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...for manipulation. HELP!! ? I'm step-mom to a 20 y.o. step-daughter about to get married. Dad had sole custody, I chimed in and helped raised her after we were married--did majority of the work of raising. She's been letting me help her make decisions about the wedding and consulting with me from time to time. Bio-mom wants to do the photography, herself, at the wedding as her "gift" and contribution. Past photographic events via bio-mom (ie. kids formals, "gift-t-shirts"), were manipulated to make pictures appear certain ways that were not actually the case, including cutting me out and placing dad with daughter as though the pose was shot that way, using corell "picture-retouching"and making family poses of dad, me, and step-daughter come out more "grainy" in the final photo shot, as well as waiting to take the shot when we weren't at our happiest poses. Should we find a "friend" to do our family shots and let bio-mom do the rest and majority of wedding? I'm tired of being manipulated by her amatuer art of photography and photo-manipulation. How do we tactfully explain this to my step-daughter? I so don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Please help, but remember, I've been hurt by a lot, so please be tactful. (I met my step-daughter's dad 3 years after his divorce)