Gift from Mom to a bride

First of all, I love that you are doing this for your DIL. She’s lucky to have such a wonderful MIL. My mom made me a clutch out of her wedding dress with my new name “Emily Hollister Nowlan” embroidered in blue on the inside. It was a very special gift that I will never forget. I’m sure whatever you give her will mean the world!

This is so sweet of you. I think whatever you decide will be very thoughtful and touching, but if it was me, I think a piece of sentimental jewellery would mean a lot. Having something I could keep and use long term would really be what I'd like. Maybe ask her if she has all her jewellery picked out, and ask if you could help her with something - whether it's a pair of earrings with blue stones as her 'something blue' or a bracelet or whatever.

I think as well, if I didn't have my mum, being told that they thought of me as their daughter and that they know my mum would be proud of me and that I looked beautiful would be the best gift of all. To know I was loved and accepted as a daughter on such an important day would probably have me blubbering, haha!

Our daughter was very close to her grandparents; unfortunately, they passed away a few years before her wedding. We used fabric from my mom's wedding dress (which both my sister and I had also worn) to wrap daughter's bouquet stems. She said it was like she was "holding Gramma's hand all day...."

If you haven't yet, you might take her to lunch and let her know you'd like to support her in any way she might want. It seems like some of this is going to be very personal, and no matter how close you might be, there might be some things that she'd prefer over others (some might be too hard for her or not as meaningful as other options). She's lucky to have you!

View Quoted Comment Thank you I’m lucky to have her. That’s a beautiful idea.