What would be a complimentary color for MOG's dress?

The bridesmaid's dresses color is called "pool"...it is a light turquoise/tiffany blue color. You can see it at :http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridesmaids_...


The mother of the bride is considering a soft lilac color. I would love suggestions of complimentary colors for my mother of the groom dress. I tend to look better in jewel-tone wintery colors, however, I don't want to be in something too dark and I look horrible in most pastels-especially peach-tones. The lilac color threw me a bit and I'm honestly not sure what would be complementary. Please help!

What would be a complimentary color for MOG's dress?
For those that are suggesting beige - don't do it. You say you look bad in peachy tones, well most beiges have an underlying peach tone to them.





I would consider a pewter grey - not a pastel but still light enough that you won't stand out in dark colors. Like this:


http://www.therosedress.com/dresses/ad/m...


http://www.houseofbrides.com/product.php...


a nice sage green:


http://www.therosedress.com/dresses/ad2/...


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http://www.therosedress.com/dresses/ad2/...


Green:


http://www.houseofbrides.com/product.php...


Gold?


http://www.houseofbrides.com/product.php...


http://www.jovani.com/detail.php?col=eve...


Rose


http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/in...


though I know you aren't crazy about pastels, you may have to re-consider...blue?:


http://www.houseofbrides.com/product.php...


aqua?


http://www.houseofbrides.com/product.php...





Basically you want to find something you are comfortable in and with. Happy Hunting!
Reply:That was my color. I told the MOG to wear silver.... my mother did...she came in a rose color lol. I was so stunned but it was ok because at that point I could care less so to sum it up silver
Reply:The MOB made a great choice. There's nothing wrong with you going with a jewel-toned dress - the two of you don't need to match. Maybe you could wear sapphire or emerald.
Reply:Any shade of brown. Mocha, chocolate, champagne.
Reply:While you don't like dark colors, I think a chocolate brown would look georgeous with this color.


Other wise go with a pastel of the same tone.


I was told the other day that the MOG job is to wear beige, show up and shuddup.. Dont know how true that all is, but beige isnt a bad idea..


The color really limits your choices. Just be sure that you dont clash in pictures..Maybe get a swatch of the fabric and take it with you when you dress shop - that way you know somehting wont scream in pics.


Have you asked the bride if she has a preference??
Reply:http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridesmaids_...





How about something in plum or royal blue? See colors at site above.





Or as psstoffagain suggested above, beige is always safe for the MOG. (o:





Have you asked the bride for suggestions? What does she think about it?
Reply:What about a royal blue? I love that color!
Reply:Gray/silver would compliment you nicely while also blending with the colors of the wedding. I would advise against dark colors as they stand out in pictures.





I have been a wedding photographer and wedding coordinator and have to say that few things disrupts pictures as much as crazy colored dresses. As the mother-in-law you may already be coming in on shaky ground and you don't want the pictures to leave a sour taste in your daughter-in-laws mouth. (I had a MOG wear plum once, hideous! And a step-MOG showed up in RED!!! Yikes! Not sure what she was thinking.)





You can't go wrong in silver (neutral), champagne/beige (opposite of "pool" on color wheel), or butter yellow (opposite of lavendar on color wheel).
Reply:What you need to do if you haven't is ask the bride if you can wear a darker color since that looks the best on you. She may be fine with that. She may want everyone in pastels. Ask.





Then, ask what color the flowers will be. A lot of mothers choose their dress colors from the flower palette.





If she does want you in a lighter color than you are used to wearing, make sure you wear darker makeup and lipstick to overcome the pastel.



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