Aunt standing in for Mother of the bride

Are you giving her the title of mother of the bride or just asking her to be there and support you the day of? I've never thought of mother of the bride as a wedding role per se (like a BM), it's just the person who happens to be the mother of the bride. You could do something like, "through the process of the wedding, I'd love you by my send. Can you act as my mother of the bride?" For a gift, I would shop for her like you would if it's her birthday and get her something she really likes. Yankee Candle does this thing now where you can have a photo on the candle and a caption. You could write what you want to write and put a picture of the two of you on it in a scent she likes. I would suggest just taking her out to lunch or dinner and talking to her about what you want her to do for/at your wedding. I'm assuming things like wedding dress shopping and helping you plan. Would you want her to be part of the processional for the ceremony? You could get her a corsage the day of as way to honor her. My mom died when I was 9, so I didn't have a mother of the bride. I have a step mom who came wedding dress shopping with me, I had her as part of the processional and got her a corsage, but I didn't ask her in a special way so not sure if I'm being helpful or not. Good luck!

I love your little poem so creative and sweet! Definitely do something like this - my parents are not invited to my wedding, so I'm going to ask my grams to walk me down the aisle, but I didn't think of making it special like this!

This is a really beautiful idea Kayla! I'm sure your aunt will be so honored that you went to such length to ask her in such a special way. Whatever way you decide to ask her, it will be really special for her!