How to remember lost loved ones at a wedding

They make little charms that you can attach to your bouquet, you can have their picture in them. You can have a memorial candle. You can have a memorial vase. We put a rose on the chair to reserve a seat for my Husbands Mom.. she died 6 weeks before the wedding.

Very sorry to hear about your loses Ashley.

I would also like to know the answer to this question as well. I have 3 grandparents that have passed away and would give whatever I could to have them there. I'm not sure how to do this though

I am thinking of doing a candle and vase, as well as some charms on my bouquet in remembrance of my brother.

I really like the charm idea on my bouquet

I made memorial bouquets that I put on empty chairs in the very front row and after the ceremony the pastor asked for a moment of silence to remember our family member's that were there in spirit and our groomsman called up the next of kin to that person and presented them with the bouquet. Here's a picture of my grandma getting my grandpa's

Both my parents have passed away, and as I have stated in previous posts,

I am the only one of the 4 children whom will not have mom and dad walk with her.

Instead of carrying my bouquet up the aisle, I will be holding a 10X13 picture of my parents,(making it that they are still walking WITH me up the aisle) while my two sons aged 14 and 22 walk with me to FH. I will also be placing a single rose on each of the chairs where they would have sat.

To honor all the other family members who have passed away we are making an album with their pictures, including names d.o.b-d.o.d and their relationship to either bride or groom.

Wow Suzanne that is incredible. You brought tears to my eyes with how you're walking down the aisle, that is absolutely perfect. I am so sorry for your loss and am happy to see you're remembering your parents in such an honorable way.

I'll be wearing a necklace that has a locket with my father's picture in it and will be walking down the aisle alone. Mom asked if on the day of the wedding, my FH would like to wear the Rolex that my grandparents gave my dad when he graduated from college. He cried and said yes, of course.

Lianne,

Very touching, I'm sure FH will be proud to wear that Rolex

Lianne, that just brought tears to my eyes!

As far as me, I am lighting a candle and placing a picture on the alter of my Papa... I will also have a charm made with his picture for my bouquet.

Also, his mother loved butterflies. So we had little feather butterflies all around, in the bouquets, the boutonnieres, in the BM's hair, a little decal on my fingernail... that way we were "surrounded" by her spirt.

You could arrange a table with flowers, candles, and pictures of the loved ones who have passed, and give it a table name. Maybe "Wish you were here", "We miss you", or "In loving memory.

My dad also passed away this year. I ordered an extra bouquet that I will pick up the day before my wedding and place on his grave, I need that us moment. When it comes to the ceremony and reception I was a bit lost because my dad was so young, his death was unexpected and I did not want to make a second funeral out of my wedding. But I am doing the charms.. check different websites there are really nice ones out there. My brother will be walking me down the aisle, he will be carrying a single rose and place it on an empty chair. My fiance will dance with his mom then I will play a song that reminds me of my dad (the obvious choice for me would be cheeseburger in paradise- but my fiance hates it lol) and then I will dance with my brother.

Are you having a church wedding with pews or a ceremony with chairs? Because,the most powerful/touching photos I've ever seen have an empty chair with either lone flowers on the seat,or they place a photograph of the deceased with a lighted candle,flowers,etc.on the chair seat. Here is 1 example:

http://www.weddingchicks.com/2010/10/06/sweet-chic-shabby-chic-wedding/

My husbands best friend passed away the day before our wedding in a car accident. We had a bouquet made and placed it on a chair where he would be standing with the rest of our groomsmen. Im so sorry for your losses.

I had a daughter pass away hour after birth. Trying to add her somehow, made a song?

Since I'm probably going to have a custom necklace made, attached to my clasp, I'm going to have one of my late Great-Grandmother's Locket's attached with pictures of each of my late grandfathers' in it. I'm also going to somehow figure out how to incorporate a picture of hubby's late grandma into our Wedding too.

Only FH's mother is still living. I am trying to decide how to remember both my parents and his father. I thought of putting a memorial statement in the program, or putting photos on a table in the church narthex. I think that because it is the coming together of both sides of the family, there would be curiosity about the our parents and photos would be nice. Or would they be bittersweet?

But, I really really like that vase of flowers that Hayley put up.

I lost my father about 10 yrs ago. my fh lost his mother last year and father about 12 yrs ago. i've never met his father, but his mother was a sweetheart. i like the idea of wearing a locket with a pic of my father. i may do that. if i honor his parents/my dad with flowers, can i put it near the cake? do i add pictures too or just their names?

My FH lost both of his parents several years ago. I found a pic of them with FH at his 1st Communion and I had that put on a bouquet charm. We are also displaying their wedding picture at our reception. A bouquet charm might be a nice way to honor and remember your grandparents. I'm also wearing a locket bracelet with a pic of my grandmothers (I'm named after both of them and they are both deceased). Not sure what your dress neckline is like but that might be a nice way to honor your dad and keep him close to you. Either a locket necklace or bracelet.