The Mother-of-the-bride

The Mother-of-the-bride, photographed by Shannon Finney, Alexandria, VA, January 2013

 

The pathway from newly engaged to walking down the aisle can be fraught -

packed with binders over-stuffed with details, and hours of planning. And

while good friends are there to assist, there is one member of the

wedding party who often takes on the Herculean task of project manager and

that's the mother-of-the-bride. She is catering manager, transportation

coordinator, and dresser. I snapped this photograph during a wedding

shoot and I love it because within it is the essence of the bond between mother

and daughter - the constancy of care no matter when and no matter what.