, my theme, etc so they could get an idea of what dresses to show us... and then ran around the store grabbing dresses for my mom to try on. (I think they had a blast dressing up my mom in their favorite gowns. They kept saying "It's like dressing a live doll!" So sweet!)
We ended up finding the perfect dress for her - and even though it didn't come in a petite size, they reassured us their seamstresses would "work their magic" and make sure everything fit perfectly!
Here's what we chose!
The dress fit my colors and theme & the shape and double layer bottom of the dress helped to elongate my mom's figure. Here is how she looked on our wedding day:
So... venue, CHECK! bridesmaids dresses, CHECK! band, CHECK! mom's dress, CHECK! ...next on the list?
THE | ACCESSORIES
