butter yellow maxi dress Amanda Lace Trim in with a tiered Farm Rio, Braided Maxi dress,

"Just because you are the mother of the bride or indeed the groom doesn't limit you to traditional dress and coat ensembles," she says

summer or fall

For shoes, nude and metallic tones lengthen the leg and keep the focus on the gown, while a deeper brown or burgundy shoe reads rich and intentional

We didnt start out with one, but as we went along we developed a kind of pink and black gothic fairytale theme, pink being my favourite colour, and black being Craigs! We didnt have a huge budget, and didnt want to waste money on things that people expect to have at weddings which arent really necessary (for us, flowers were one of these things!) It took some convincing my parents that the bridesmaids would look great in 35 high street dresses and Primark shoes, and that the best men didnt need buttonholes

Casual This is the most common dress code you will find on your cruise and it's the easiest to pack for