"I felt so beautiful in it," Cathy tells TODAY.com of the white one-shoulder design ... "Traditional mother-of-the-bride dresses are very plain and dowdy,” Cathy says. "I wanted something ...

In her original post, the woman said she wanted something special to wear as step-mother of the bride ... dress that doesn’t match. And it’s a bad copy of a dress someone else made,' one ...

In her post, the woman explained she wanted “something really special to wear as stepmother of the bride ... it’s a bad copy of a dress someone else made,” one person wrote.

"As soon as I tried it on, I was like, 'This is what I'm wearing,' " mother-of-the ... found the perfect dress for her daughter's special occasion — a white lace one-shoulder design with petal ...

"Lovely, but it's the bride's day not yours," one sighed. "I wouldn't even show up to my marriage after that!" another admitted. "She looks stunning." "The mother’s dress is upstaging the brides!

While some celebrated the woman's confidence and fashion taste, others argued that the bride should be the centre of attention. One person fumed: 'The mother's dress is upstaging the brides!

"It was my way of having something fun for them to do and see their thoughts on the dresses," the bride told Newsweek.

When Calyssa Richie-Fuchs tried on one wedding gown, her family all held up 10s on scorecards. The problem was, everyone's favorite dress wasn't hers Courtesy of Calyssa Richie-Fuchs A bride ...

When Grace Mixon married in September, she surprised her father by wearing her late mother's wedding ... taps him on the shoulder. When he sees his daughter in the familiar dress, he breaks ...

A bride is recounting her experience going wedding dress shopping with her fiancé's conservative family members — describing ...

In her original post, the woman said she wanted something special to wear as step-mother of the bride. She came ... showing under the under-dress that doesn’t match. And it’s a bad copy of a dress ...

When Calyssa Richie-Fuchs tried on one wedding gown, her family all held up 10s on scorecards. The problem was, everyone's ...