In memory of...?

I'm thinking of either having just a share empty, and putting a note on it. Or just putting a couple pictures by the front with their names and a quote. My really good friends lost the grooms brother and his fiance right before their wedding, so the memorial was a big part of the wedding. They had pics of them in random places, and also the bride had their picture on her bouquet. I have thought about having a picture of me and my grandpa on my bouquet, but thats something that is more special to me and that probably only I would notice.

I'm doing a candle that says "In loving memory for those who are forever present in our hearts" Im thinking of putting it by the guest book since it will be on a table with some pictures as well as our chalkboard program will be there too. I have more than one relative that has passed away and i don't want a candle for each one.. I want it to be sweet but its also my wedding and not a funeral. Just my thought on it

I am having reserved seats with their names on signs at the ceremony.

No empty chairs please. Less is more when it comes to memorial mentions at weddings. Pictures? Great. Candels? Fine too. It's your wedding. Festivity should be the theme of the day.

You can't predict how the empty chair, or even worse, the empty chair with a photo, is going to hit the other people who knew the deceased people. Clearly, they are expecting a wedding and all the joy that goes with it. They are not expecting that.

Keep it light.

Unfortunately, I have to deal with this as well. 2 of my cousins, one being my best friend since birth, as well as my mom have passed away. Everything we are doing is very special to us but most of it will go unnoticed, which is what we are striving for. Both aunt & uncles are carrying up a large sugar starfish to be placed on the altar. (we are thanking everyone for being the stars in our lives) I am doing a bouquet of yellow roses on the "altar" in a cross vase from her funeral. No one but a few close family members will know the sentiment behind that. My dad's bout. will also be yellow instead of white like the others. (my mom's favorite color is yellow. My cousin Lisa's nickname was Ladybug, so I am putting tiny ladybug picks in all of the flowers. My sister and I will have a single yellow flower in our bouquets. My bouquet is also going to be wrapped in lace from my mom's wedding dress. And I am also making memory charms of Lisa, my mom and my grandma to hang from my bouquet. I am going to ask the seamstress too if I could take one of the flower beading details and add it to my dress. I realize that it does sound like a lot of things, but these people were all very close to me and I want them there with me. All of what we are doing did take a long time to come up with as to not bring attention to it but are very meaningful to me. Sorry so long!

You can do what ever you want. Open chairs are great and that is exactly what I am using.

And if people don't like it, they can leave. That is how I am choosing to remember my grandparents.

FH was really close with his grandma and always talks about how she would have loved meeting me. So I have decided that I'm going to get him a memorial photo charm (Etsy!) to wear on his boutonniere... The back will say "I'm here with you on your wedding day and always. ~Grandma"

Im getting two white roses and a picture of them (FH's dad and my grandfather) along with a sign saying we know you'd be here today if heaven weren't so far away. And were putting on all the first chair in the ceremony. Where its noticeable but not center of attention

I purchased an "in loving memory" sign with a poem from etsy and my florist is doing a special floral and candle arrangment for my dad and FH's grandfather (in both their favorite colors). I'll probably keep this for the reception and have pictures set out as well.

We had Calla lilies in our bouquets. For the ceremony we put a single large Calla in the front row and a place card simply saying "In Remembrance and Loving Memory".

At the reception we initially wanted to do the empty place setting (DH was a Marine and they always have the empty place setting for the fallen soldier at events.)

But we ended up simply framing family wedding pictures and setting them on a table. Some people in the pics are alive, others not. We had place cards below and added the names and who people were and when they got married.

We also had the Calla and place card brought from the ceremony.

People commented on the pictures a lot and said it was a nice touch. It didn't feel like a memorial, but simply a wedding themed display of pictures.

Just thinking about this makes my heart hurt. My grandmother passed away April last year and I will probably make charms for my bouqet with my grandparents pictures, but that's it. I can't talk about her without getting teary eyed, and I'm sure my family is the same.

I'm still working on figure out a couple of little things. My son passed away so he will be listed as an honorary ring bearer on the program. I will also have a bouquet charm for him. I'm doing empty chairs for our grandparents. I want to Di more but I'm not sure what exactly so ill keep following.

The only reason we are doing the chairs is because we don't have pictures of all the people( my grandmother would not allow pictures as she got older).

Both my father and FH's father have passed away. We are getting married on my Dad's birthday and have put a licence plate reference on the invitations (I designed them) to tip our hat so to speak to my FH's dad (he was a collector) We have also put a little blurb on our programs to acknowledge that they are in our thoughts as well that day. We have a few other things. I am thinking of having a locket with my Dad's picture pinned to my bouquet so in a way he will be walking with me down the aisle. Also, my brother will be doing the father/daughter dance with me to a song that is very dear to our Dad / Family. We have planned for a few little momentos to be present that day.

I don't get the empty chair thing, seems like a depressing reminder that they aren't there to fill it.

FH's father passed and I knew when he asked me to marry him that I would want to represent his father somehow and then just recently and unexpectedly his grandmother passed. So with all that being said I'm buying two picture frames that will both either be by the guestbook or somewhere else not sure yet to have them both with us. And my grandparents passed years ago and I was very close with them so I'm doing bouquet charms for them.

We are having an outdoor ceremony and we are having photos on shepard hooks lining the aisle along with flower balls

Something like this but with pictures on some not all flower balls

We are lighting a memorial candle which will have the names of our deceased loved ones on it, along with a saying to honor their memory

My father passed away in 2007 when I was 16. During our ceremony, the first chair closet to me, in the front row will have his picture on it.

I want to get a memorial candle for my grandma, who also passed in 2007. She would love it.

I know people have mixed reviews about the whole empty chair thing, but I love that idea the most. I want to look down & see his picture there, rather than nothing. He's the only parent that will be missing & I'm going to include him as much as possible.

I am pinning a small picture of me and my grandmother onto my bouquet, and we will light a "in memory" candle. Maybe have a pictures at the reception, but maybe not. Haven't really decided yet.