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Grandmother doesn't want her picture taken... HELP!

So when my mom and dad split up when I was only a few months old, my mom and I moved in with my grandparents until she remarried when I was 4. After that I stayed EVERY Saturday night until I was in 10th grade and then I was still there everyday after school to visit. My grandmother is like my other mom.

Before I was born, they discovered she had MS. She did fine for years. Then she needed to use the wall a lot of the time to help her balance, then it was a walker. Then it was a walker in the house and a wheelchair outside. Now its a wheelchair all the time and my grandpa uses a lift to get her from the bed to the chair. She doesn't walk or even stand and pivot anymore. She has a catheter bag and she's really uncomfortable.

I made sure the wedding was only 1 1/2 blocks away from her house because I need her to be there and that way, she won't even need to worry about using a car. She's agreed to come as long as she isn't sick, but she's refusing to have an pictures taken because she's uncomfortable with the way she is now. I know that her "pee bag" bothers her, but we can put it in a bag or I talked to her home health nurse and he'll give us a leg strap bag to use for the day. I've tried telling her I'll bring someone in to do her hair and everything if thats what it takes, but she still doesn't like it. I even told her I'd be willing to go to her house before or after the ceremony to get a few pictures if thats what she wanted.

How can I make her see that I don't care what she looks like? I want a picture with my grandmother on my wedding day. Any suggestions?
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Re: Grandmother doesn't want her picture taken... HELP!

  • Have you suggested you can ask the photographer to limit the composition of the picture to her upper body only?  She might go for that.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_photos-video_grandmother-doesnt-want-her-picture-taken?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:30Discussion:86cdad81-ef5a-44c0-8a14-d9dffe19d08dPost:ee5bd1de-21ce-4be0-97de-5dbe89e3acec">Re: Grandmother doesn't want her picture taken... HELP!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Have you suggested you can ask the photographer to limit the composition of the picture to her upper body only?  She might go for that.
    Posted by cliffordmatheson[/QUOTE]

    I agree with this, and making sure that she doesnt feel forced to be in all the posey pictures. maybe just mention you would like one close up with her so that you can always have that memory but dont ask her to do tons of family shots etc.

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