Touching Ways to Include Your Mom in Your Wedding

Planning a wedding can be incredibly stressful. Even though you’re excited, there’s a lot to do. And it seems like either not even your fiancé cares or everyone wants a say. One of the people that often wants to have some input on the plans is the bride’s mother or even her soon-to-be mother-in-law. You might want to make sure your mom feels included, but at the same time you don’t want her to have too much say. There are a few ways you help her feel involved in the wedding preparations and in the wedding itself. And at the same time, you can make it clear that it’s your wedding, not hers.

Invite Her to the Wedding Shower

Many brides-to-be are choosing to have both a bachelorette party and a bridal shower. Some don’t feel that they need both, but there are benefits to doing so. You can keep your party for your friends, so you can go out, have lots of fun and maybe get a bit messy. There’s no need to be on your best behaviour for your mom or any other relatives. Then at the bridal shower, you can have mom, grandma, and anyone else you didn’t invite to the first event. It can all be slightly more sedate, and you can even play some traditional games.

Help Choose Her Outfit

Chances are, mom might want to have some input on your choice of dress. If you take her dress shopping, you might be happy to hear her opinion. She won’t get the final say, but she’ll enjoy that you value what she thinks. She’ll also be getting excited about her own outfit, though, and she might talk to you about that too. Show that you’re interested in what she’s wearing by taking a few minutes to look at her options. You can help by suggesting some ideas too. She deserves to feel special when her daughter’s getting married, so try looking at some plus size mother of the bride outfits if she’s struggling to find something she likes.

Get Ready with Her

Getting ready on the morning of the wedding is exciting and nerve-wracking. You might be planning to have your bridesmaids with you, or at least your maid of honour. If you want your mom to feel included, you could invite her to join you. Spend the morning having your hair and makeup down as you have a couple of drinks and nibble on chocolate-coated strawberries. She might enjoy the girly time, although don’t be offended if she would get ready alone

Give Her a Role at the Wedding

You might consider giving your mom something special to do at the wedding. It doesn’t have to be a position in the wedding party. It could be that she’s in charge of the decorations or could help you to prepare some party favours. Perhaps if she’s a particularly crafty person, she could even make some items for the ceremony or reception.

It might be your day, but it’s a pretty big deal for your mom too. Help her feel included by thinking of how she can be involved.

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