I have 3 sons so I've been MIL of the bride 3 times, no make that 4. DS#1 and DS#2 got married 8 weeks apart and I found gowns quickly in teal and light blue right off the rack For
DS#3's first marriage I wore royal blue as bride requested for both mothers. Her mother wore black and tired to tell me it was midnight blue, yeah like I'm color blind! 4th was the 2nd marriage for both DS#3 and his new wife so it was just family and I wore a black and biege outfit.
Right now I'm searching for a Grandmother of the bride outfit for DGD's Labor Day weekend wedding. It's so hot out to be trying on outfit after outfit but I gotta do it. Bride loves teal and bridesmade are wearing simple teal gowns. Her mother is wearing royal blue, don't know what grooms mom is wearing. Brides other grandmother is also looking for an outfit. We both want something dressy but not too fussy. Many MOB's are wearing a dressy top over wide black palazzos (spelling?) pants. Hope I can find something like that, it would be something I could wear again. May in Jersey