Is it appropriate for mother of the groom to wear long evening gloves to her sons formal wedding in july?

Question

Is it appropriate for mother of the groom to wear long evening gloves to her sons formal wedding in july?

Answer 1

You do not want to do anything or wear anything that will detract from the bride.  Unless the bride, bridesmaid and brides mother are all going to wear long gloves, the mother of the groom should not.  

Answer 2

If the MoG wants to wear long gloves for a formal evening wedding, then why not?  If you are the MoG then consider what everyone else is wearing.  If you are the bride, and you don't like long gloves, then talk to your photographer about having him hide her gloves in the pictures.  I went to a wedding where one of the bridesmaids had her wrist in a brace and while it couldn't be hidden during the actual ceremony, it never showed in any of the photos due to the skill of the photographer, and the maid never felt self-conscious about trying to keep it behind herself or others.  If they really are ugly, have the photographer tell her, "My goodness, sweetheart, those gloves are really holding my eye and my focus really needs to be on the bride, could you be a doll and take them off for me?  Thanks!"

Answer 3

12-button gloves or longer should be worn only with full evening dress. They are inappropriate before 6:00, or at any occasion to which men wear black tie or dark suits.

If the wedding is a white-tie affair and is taking place in the evening, and the lady is wearing a full-length evening gown, then she may also wear gloves (even in July, the month being irrelevant). If the wedding itself is during the day but the reception is in the evening and is a white-tie affair, then she should wear a silk afternoon dress with hat, pearls, and wrist-length gloves to the wedding itself and may change into evening dress for the reception (again, assuming that her husband changes out of his morning coat into white tie and evening dress.

If her husband is contenting himself with a tux, she should content herself with mere eight-button gloves.

Answer 4

I personally do not like long evening gloves because I feel like they take over you and you cannot see the dress nor the person who's wearing them.

If you feel like her outfit is not going to fit, just tell her so nicely. The last thing you want is having the mother of the groom, one of the most important people who will be at the wedding besides the couple, look like a fool with an amount of tackiness.

Answer 5

ummm... it depends if you are stuck up and snooty or rich but if not then let ur mom were what she wants but i would NEVER were gloves all day long unless i was forced to (so no)

Answer 6

Long evening gloves are only worn to black tie affairs.  If it is just formal, meaning not all guests will be in black tie, then no it is not appropriate.

Even if it was black tie, the groom's mother should not be any more formally attired than the mother of the bride.  So, if she would not be wearing them, then you should not either.

Answer 7

Yes, formal evening attire finds gloves appropriate.