Once the bride has chosen her wedding dress, and the bridesmaid's theme has been confirmed, the next most important outfit is undoubtedly the mother of the bride's dress. If this is you ...

And Cathy has found that designers do, too. "Traditional mother-of-the-bride dresses are very plain and dowdy,” Cathy says. "I wanted something that matched my personality." Bride Marisa Iodice ...

"As soon as I tried it on, I was like, 'This is what I'm wearing,' " mother-of-the-bride Cathy Caradimitropoulo said ...

Plus, dresses we’ve actually worn to fall ceremonies ... Leave the sparkle and glitz up to the bride and mother of the bride and/or groom.” In regards to color, if you're wanting to stay ...

Brooke Shields breathed new life into a dress that her late mother wore to meet the Queen. See the stunning gown here.

"I really tried to move on, but I had to get out of that stupid dress and all I really ... the Reddit community r/AITA, a bride claims that her husband and mother in law "ruined" her wedding ...

Samantha Pereira wanted to try on her mother's wedding dress, which had been preserved for 30 years — but when she unboxed it ...

And Cathy has found that designers do, too. "Traditional mother-of-the-bride dresses are very plain and dowdy,” Cathy says.