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Brother won’t be at postponed wedding

Alexandra, on April 1, 2020 at 11:22 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 4

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Hi friends! My heart goes out to everyone who has had to postpone/cancel their wedding. We just officially postponed ours. Devastated that now my brother won’t be able to be at our new date because he will be leaving to the Air Force the day after what was supposed to be our original wedding date. Any ideas to be able to kind of make him feel like he’s still there/included? He was also supposed to be a groomsman. He is devastated, and I want him to know that we are still thinking about him on our special day! Thanks in advance!

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Latest activity by Naikesha, on April 11, 2020 at 6:07 AM

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Molly · on April 1, 2020 at 11:24 AM
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Maybe you have someone facetime him on an IPad and they could walk town the isle and let him watch live.
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Jennifer · on April 1, 2020 at 1:03 PM
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When is your new date? I would just mention him in your speech you give to the guests. It is simple, yet meaningful. I am not sure how to Air Force works, but if he is still in training he may not be able to facetime. I would plan for him being completely unavailable and make a tentative plan for that. Also, some bases are not recieving receuits right now due to the recent breakouts on military bases. There is always the chance his ship date may also be postponed. I would maybe have a few plans in mind so you don't end up disappointed. 1.) Maybe he will still be able to join if his date gets pushed back. 2.) Facetime 3.) A nice moment where you mention him in your speech to the guests. I would try to stay away from photos because that seems more like an "in remembrance of." Just my thoughts.
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Jo · on April 8, 2020 at 3:04 PM
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Oh no Alexandra, I'm so sorry to hear that, that's so sad. Will he be able to get online during your new ceremony? I'm thinking of a setup like Schmidt's wedding in New Girl when they get him on an iPad and carry him around the wedding! If not, and if he was going to give a toast or speech maybe he could record it and you can play the video at the reception. Or what about bringing a photo of him, or making a sign, and taking a picture with it to send to him? I hope you can find something that feels right!
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Naikesha · on April 11, 2020 at 6:07 AM
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I agree with the others about the face time or live stream he can also do a speech/video to you guys and play it at the reception. Mention him in your program. Have his picture with you stuffed into your bouquet or at your table. I've seen the video done at a wedding and the bride was in tears because although she knew her sister who is in another country couldn't make it because she was on bed rest just hearing the meaningful words and she was happy/ugly crying and her sister even said in the video like stop ugly crying and get out there and dance like i taught you. which made everyone laugh and we did exactly that all night.
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