Listing Absent Family in the Program

I'm not listing my entire family on my program, if we have one. Hell would freeze over before I included my grandmother in anything wedding related.

If you're dead set on programs, I would just list them as if they're there for the living ones. For the deceased you could have like memorial section but I'm not sure about listing them at all, I've not seen that done before.

We're having a Catholic wedding and the majority of our guests are not Catholic. I wanted to make a program so they know what's happening and can follow along.

Every template I've seen has a "Family" section, but they don't say, really, how to address those who are not with us except for memorials and don't address how to list who is not there. Most of our families won't be there and all four sets of grandparents are dead. I'm just not sure how to list them. Is it even required? Is it rude to leave it out?

I'm having parents and grandparents in the processional, but only listing the names of mine and FH's parents/SO's and the bridal party. We have 11 grandparents combined, so there just isn't room. No other family is mentioned on the program, and we especially aren't listing the people that aren't there.

ETA: words

We listed them as if they are living and put a cross next to the names of those who have passed away with a special ledger in the footnote explaining those are family members although not physically present, we know they will be with us that day spiritually. And we love and miss them dearly. Fh's dad and my mom both have passed away so we definitely wanted to recognize them in this way.

The deceased grandparents don't need to be named. If you want to put up their photos on a memory table (typically wedding photos) then go ahead. As far as parents and siblings who are alive but not in attendance, I don't think I'd mention them in a program. Parents? Maybe a displayed wedding photo, but you don't need to add their names (and certainly not the names of your absent siblings) in a program.

Maybe your officiant can mention the names of those that passed during the ceremony?

It's not a memorial service; it's a wedding.

We're having a Catholic wedding as well but I'm not listing any of my family members alive (who won't be attending) or deceased on our wedding program. I don't think our guests would care who they are.

ETA : which template are you following? My template doesn't include a list of family members.