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5 Ways To Include Your Mum In Your Wedding

From quiet moments to heartfelt roles she’ll treasure

There are many ways to include your mum or mother-in-law in your wedding ceremony, and you might already have an option you want to use.

But if you’re struggling, here are five ways to include a mum on a wedding day, where you might find an option that’s a perfect fit for your mums.

There are the usual ways of including your mum in your ceremony, such as hand-fasting, Unity Candle Ritual and Sand blending rituals, and you can find out more about them by following the link.

Or are you looking for something a little bit different? I love a bit of different.

Apart from the usual ways to include your mum in the wedding planning with dress shopping etc., wouldn’t it be lovely to give her her own part in your ceremony too?

Bet she’d love that.

So how can you do that? What ways are there to include your mum in the ceremony?

Let’s take a look and see if you can find one that would fit your mother or MIL.

There are lots of ways to include mums in a wedding ceremony

Photos with your mum

First look photos

First look photos between couples are becoming more and more popular, and I think they’re a fantastic idea.

But what about including your mum in your wedding day with a first look too?

Those photos can be incredibly special, and something you’ll both treasure forever.

If your mum is getting ready with you, this is very easy to do.

Simply ask her to step out of the room while you put on your dress and add the final touches.

Once you’re ready, have your photographer in place and invite her back in for that moment.

Just make sure you’ve both got waterproof mascara on.

And keep your MUA close by, because emotions have a habit of sneaking up on you in moments like these.

Mother-Daughter Photos

I really wish I had done this at my daughter’s wedding.

If you can, set aside a little time with your photographer and capture some beautiful photos of the two of you together.

You might start with a few while you’re getting ready, then, once you’re both dressed and you’ve shared that first look, move on to some happy, smiley photos together.

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Let mum walk you down the aisle

I love this option as a way to include your mum in your wedding day.

Traditionally, it’s the bride’s father who gives her away.

But then again, we don’t always do traditional… do we?

Perhaps your father isn’t around to walk you down the aisle.

In that case, would your mum like to do it?

Or, if both parents are around, why not have them walk you down the aisle together?

And if you fancy something a little different, what about having both mums walk down the aisle together before you arrive?

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A Ring Warming

Whilst a ring warming is sometimes used to include all of your friends and family during your ceremony, it doesn’t have to be everyone.

You could choose to have the mums only hold the rings until it’s time to pass them to the celebrant.

The mums would bring your rings to the front and return to their seats.

Gift Of A Rose

Another lovely way to include your mums in the wedding ceremony is to present each of them with a rose.

One from you to your mum, and one from your partner to theirs.

There are a few simple ways you could do this.

If your mum is walking you down the aisle, you could present the rose after she has brought you to the front and taken her seat.

Alternatively, as you finish the ceremony, sign your certificate, and get ready to head back up the aisle, you could pause with your mums and hand over the roses then.

And if you’ve asked your mums to take part in a ring-warming ritual, you could present the roses after they return the rings to you.

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First Kiss, Last Kiss

The first person to ever kiss us is our parents, and usually your mum, so why not have a last kiss from your mums before you kiss your new husband or wife.

We could call them up to the altar before I announce that it’s time for you both to kiss; they would each kiss their child then sit down.

I like that one as a way to include your mum in your ceremony, but I think there might be a few tears.

So there we have five different ways for you to honour your mum and your mother-in-law in the wedding ceremony.

I hope it’s given you some food for thought.

Has your mum been included in a sibling’s ceremony before? 

What did they do?

If you have any other ideas for including mums in a wedding ceremony, please let us know; it’s always nice to see what others have done.

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