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Just Said Yes January 2022

Missing piece

Rebecca, on June 9, 2021 at 7:36 PM Posted in Planning 1 2

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Hey loves!

My fiance and I are planning a destination micro wedding for 2022 with a larger reception in our home city. Whoop whoop!

My question goes out to other brides who have lost a father. My dad was my favorite person in the world. It's been a rough few years, but my family is mostly good now.

I know the things that we won't do (no father/daughter dance -- because, well, duh; no "filler" walking me down the aisle). I do not want for me or my mom to spend any part of the ceremony or reception feeling anything less than stellar. How have other brides handled this? Any triggers to watch out for? Any tradition you scrapped and came up with something that worked better for you?

Thanks in advance!

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Latest activity by Victoria, on June 9, 2021 at 10:05 PM

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Kaylee · on June 9, 2021 at 8:05 PM
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I don’t quite have the same issue but my biological father has been out of the picture since before I was born yet his mom still keeps in touch and is truly my grandma. Then there’s my stepdad who is a less than stellar character that I want involved in as little of the wedding as possible. My most cherished father figure is my grandpa (mom’s dad) and the goal is for him to walk me down the aisle but I am sure this will start a fire from my stepdad and his family. It’s chaos and awful. The best advice I have for you is to make sure the photographer and videographer know ahead of time so they aren’t asking for the father of the bride in certain shots.
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Victoria · on June 9, 2021 at 10:05 PM
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My only relatives were my parents because of a huge fight between me and my grandparents not too long ago. The whole lead up to the wedding and seeing my cousins with everyone there (Facebook pictures) was kind of painful for me and my mom.
But, on my day, we had her long time friends and she knows my college friends and my in-laws (and my dad lol) so she (and I) weren’t really at a loss. When you’re surrounded by love you might know there’s an absence but you don’t feel it necessarily. If you try to overcompensate you might draw your own attention and stress over it more, and I’d wager your dad wouldn’t want that.
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