S/O Bridezilla MIL Dress Thread...

My MIL wore the same dress to our wedding that she wore to my SILs. She asked me if it was okay with me, and I told her she could wear any damn thing she wanted. If she's happy, I'm happy.

I think it was perfectly fine for her to wear the same dress to both weddings - not sure why it wouldn't be ok.


ETA:  No one would give a second thought to a man wearing the same suit to both weddings.

Perfectly ok in my book.

Totally a non-issue to me. I didn't put any stipulations on the dresses. I even told my bridesmaids to pick out their dresses. I didn't care about color or style.

Someone wearing a dress more than once would have made me feel better. I hated the thought of the extra expenses for my guests.

non-issue

Me too! Every event these days seems to be a showcase for drama. Over it! 

Or an excuse to lament on the 'tackiness' of everything and everyone.

I personally think it's a no -issue, unless you wanted a specific color/style.

I totally let my mom pick out her dress. It was a gorgeous floral that had our colors in it. I loved it, but I let her choose.

As long as it was within the parameters of the bride of the other wedding, I see no problem with her wearing it again.

Non issue. I mentioned on the other thread that my mom wore a similar color to all her kids' weddings. She likes that color and looks good in it (and it coordinated well with everyone's colors We would have been fine with it if she would have chosen to wear the same dress, but that wasn't something she wanted to do.

Non issue.

Total non-issue. I say wear whatever is comfortable and makes you feel beautiful! If it's the same dress you wore for a previous wedding, so be it.

My mom wore black to my wedding and looked gorgeous. My MIL chose to wear a dress that she had in her closet that coordinated with the wedding party and she looked fantastic as well.

Wow, I'm surprised. Usually I'm the one who thinks weddings are overdone and too expensive, bridezillas should sit down and shut up, blah blah blah. But I wouldn't wear the same dress to both of my children's weddings. Those pictures will be around forever.

My dad and my brother both got married the same winter one time, and we all had different dresses for each wedding. Not necessarily expensive ones, but different ones.

But seeing as how I'm practically the only one who feels this way, I will work on being understanding if this issue ever comes up in my family. LOL

Non issue

Very, very minor issue. As in, it isn't really something I would do as someone with a prominent role in the wedding, but I don't see anything wrong with it in principle. My one thought is that if the wedding were 18 months apart, was the dress appropriate for both seasons? And of course, was it appropriate for both weddings independently?