My MIL didn't get this memo. When I got married (at Christmas time) all of my bridesmaid's had simple, ankle-length satin dresses in a sort of champagne color (we carried bouquets of ivory and red pointsettias with ivy trailing from the bouquets). My mom's dress was in a nearly identical style in a sort of cranberry color. My MIL had bought a forest green velvet dress that would have "matched" the wedding party and flowers perfectly...then at the last minute exchanged this suitable dress for a lavender skirt suit...for a Christmas themed wedding. In all of the wedding party shots it's not my hubby and I who stand out, but my MIL in her stupid clashing suit.
Oh, and the reason she traded outfits...I kid you not: she said she wanted to show off her legs.
This is how she is all the time. Needless to say, I am not fond of her. She is pushy and self-centered.
/rant
I think as long as your dress is a suitable style and color that doesn't stand out from the rest of the group you will be fine.






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