Mother of the Groom Dresses

What is a tea length dress?

A tea length dress is a dress where the hem falls below the knee, but above the ankle.

When is it appropriate for the Mother of the Groom to wear a tea length dress?

Mother of the Groom tea length dresses are the perfect choice for an informal or afternoon wedding. It is customary for the Mother of the Bride and the Mother of the Groom dresses to be the same length, so it is a good idea to liaise with the Mother of the Bride on length of dress before you make your purchase.

Having the Mothers dresses the same length gives the group photos a great sense of symmetry.

Can the Mother of the Groom wear a tea length dress to a formal wedding?

At a formal wedding it is customary for the Mothers dresses both to be floor length.

Here are some Mother of the Groom tea length dresses to give you some ideas. If you like any of them and wish to find out more details, simply click on the photo.

I love this dress! It is very elegant and the jacket really finishes it off nicely doesn’t it?

This beautiful chiffon dress is perfect, but I would not recommend it if you are conscious of having large hips as the layers may tend to make them look bigger.

This is a wonderful example of a classic tea length dress. I would choose a different color though as it is a bit too dark to wear as a Mother of the Groom dress, but if you click on the picture to go through to the webpage you will find that it comes in a great range of colors like ice blue, victorian rose and forest green to name but a few.

Soft and flowing, this style of tea length dress is also perfect for ladies with a larger figure as the design at the waist has a slimming effect. Pink may not be for everyone, but most of these dresses come in a huge selection of colors.

The first and third pictures are my personal favorites. Which do you prefer and why?

The prices of the dresses featured above range from $150 to $200, which is what you might expect to pay for a good quality dress of this type, but if you are on a tighter budget than that I recommend looking out for sales and special offers.

Best of luck in finding your perfect Mother of the Groom tea length dresses.

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My son is getting married in April, and I want to look good, but I’ve packed on several pounds since my last “public appearance” (I am a tall size 20). I have a tea-length dress that is “acceptable” (in burgundy with gold), but my friends tell me I look too frumpy in it. The bridesmaids are wearing Aqua colored dresses. I just found a beautiful dress in a periwinkle blue, with a full length A-line skirt, embellished with embroidered roses, beading & crystals, with a matching wrap. I feel like a princess in it. My concern is that it has more bling than the bride’s gown or the bridesmaids. I am only 46 and not ready to look like my own grandmother, and I figure that I will be looking at those pictures for a long time, and I don’t want my thought to be how prematurely old I look, but I also don’t want to look out of place or silly. Any advice?
I think the dress sounds nice and I personally wouldn’t mind if MY MOM wore something like that to my wedding (my dress is pretty simple but beautiful) however, depending on what type of relationship I had with my future mother-in-law (mine is actually passed on) I “may” feel like she was trying to deliberately take the attention and shine it on her. If you have a good relationship with your soon to be daughter in law, show her the dress and ask her if it’s okay. If you don’t have a good relationship with her, error on the side of caution and go for something more played down. I understand that you’ll have to look at the pictures for years to come and don’t want to look like a granny, but it’s not your day, it’s her’s and your son’s, you had your day. Good luck.