Ideas of " In Memory Of" .

I am wearing my gram's jewelry, I am having a memorial candle ( I got a memorial poem to put on the candle at joann fabrics) that I am putting in the reception hall with pictures of me and her, I'm putting a small memorial poem in the program for all those loss. I was very close to my grandmother, and when my aunt got married, my gram made all her bouquets, flowers, etc. My gram always made wreaths, flower arrangements etc. I remember her telling me when my aunt got married (I was in third grade) that she would make all the bouquets for my wedding too. When she passed away, my grandfather gave me all the artificial flowers and ribbons, supplies she had bought for things she wound make, so even though I'm planning on having real flowers, I'm going to stick a few of the artificial flowers in my bouquet so she was a part of making my bouquet

I'm thinking about a DIY based off one of these photos and having pictures of my dad, my grandparents, and my FH's grandparents. I've also thought about just using the wedding photos from each of these couples weddings to make the focus more on family and love rather than death.

http://knockoffdecor.com/family-tree-display/

or

http://www.roommatespeelandstick.com/blog/post/2011/10/31/The-Clay-Family-Tree.aspx

My mom passed away a year ago (today, actually) and I am taking her wedding dress and making fabric flowers from it, and using that for my bouquet.

This is a very early mock up, but the ivory flowers are from her dress, the purples are silk.

We are putting up a table with a couple betta vase with the in memory poem on it and then around the table will be something small that is what we remember most about that person. For FH's father we will put a small motorcycle and for my grandparents that helped raise me I will have a small tractor grandpa was a farmer and for my grandma a bell from her collection (her name was Belle).

I got a beautiful locket pendent to hold my late brothers picture that im going to attach to my bouquet. Im also having someone speak on his behalf and im dedicating a (happy) song in his honor for people to dance to. i think celebrating someones life is more important than morning it. i agree with what Pumpkin said, its a celebration not a funeral so find a nice uplifting way to celebrate their life

@Jill that is an amazing idea! i love that and you can keep it forever

I wish I had good pics - but we did a candle at the altar and I gave my hubby photo locket cuff links with pics of his grandparents in them. So it was like they were with him on our big day

I found a VERY large version of the dishes we are using for the centerpieces and I want to put 2 submerged tea lights in it with flowers...

And have a framed poem (still hunting for the right one!).

I actually met my FH on the day my grandmother died a little over 4 years ago. I've always regretted her not getting to meet him, because I'm positive she would have absolutely ADORED him, like the rest of my family does. When I told my officiant that, he told me had a perfect idea. He's going to read a poem with a candle lighting for my grandmother right before the wedding actually starts. My mother and godmother (my grandmother's their mother) are going to light the candle for me, since I'm obvioulsy going to be getting ready to walk down the asile.

We did a simple wording in our program

FH lost his father when he was very young, I lost my brother while I was young, so we are going to get frames for both of them We found one we really like.

http://www.smartbrideonline.com/cgi-bin/spgm?dpt=H&srch=KW&item=ws9052mem

We've had too many to feel comfortable with the photos or flowers in chairs. Both of my grandparents (in the past 3 months), my mom, his brother, step-grandfather, and great grandmother.

We decided on a side table to set a bouquet of flowers with a small note saying In remembrance and with the quote "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and of unspeakable love.” —Washington Irving

My fh lost both of his parents mine are still living. I was thinking of surprising him and putting a vase on table wtih parents name on it filled with flowers with taper candles on side and photo of his parents. I was thinking of putting this somewhere at reception haven't decided yet.

You also need to make sure other loved ones are okay with what you want to do to remember the ones that have passed. I wanted to place a flower on the seat next to my Grandma for my Grandpa who passed and she told me absolutely not, that she wasn't going to sit next to a flower as a reminder for the whole wedding that her husband isnt there anymore. Its a happy day, not a memorial. and she is so right. What a way to turn a happy day into a sad one by making someone focus on the fact their spouse isnt there to share this special day.