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Dawn
Dedicated April 2023

Planning this time is hard

Dawn, on October 15, 2020 at 7:51 AM Posted in Planning 0 11

So I have been married before years ago (biggest mistake) but at least I had my mom there and she gave me away.


Now I'm engaged to be married to a man that I love so much, that means the world to me (wish he came into my life so much sooner). getting married on my 40th birthday in 2023, but this time I will not have my mother there. My mom was diagnosed in 2015 with Alzheimer's Disease, and she is getting so worse now her memory is now completely gone, this year she has already beaten Covid-19 and recently fractured her hip and had surgery, doctors have said because of the recent accident with the hip she has gotten a lot worse ( I still have not seen my mom cause of this virus). my mom is my everything, she has four grandchildren by me one that was recently born in January (my pregnancy was hard and I was depressed cause she wasn't there with me). When I start to think of this wedding, I want to cry sometimes. I know she would have loved my fiance , I know she would have approved of this wedding. I already ask my oldest son ( he will be 18 when i get married) if he will give me away and he said yes. what makes me upset also is when the day comes and i go dress shopping, she wont be there this time.


* sorry one depressed bride to be


god only knows where she will be in three years.. i know how i would honor her if she ends up being a angel then

but while she is still alive ( I don't know how else to put it ) is there anyway of including her/ having her there that day. i need some piece of her there with me.

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Latest activity by Yasmine, on October 15, 2020 at 10:53 AM
  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
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    Does she have any jewelry or anything? You could always wear something that is/was hers for the wedding!

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  • Dawn
    Dedicated April 2023
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    No, there's nothing left. when she lived at home with it she use to hide everything, alot of things got lost and destroyed. only thing i have is pictures

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
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    Maybe you can set up a specific table or include her pictures as decoration? If, god forbids, she passed away before the wedding then you could have a memorial section dedicated to her.

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  • Lisa
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    You could put a picture of her on a reserved chair at the ceremony! That way, you can see her during the ceremony. You could also put a tiny photo of her on a keychain in your bouquet, so that she's with you as you're walking down the aisle.
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  • Dawn
    Dedicated April 2023
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    I was thinking that god forbid she passes, was also thinking about having a seat with her picture at the ceremony .

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  • Dawn
    Dedicated April 2023
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    I was thinking the same thing for the ceremony. maybe I will do the bouquet idea. thanks for giving me that idea

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  • Jennifer
    VIP October 2021
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    Shutterfly makes lovely photo charms that you can pin onto your dress or use on a bracelet.... I have one of my grandparents and one of fiancé’s dad- for him.
    What is her favorite flower? Her favorite colour? Her favorite song? Or even her favorite poem to be read at the ceremony.......
    She WILL be with you- either on earth or heaven. If she is still on earth maybe use FaceTime to bring her to the ceremony. It is much more comforting for one with Alzheimer’s to Not be around so many “new” old faces. My grandmother had this horrid disease and it was devastating to see her be afraid of her children or grandchildren. I looked like her mom so she would talk to me in Gaelic, my mom too, and my teenage son she thought was cute so she flirted lol! My son was such a love he would let her and then remind her they were family.
    Anyway, flowers, colours, songs or poems, photos are all great ways. Maybe have her do a video that you are the day of- in case- not before. And have a piece of one of her favorite outfits sewn into your gown.
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  • Dawn
    Dedicated April 2023
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    It actually runs in my family, my mom, her mom and her moms mom.. it's horrible it really is. my mom went through that stage of being afraid when she lived at the house, but now that she is in the home and taking her meds shes not like that, and she is also at that stage now where she is blank. .

    her favorite flower is red roses, favorite color is red, she liked the song lady in red

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  • Jennifer
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    I’m soooooo sorry!
    And you have the three things that you can use: “Lady in Red”, Red roses in the bouquet and hints of that colour here and there to honor her.
    Much love to you
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  • Susan
    Devoted October 2021
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    I'm in the same boat! My mom has severe dementia and won't be part of our wedding next year, if she is still alive at the time... I haven't seen her since February, and I have no way of explaining to her what's going on out here in the real world, or that she's safest in the nursing home where she lives.

    I have a charm of her and me when I was a baby and I'll be wearing that on the big day. I've arranged a photo shoot of her and me in my dress when we finally get the OK to see each other again.

    She didn't help me with my first wedding at all--I lived in Masschussets and she was in Florida, so I'm not unaccustomed to her not being available to help, but it is sad. I will have an empty chair decorated for her at the wedding and a photo of her out on a "with us in spirit" table.

    Feel your feelings, and then move forward with your plans... Your feelings are valid, but you should also give yourself permission to enjoy your special day with your husband. Big hugs!

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
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    That would be cute!

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