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Photographs and stepparent

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Britteny, on March 14, 2017 at 10:17 AM

My FH new stepfather will be attending with his biological mom. He was raised by his stepmom and wants to really just Focus on honoring his moms and dad. He's not to fond of new husband given circumstances surrounding their relationship. The FH doesn't want to have him in pictures due to him not knowing SF very well, he feels like it will be having a stranger in all these pictures. Should he tell his mom? Should we just do a family picture with the members of that family but not have the SF included in the big family pictures? Trying to avoid mad parents on this very special day. I've read it's also good to let your photographer know because they can provide assistance in this area. The FH is very interested in what may come of this! Thanks!

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Savvy September 2022
Kim · on October 3, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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I know how awkward some of these step parent relationships can be, especially when parents remarry when you’re an adult because you don’t have the chance to get to know that person. I think you should try to include him in the pictures because they are married. I get that he will never be as close to his step father as I am in a similar situation with my mom’s new husband. I really like my mom’s husband and he treats her (and us, her kids,) really well, so I would feel horrible to exclude him.

I think he needs to look at this from his mom’s husbands perspective, and realize that he doesn’t have to be close to him to include him in family photos. My sister included my bf of 2 years, my now fiancé, in her family photos at her wedding 2 years ago (she didn’t have to include him). I think that graciously including the stepdad is the best way to move forward.
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