My Mother-In-Law In Dying

I know that you probably can`t move the wedding up, but I have heard of some people having a very small ceremony earlier than planned for this very reason. That way, it won`t be quite as sad if she can`t be there for the day you have planned, because you know that she got to see you get married. Just a thought. My prayers go out to you all.

I wouldn`t step it up. Many people live past their "expected" dates of death. Certainly looking forward to a specific event helps with the drive to live. My sister had to deal with this same thing. Her Mom in law did pass though about 6 months before the wedding. They did a tribute to her at the wedding and afterwards the bridal party drove to the cemetary and my sister left her wedding bouquet on her tombstone (in a private way - just her and her new hubby). This was done after the ceremony and before the reception. It was a loving tribute to her. I`m sorry for this tough time, just remember she loves you and her son and wants to see you both happy.

I am so incredibly sorry you have to deal with something like this!!! I would agree with doing the small ceremony before the actual one. If she makes it to the actual ceremony, excellent, but if not, atleast she would see you two married! This is an incredibly difficult thing to deal with, and my prayers to go out to you.

I am very sympathetic to your situation....I agree that a small ceremony before the actual one may be a good idea. If anything, try to include her in some way. As previously stated, she may actually live longer!! My daddy passed away when I was 20, five years ago, and I still have trouble attending weddings because of the father daughter dance. At my wedding, I am putting his picture in the center of my bouquet as a symbol of him walking me down the aisle. Again, my prayers are with you. I wish yall the very best.

If she does live long enough, she might be too ill to attnd. I am not sure how you would do this, but I know there is a way....you can have someone video the wedding and feed it into a site where she can watch it on a laptop with just the time lapse of a few minutes. I know this doesn`t help the situation, but thinking ahead...in case she is alive...how to let her view the ceremony as it happens.