Mother of the bride in a wheelchair .

Your mom is here though, which is more than my fiance can say.

I suggest having someone push her down the aisle to a place of honor near the front. I wouldn't treat her role or the situation any differently, I'd just accommodate the wheelchair.

Your mom should have her place of honor just like all mothers of the bride!

she should be wheeled by an usher or someone else of prominence to the front of the church, first or second pew. i am sure they can accommodate her at the end of the pew and you can place a kiss on her cheek before you go up to the altar.

sure you'll cry! so will everyone else. it's part of the day xox

Don't worry girl! FH's dad is in a wheelchair. He wheeled FH's sister down the aisle at her wedding, and she made a slideshow and sat on his lap in place of the father daughter dance. Not a dry eye in the house. Just make sure if you are doing a unity candle or something else she is involved in that it be accessible to her, make sure the layout of everything allows her to move through the tables, and be sure to ask at every place in the wedding (ceremony, reception, picture location, rehearsal dinner) that there is handicap access

Thank you guys @shannon that made me cry just reading that I love that idea ...

Pick a venue that is wheelchair accessible and you should not have any problems

Ok thank you

I would pick someone special (a brother, uncle, family friend etc) to push her wheelchair down the aisle. Maybe even decorate her wheelchair with some flowers! She can definitely still be included! As for her eyesight, maybe sit her right in the front so she can clearly see everything I'm sure she will still be thrilled to be such an important role in your wedding.

This will be THE day for all kind of special mother/daughter moments, and you won't be able to avoid them regardless of your mom's health issues. Take some time to help her find her MOB outfit, let her have her hair and make-up professionally done so she feels her best, get her a beautiful corsage, and, of course have someone wheel her down the aisle and escort her to her seat of honor. Shannon's ideas are wonderful. I LOVE the idea of the slideshow. You could put together slides of you growing up, all including mom, and put it to music. Wheel your mom to the center the room, have someone bring you a chair, hold her hand, and together you'll sit and watch this montage in the presence of your guests. I bet there won't be a dry eye in the house. You can also take time during your speech (when you thank your guests for coming) to share a special thought or two about your mom. That might be the perfect time to segue into the slide show.

Thank you guys so much I just love the ideas.

I'm considering having my 7-year-old son "walk" me down the aisle or be our ring bearer, and he is in a wheelchair/uses a walker. I haven't figured out the logistics ofit yet exactly, but I don't be treating it like anything unusual either. Just have someone help her to her place/down the aisle.

My bestie's mom is in a wheelchair so when she got married they did it in a garden where they could request the aisle be extra wide and that 2 chairs in the front were removed so that could sit front and center in her chair. The chairs were sort of re-arranged around her so that people could still see. Gotta talk to the venue or whoever is going to set up the chairs. At the reception they made sure everything was wheelchair accessible and she sat at the head of the wedding party table next to the bride's dad. It was no big deal and you hardly noticed