 With wedding season underway, Metro.co.uk has roped in Alison Rios McCrone, venue owner and planner, to help solve your dilemmas in a weekly agony aunt column… Dear Alison, I'm estranged from my child and I've recently found out through social media that he's proposed to his girlfriend – who I've never met. I know I haven't been a great dad to him, but I would really like to be involved in this pivotal moment in his life. I feel like it could be the perfect moment for me to try and make amends – say through a cash donation. I don't expect to be treated like a key member, or want a big role, but I'd like to be there on the big day. I haven't been much of a presence in his life since he was a child, and in our rare interactions things have always been polite but tense, but I would like that to change. How would you suggest I go about this? Or do you think I should just give him the cash and expect nothing in return? Thanks Sam Do you have a wedding problem you need some advice on? Weddings are joyful occasions – but they're also incredibly stressful. Whether you're a bride or groom, best woman or man, family member or friend of the couple, the run up to the big day can be very tense. If you need a bit of help with your quandary, Alison, who has run a venue for 10 years and helps couples plan weddings, is here to offer a helping hand. Email platform@metro.co.uk to share your issue anonymously with Alison and get it solved. Dear Sam, I'm sorry to hear you are estranged from your son – but delighted to hear that he is about to embark on a new chapter in his life. I think for you to get in touch after so much time has passed would be a shock. I think it needs to be handled with a softly, softly approach. For the happy couple it may be a real bolt from the blue to hear from you. Sometimes at a wedding when there are strained or distant relationships with family memb){kind=link}
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With wedding season underway, Metro.co.uk has roped in Alison Rios McCrone, venue owner and planner, to help solve your dilemmas in a weekly agony aunt column…
Dear Alison,
I’m estranged from my child and I’ve recently found out through social media that he’s proposed to his girlfriend – who I’ve never met.
I know I haven’t been a great dad to him, but I would really like to be involved in this pivotal moment in his life. I feel like it could be the perfect moment for me to try and make amends – say through a cash donation.