Traditionally, the mother of the bride’s outfit for a wedding is meant to be modest and co-ordinate with the bridal party. Most commonly, she will wear a mid-length dress and usually a full ...

"She said to me, ‘That looks like a bridal dress,’” Cathy ... And Cathy has found that designers do, too. "Traditional mother-of-the-bride dresses are very plain and dowdy,” Cathy says.

"I've already paid $300 for the bridesmaid dress ... not her as the mother of the bride," the user writes. "In all the weddings I've been part of, the bridal shower costs were primarily covered ...