Somethiing simple and elegant. Maybe a white blouse.
its up to the bride!
* Bride - The bride should come in with the groom to the wedding reception and be announced as Mr. & Mrs. _________. Then you will sit at the head table and there will be toasts given, etc. Dinner is generally served, then the dancing begins and bride starts off the dancing with her new husband. After that the bride will dance with her father and father-in-law and the groom will dance with his mother and mother-in-law. Once the bride throws her bouquet (at this time the groom may take the garter from his new wife's leg and throw it to the bachelors at the reception or it can be done later) then off the two go to another room at the reception hall and change. The bride may wear a dress or a suit depending on individual taste. It can be at this time that the groom take the garter off his bride's leg and throws it out to the bachelors at your reception.
In some cultures, it is common to wear different outfits for the wedding ceremony and wedding reception. The bride would change into traditional evening wear during the reception. As a professional wedding photographer, I have been to weddings where the bride (who is of Chinese heritage) has changed into several different traditional outfits during the wedding reception.
What is considered a "good" wedding dress to wear during the reception depends on the bride. Some brides prefer to wear the same wedding dress during the wedding ceremony and the reception. Other brides prefer to change into something different, often something that's easier to move around in as they may be going from table to table greeting guests and/or dancing a lot. A "good" wedding dress to wear during the reception is whatever suits the bride as far as style, comfort, and cost.
First of all, congrgulations! And second of all, no. The thing is most guests at the wedding pay attention to not only the bride, but the intermidiate family of the bride as well. If it's a money issue then I suggest wearing an older dress to the reception. maybe a more comforatable one if there is going to be dancing. But at the same time it is the reception of the wedding and i suppose you could wear a different colored one. I sure no one will really pay huge attention. As long as you look nice. You should do different things with your hair at the reception tho b/c you don't want to recreate your look at the reception from the wedding. you can wear the same dress in a different color as long as you wear different accesories, hair, makeup and nails. I hope this helps
Never. The only person in ivory should be the bride. It is inappropriate for a person at a wedding, mother or not, to wear the same color as the bride.
If the bride is wearing pink you should wear a different color as the bride is suppose to be the center of attention.
There is no compulsion for a wedding dress. It is the bride's day and she can wear whatever she finds herself most comfortable and beautiful in. Mostly, the women in the military prefer to wear their uniform on the wedding reception but there are many others who wear a long gown or the traditional outfit such as a lehenga, saree, frock on their wedding day. In western culture, the bride mostly wears a long white gown which is also the main traditional wedding outfit in the Christian community. On the other hand, In an eastern wedding culture, there are usually a number of different wedding functions. In such a case, the bride can wear a lehenga, frock, or maxi as her traditional wedding wear, and then on the last function, which is the wedding reception, she can wear her military uniform that can be used as bridal wear. No one should be judging her on the choice of her bridal wear. It is her big day and she should be free enough to choose whatever she likes for herself.
Anything she wants to.
Saree
Black.
His own best clothing.