(step) Mother Of The Groom Dress

I am the step mother of the groom. I get along great with the groom`s mother. My husband (groom`s dad) will be in a tuxedo (the same as the wedding party). The wedding is outdoors at 4:30 with rep. Indoors afterwards. The bride is wearing a white with dark apple red dress. I have not a clue on what to wear, short or long dress. Also trying to figure out where I fit in with all this. Also what to do about pictures with bride & groom, bride`s parents, groom`s mom, then me and my husband (groom`s dad). Help
Posted by Donna; updated 09/04/06

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Hi. My ex-husbands wife went through this same thing. It wasn`t our son`s wedding, but his daughters by his first wife. See, I`m the second one and he`s now on his 3rd..... Anyway, it`s really great that you get along with everyone, but I still think that feelings are really touchy at this time. My ex`s wife went to all the stuff for the couple and I know she had talks with the mother`s involved. I have to admit, I went to what was my step daughters wedding because she is my son`s half sister and he was in the wedding party. It was rather awkward(?) for the adults, but the kids getting married could have cared less about all of us. They were so in love and focused on each other. My ex`s wife was in the picture that were of the bride and her real father.....and the current step mother. They were sort of seperated out. Just count of there being some odd times and questions from those family members that might not know who everyone is. Just take some Xanex before you go!
Good luck to you. I`ll have to go through this when my own son gets married and my ex is there with this same wife (well maybe, he is on #3). Just follow along and realize that whoever is paying for most of the wedding (the brides parents) will call most of the shots and her mother is probably closer to the grooms mother than you`ve had a chance to get. Just be gracious and that`s what everyone will remember.
Karen
Posted by karen c; updated 09/04/06