10 Pieces of Advice from The Mother of The Bride

1. Be prepared for crazy. I have a friend who said the minute the engagement was announced, the crazy would start, and she was right. It came in different forms, from strange advice to prophecies of imminent doom for any marriage, to strange family behavior and unusual and not always logical requests from the bride.

2. Remember it is her day. The wedding day is about the bride and groom so unless there is an…