• Capture meaningful moments with your mother while getting ready, like zipping your dress or sharing a quiet embrace.
• Plan time for candid photos during the ceremony or reception, such as a comforting hug or a shared dance.
• Include your mother in special traditions, like walking you down the aisle or helping with your veil or jewelry.

Sharing a Laugh Before Walking Down the Aisle

In addition to taking photos with your wedding party and your partner on your big day, make sure to set aside time to snap a few one-on-one portraits with your mother, like this bride did at her Michigan nuptials. These candid—yet professional—pictures, taken by Perry Vaile, perfectly captured their care for one another.

Zipping Up the Dress

It's one of the most exciting moments on your big day: stepping into your wedding dress. Having your mother zip up the back of your gown is a great way to bring her into this special and sentimental event, as Emily Wren showed at this bride's New Jersey nuptials.

Offering a Hug of Support

Ask your photographer to capture those unique candid moments between you and your mother on your wedding day. Prior to this bride's ceremony in New York, her mother offered her a comforting embrace, demonstrating her love for her daughter before sending her down the aisle. Luckily, The DV Image was there to capture the exchange.

Looking Back and Holding Hands

Prior to saying "I do" to her partner at her New York City wedding, this bride made sure to underscore her love for her mother, holding her hand and looking over her shoulder in a tender display of affection, as captured by Roey Yohai Studios.

Wrapping Your Arms Around One Another

This bride shared a heartfelt moment with her mother at her North Carolina reception, wrapping her arm around her waist in a side hug. The candid exchange, which was captured by Demi Mabry, perfectly encapsulated the love between the two on bride's big day.

Hitting the Dance Floor Together

While the father-daughter and mother-son dances may garner most of the attention at wedding receptions, we love how Logan Cole captured this moment of the bride dancing with her mother at her Palm Springs celebration. "All the mothers and daughters at the wedding joined us for a dance and it was a very emotional, heartfelt moment," the bride said.

Giving a Kiss to the Bride

Sharing a sweet and tender moment before heading to the wedding ceremony, this mother of the bride offered her daughter a kiss on the cheek on her big day, as captured by Jacqui Cole. The shared love between the two continued to the pieces they selected for the celebration: “My mother and I carried linen handkerchiefs in our bags that were given to us by my grandmother,” the bride said.

Standing Together Before the Ceremony

This bride and her mother had a particularly important bond before her big day: The latter planned the entire celebration for the former. As a result, this sophisticated and regal photo of the duo, taken by Molly Carr, before they headed to the ceremony, carried even more significance.

Placing the Necklace on the Bride

Helping her daughter prepare for her wedding ceremony, this mother of the bride adjusted a necklace on her, ensuring that everything was perfectly in place prior to her heading to the occasion. The shared smile between the two, which was captured by Lukas Korynta, underscored the love and joy present at the celebration.

Sharing a Smile Before the Ceremony

After getting ready with her mother and sister, this bride shared a smile with the former before heading to her ceremony. David Abel Photography perfectly captured the mother of the bride offering words of wisdom to her daughter before she walked down the aisle.

Looking at Her Mother With Pride

Taking time for a photo with her mother before her wedding ceremony, we love how this bride looked on at her parent with pride. The emotion portrayed in the picture, which was taken by Sacia Matthews, underscored the emotions present on the day.

Having a Tender Embrace

While a wedding is primarily focused on the love between the two newlyweds, there's also the love between family members. Still Miracle proved just that, capturing this moment between a mother and a daughter hugging at the latter's nuptials.

Holding the Bouquet

Like mother, like daughter. At this bride's Hawaii wedding, she and her mother posed for a photo while holding her bouquet, an arrangement of unique, sculptural flowers. We love how Keani Bakula captured the familiar look between the two in the moment.

Toasting to the Future

While getting ready for her nuptials in Portugal, this bride gave a side hug to her mother—and made sure to clink their flutes together. The anticipatory moment, as captured by Oliver Fly, was made all the more special by the fact that you could see the group's reaction to the duo in the mirror behind them.

Showing Her Support

At this bride's wedding in France, Sophie Epton asked her and her mother to turn sideways for a portrait. The end result? A beautiful moment that captured the loving and heartfelt relationship between the two before heading to the celebration.