Can a mother of the bride wear the same dress to the wedding and a week later to the reception in different colors?

First of all, congrgulations! And second of all, no. The thing is most guests at the wedding pay attention to not only the bride, but the intermidiate family of the bride as well. If it's a money issue then I suggest wearing an older dress to the reception. maybe a more comforatable one if there is going to be dancing. But at the same time it is the reception of the wedding and i suppose you could wear a different colored one. I sure no one will really pay huge attention. As long as you look nice. You should do different things with your hair at the reception tho b/c you don't want to recreate your look at the reception from the wedding. you can wear the same dress in a different color as long as you wear different accesories, hair, makeup and nails. I hope this helps