What Can Mom Do To Help?
To be clear, most loved ones can help with these elements of wedding planning and you do not have to feel limited by enlisting “Mom” to help. We’ve just received this exact question so often, we figured we’d lay out some recommendations.
Shopping & Gifting
Curate a list of gifts you’re looking for
Party Members
Family or other VIPs
Welcome Bags
Restroom Amenity Baskets
Fashion
Invite mom to come along on shopping or alteration appointments for
Wedding Fashion
Shower, Bachelorette & Rehearsal Fashion
Accessories
Bonus points if you help mom look for her fashion, too
Tastings
Bring Mom to the tastings
Catering Menu
Cake or Sweets
Try out your Rehearsal Dinner restaurant and spend the time connecting
Guest List
Task mom with compiling or reviewing the guest list for your family.
Family Photo List
Share the Family Formal Shot List with mom and have her help you group family members with names and family roles to help for a smooth photo session.
Wedding Breakfast
Mom can help make breakfast, brunch or lunch plans for your wedding day so you don’t have to worry about it. She can plan
Breakfast & Mimosas
Brunch of pastries and fruit or
Lunch of low-smell salads or sandwiches
Farewell Brunch for the morning after your wedding to keep the celebrations going
Traditions
Have you asked your mom what kinds of traditions she had at her wedding? Maybe there is a family tradition that you can incorporate into your
Wedding Ceremony, like a unity act or reading
Wedding Reception, like a dance or toast
Stationery
Mom can be super helpful when it comes to collecting your family contacts and reviewing invitations and day of stationery and signage.
