keeping mom involved

sschuene

OK my situation is that I live on Maui, my mother lives in Indiana and the wedding will be next year in Connecticut.  My mom is fine with me having the wedding in CT but is very bumbed because she wont be able to be "involved" in the planning and preparing.  I want her to help and be as involved as possible. Any suggestions on how she can help??

willywally5

So much of it is choosing things, from attire to centerpieces to flowers. And so much of that process is visual. Email, Skype and Pinterest boards might help keep her involved in those things from far away. She can see what you have in mind and then you can trade ideas and bounce things off each  other. Or if you both have copies of the same magazines or catalogs, you can shop/discuss together. If you want her input on invites or paper products (programs, STDs menus, etc.) and are getting them online, you can give her the password to your account and she can view your saved designs, too. 

Will you be visiting her any time soon? Or at least well before the wedding? Or will she be visiting you? (If I had a DD in Hawaii, I'd be all over that!)  If so, maye you could do a fast-and-furious 'bridal blitz' weekend or something where you get a lot done? 

FWIW, I think it's very sweet you want her to be involved and are concerned about how to make that happen.