Ideas to honor passed loved ones

We are having a sign with all their names and it saying something like "reserved for those watching from heaven" thus will be in a seat at the Reception. And the ceremony

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I need some ideas as well. @Paige I like yours!

Boquet charms!

Id also like to do something to honor my brother and grandparents. I like the idea,of bouquet charms. Well prob also do a table with their pics and some kinda cute sign

The gardenia in my bouquet was to honor my grandma, and the pin on it was for my dear friend Bruna. subtle is best, I think. Don't want to upset anyone or dwell too much on it, but you want them there with you.

I think I'm going to have a table set up with their photos on them and place in an area that can be seen when guests walk in.

I like subtle touches. My grandmother passed away a few days before our wedding and I wanted to do something special, but not overwhelming. I thought a memorial table or something like that would be too much. It would have been overwhelming for myself and my whole family to see something like that on display. It would have taken what should be a joyous occasion and filled it will grief. Plus, I had already decided I did not want to do a memorial for any of the other 8 grandparents who DH and I had lost, as it would have felt like we were at a funeral, not a wedding, and I feel like with a display like that, it needs to be all or nothing. It would have been insensitive to have done a memorial for one list grandparent and not the others. Two of the others had been lost within a year of our wedding, too. I know lot of people choose to do memorial displays. I think it is so important to consider how your guests will feel looking at them, though. You may think it's a fantastic idea, but one of your relatives may not be able to handle it. You can't control how others will react to something like that. This is why I think it's important to do something subtle or something that celebrates life rather than makes people pause and be sad.

I love the idea of the bouquet charms. I would have loved to have done that if I'd had more time to get one for my grandmother. I've also seen ideas for incorporating something of a lost loved one into your attire for the day. Sew a piece of a dad or grandfather's old shirts into the inside of your dress, or use a tie to wrap your bouquet. Wear a piece of jewelry from a female relative.

I ended up deciding to ask our DJ to dedicate a song for my grandmother and ask everyone to join is on the dance floor. It was a song she used to sing and hum all the time and she lived to dance, so we honored her by getting up and dancing. It wasn't a sad moment because we were all up, dancing, and celebrating life. It was also something I felt we could do that no one would have noticed that we didn't do it for the others.

We are having a framed sign, candle and a single rose at the place card table and the officiant will have a moment of silence so everyone can reflect. We didn't want to miss anyone, so not listing by name.

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I'm gonna borrow some of my grandmothers jewelry and I'm having some of her favorite flowers in my bouquet.

Also, FH's family have a tradition where all the women wear a bracelet that belonged to his grandmother on their wedding day, and I'm going to take part in that tradition.

I'm having a lily in my bouquet to honor my father, along with a charm. I want to keep it really subtle. I mourned enough & just want my day to be as happy as possible.

Having my dad's siblings do a toast to him before dinner.

I am having their pictures on a table underneath the antique bell. I lost two grandparents at a very young age and I was extremely close to one of them. I want to do something extremely special for them. Before we are announced as husband and wife our officiant will announce that we will be doing something to honor them. We will ring the bell twice (one time for each of them) and we will play a special song for them. I wanted to ensure that everyone knew that they are their in spirit. It's a personal choice for us and not everyone will agree with having a big moment for them but it is what me and FH agreed on and what we want.

We are having a line in the beginning of the ceremony remembering my dad, FH Uncle and all those joining us from Heaven. Nothing heavy, no pictures. It would be too upsetting for many people. And I have a charm for my bouquet, a piece of my dads blue shirt cut in a heart sewn inside my dress and I'm going to walk slightly to the right when I walk as if my dad is with me. Only things I will know

Pics of my dad and grandpa on my bouquet (this was a complete surprise from my DH). It was subtle and meaningful to have them both there to walk me down the aisle.

@BlueHenBride what a great way to honor your grandmother.

We included this little poem on the back of our programs along with a few selected people including our fathers.

I'm going with bouquet charms myself.

I am having a remembrance table with candles and pictures

I'm having a memorial table at the reception with those we lost and would have loved to be there. I am buying a huge frame and putting pics in the frame of our loved ones.

I don't know if we will be mentioning them but we will each be wearing an item of clothing/jewelry from our passed loved ones...mainly grandparents. (His grandpa's cuff links and hanky, my great grandma's bracelet)