Mother of the Bride tribute

I love this! I wanted to do something special for my mom too but didn't know how to go about it. Soo at the beginning of our reception my husband and I gave a welcome speech and he made sure to say a special thank you to her. It was perfect. I'm sure whatever to do will be great. Another thing I thought of doing but didn't was handing her a special bouquet at the ceremony?

I've actually never seen a parent give a speech at a wedding, only at the rehearsal dinner. If you do something, make it very short, like under 2 minutes. That's sweet to want to honor your mom, but something like a photo display is more appropriate IMO. One of the top complaints from people attending weddings is that the speeches run too long.

Thanks bPm, at the least, I'll be sure to have my FH say a special thank you ... @ Rebecca really? I think a FOB speech / toast is quite common. Thank you for the keeping it very short tip .. we attended a wedding where the FOB spoke for about 15 minutes and that was agreeably too long, I will def ask my dad to keep it to 5 mins.

My parents are divorced and re-married to other people.

My dad and step-dad are living and both were at the wedding. But it's my mom who has been my rock my whole life, not my dad or step-dad. I chose to honor my mom by asking her to walk me down the aisle, give a speech at the reception, and have a mother-daughter dance. I know that's not the traditional thing to do but I don't care about that. My mom deserved the honor and privilege more than anyone else and she did it all beautifully just as I knew she would.

I almost always do a tribute to the moms during the ceremony.

I agree with Rebecca on this one, and Celia. Most weddings I've been to, there as been a small tribute during the ceremony. As wedding guests, most cringe at watching long slideshows. (I don't mind them, I'm weird like that I guess) Keep it short and sweet. I'm sure your mother will appreciate anything you decide to do.

Karebear I thought about a dance with her ... What song did you dance to if you don't mind sharing.