15 Best Mother-Of-The-Bride Tea Length Wedding Dresses

Midi dresses are very popular right now, and they are on trend as a mother of the bride dress. It allows for a beautiful compromise between a more youthful mini and a formal gown.

Tea length dresses, as its also known, hits just below the knee, making it mature and elegant but not over the top. And that's exactly where a mother of a bride should be, style-wise. The mother of the bride never wants to outshine, but she does want to look and feel her best!

Help her share in your big day with these beautiful dresses, sure to make her stand out as she celebrates her daughter.

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1. Tadashi Shoji Lace Midi Dress

Both seductive and charming, this compelling lace dress offers the illusion of skin-baring allure and the ladylike refinement of a tea-length silhouette.

(Nordstrom, $378)

2. Lace Dress & Jacket by Alex Evenings

Shimmering, sequined lace illuminates a sleeveless sheath detailed with a scalloped tea-length hem and is paired with a coordinating three-quarter-sleeve jacket.

(Nordstrom, $179)

3. Soutache Lace Midi Dress

Soutache appliqué scrolls over the bonded-lace foundation of this long, lavish cocktail sheath.

(Nordstrom, $348)

4. Mock Two-Piece Tea Length Dress

Impeccably shaped with princess seams, a lace bodice creates a two-piece effect for a charming party dress with a swirly flared skirt in soft georgette.

(Nordstrom, $169)

5. Valentino Pleated Lace Midi Dress

Ruby-red lace folded with crisp pleats gives this A-line dress soft, swingy movement.

(Nordstrom, $4,890)

6. Lace Sleeve Charmeuse Midi Dress

Specially hand-pleated, hand-set fabric gives this long, romantic dress reliable flattery and travel-friendly ease.

(Nordstrom, $328)

7. Soutache Lace Midi Dress

Soutache appliqué scrolls over the bonded-lace foundation of this long, lavish cocktail sheath.

(Nordstrom, $348)

8. Avery G Draped Metallic Dress

Draped boatneck, V-back, ruched crossover front with cutaway long sleeves with swagged infinity back, sheath silhouette, back vent, metallic stretch knit and concealed back zip with hook-and-eye closure, lined body.

(Bloomingdales, $238)

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9. Soutache Trumpet Dress

Ornate soutache embroidery enriches a trumpet-style evening dress, a unique silhouette in a chic tea length.

(Nordstrom, $278)

10. Oscar de la Renta Leaf Embroidered Fit & Flare Midi Dress

Trailing leaf embroidery visually creates a waist and traces natural curves in this gorgeous midi dress that offers a more relaxed fit-and-flare silhouette.

(Nordstrom, $4,390)

11. Santiago Dress

Dimensional soutache applique scrolls over a lacy foundation, bringing a chic color block effect to this sheath's slim silhouette. A high neck, cap sleeves, and a back slit finish the look.

(BHLDN, $348)

12. Virdia Dress

Soft applique petals lend hydrangea-like texture to this feminine tea-length dress. An illusion neckline, cap sleeves, and a keyhole detail top off the look.

(BHLDN, $360)

13. Faraway Dress in Prickly Pear Print

An essential midi-length dress in cheery block-printed prickly pear. Contrast stitch and waist tie add polish and a vintage vibe.

(Shop Cosima, $248)

14. Faraway Dress in Chambray/Midnight

An essential midi-length dress in easygoing Chambray. Contrast stitch and waist tie in Midnight linen add polish and a vintage vibe.

(Shop Cosima, $248)

15. M.M.LaFleur The Jessica Dress

The dress features an extended sleeve and longer length. It's also wrinkle resistant and is made of luxurious silk crepe fabric with subtle, brushstroke-inspired texture.

(MMLaFleur, 240)

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Aly Walansky is a NY-based lifestyles writer who focuses on health, wellness, and relationships. Her work appears in dozens of digital and print publications regularly. Visit her on Twitter or email her.