Bride's Guide: Q&A for the Big Day
Advice on saying thank you to the person who makes it all possible.
May 7, 2010— -- Since Mother's Day is this weekend, I thought it was the appropriate time to write about how invaluable the mother of the bride is in the wedding planning process.
My mom has been amazing from the start. So has my dad, for that matter, but Father's Day isn't until after my wedding so he doesn't get to be the subject of an article.
My mom has been my wedding planner, therapist, travel agent, sounding board, scribe, stylist, calligrapher, copy editor and more.
She's an expert in the virtues of engraved, black-on-cream invitations, cutaways for the groom and groomsmen, and a choir at the church.
She attended food and cake tastings even though she has food allergies and couldn't actually taste anything.
She keeps telling me to relax and take naps.
And everything she's doing for me, she also did for my sister, who got married in February. Basically, she's been planning weddings for well over a year.
So what do you get for the person who is making your vision of your dream wedding day possible?
Celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss has these suggestions:
1. Ask a friend to take a digital picture of the two of you at the wedding. If there is anywhere she can print it out (usually the facility or hotel will have a printer), you can put it in a beautiful frame that you have already engraved "Thanks for the Memories" and tuck it in her belongings or if she is staying at a hotel or have it sitting on the nightstand when she gets back to her room.
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