Honoring Family and Friends

I have the same situation. My Best Friend would have been my Man of Honor. My dad is deceased and we found my husband's biological father who we found out about died in 2019 before we even got to meet him. Met the family and they are great. We will list them as special people on the actual program and display a picture of them.

We did a list of names with a candle burning. I also had a charm of my grandparents and great aunt on my bouquet. My husband gift from me was a lapel pin with his dad and aunt photos.

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When I was a child my mom used to tell me that cardinals were loved ones coming for a visit. We had lost some pretty important people to use close to the wedding I didn't think I could do a big memory table with photos, the losses were too fresh for us. But we hid little crystal cardinals around the venue. It wasn't in your face and many people probably didn't even know but I did. Do what feels best for you, I also had a little piece of fabric shaped like a heart with their initials on it sewn into my dress You can have a ribbon with their names on it sewn into your dress you can look on Etsy and get little photo charms for your bouquet you can also get one of those bracelets where they put a photo in a bead a when you hold it up the light u can see it. You can mention all the loved ones who are no longer here in the program, have a memorial candle, play a song that reminds you of them, serve their fave food or drink during the cocktail hour, have photos out of them. Etsy has some lovely ideas. Congrats to you and I hope you can feel their love and joy for you on your special day

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View Quoted Comment That is so sweet! I love the significance of seeing a cardinal. I too had one of my grandfather blue ties sewn into my dress as my something old and blue.

A meaningful way to honor them could be having a special photo display at your wedding or even incorporating something personal that they loved, like a favorite flower or a song they enjoyed. You could also light a candle in their memory during the ceremony. It’s all about what feels right to you! 💕