Happy Mother's Day: Momma on her wedding day ♥

My mom is the prettiest lady in the whole world. I want to be just as gracious and warm as her when I grow up. I've had more "I love you more" fights- in my childhood- with her than with anyone else in my life to date. I imagine many daughters feel these things about their mothers. Today, my sib and I will be cooking her dinner and enjoying lots of wine and memories, and probably wedding talk. So I'd love to share my beautiful momma on her wedding day, before the walk down the aisle to my dad, spending a couple special moments with my grandmom:

"Adjusting the veil" pose, I love my Grandmom's MOB dress and the flowers in her hair. And I have always been smitten with my mom's eyelet gown.

Pinning Mother's corsage. They're naturals in front of the camera- So much joy in their eyes.

The first page in my parents' wedding album- My mom enjoys a quiet moment of reflection and the photographer re-printed their traditional invitation.

I can't believe the next generation of mother-daughter wedding day photos will be taken in just FIVE MONTHS! We will miss my grandmother, but I'm sure she'll be with us in spirit and she's always with me as an inspiration.

Happy Mothers' Day all! 

{photographs by Kathleen Donnelly, June 14th 1975}