Memorial Table at the Wedding?

Given the close proximity of your grandmothers passing to your wedding (so very sorry for your loss OP), I would think that a full on memorial table might be too much for some of your attendees who were close to her as well, being her passing just a few weeks prior to your date. I love your candle idea - I think it's just enough but not too much

It's your wedding, if you want to honour deceased love ones with a memorial table then do it. Will others feeling sad seeing pictures of out dearly departed loved ones? Possibly. They would also feel sad coming to my house and seeing photos of them but that doesn't mean I'm going to take them down when they come over.

I honestly don't understand why anyone would have an issue with this. Any guests still grieving for a loved one might get upset however that person is acknowledged on your wedding day, be it in a toast, the celebrant acknowledging it before the ceremony or some other way. This hypothetical still grieving relative would likely already have many pictures of their loved and dearly departed relative in their house already so why would having the picture displayed at your wedding make them so much more upset? A wedding is a celebration yes but people still want to honour loved ones that can't be there. I think it's crass to tell others that they can only honour dearly departed loved ones 'subtly' like through wearing something of theirs or a generic ' here's to absent friends' toast.

@Natalie - when I go to someone's house I fully expect to see photos of deceased relatives on the wall. That is their home. At a wedding the expectation is joy and celebration. I once once at a wedding and there was a dove release for the folks that have passed, a poem, then two songs. Still not sure if it was a wedding or a wake......

Bottom line - ya gotta do what you want!! For us it was nothing, for others a candle, others a table.

'when I go to someone's house I fully expect to see photos of deceased relatives on the wall. That is their home. At a wedding the expectation is joy and celebration.'

I'd fully expect to see photos of loved ones at a wedding. Deceased ones included. A wedding is supposed to be joyful and a celebration. A memorial table hardly takes away from that.

I'm with Natalie on this. Every wedding I've been to have had a memory table. It's never turned the celebration into a funeral or anything like that. However, I understand if someone doesn't want one for their own wedding. There's no right or wrong here.

I think having a memorial table depends on you and how it makes you feel. To me, it would make me sad to see it. I have lost 2 grandparents in the last year and another 2 years prior. I decided I wanted them all to be there in some way so I got the kit from Etsy to attach little picture charms to my bouquet. That way they can walk down the aisle with me! The pictures I chose all show them with the loves of their life and I wanted to carry that with me as I marry mine. I haven't attached them yet, but here they are.

Trying again with the picture!

I'm sorry for your loss @OP. I was really close to my grams too who I lost a couple years ago. I'm doing something similar to @Heather G and including charms with her photo as well as my aunt on my bouquet.

We are doing a memorial table because instead of favors we ate making donations in guests names, ladies pancreatic cancer(my mom passed from it) and guys heart association (FH dad). I'll get cute gold frames etc, don't think it will look bad. Table is set up in a hallway close to table with escort cards

I thought about doing a memorial table but I was so worried I'd accidentally forget a lost relative and offend a family member or something... I'm planning on just doing a singular candle in memory of everyone we've lost, instead of individual pictures. I figure, that way, I'll still show respect to our loved ones, but I won't risk leaving anyone's picture out.

FH and I have both lost our mothers. I have decided to put an antique milk jar with each of their favorite flowers in it. FH was a dairy farmer for many years and both women were Farmers Wives in the past. I may have a little tag in memory of them...it's subtle but very personal. I love the Our Story table idea too....I have already decided I wanted to use photos of our parents and grandparents weddings. ...I may do this too at the guest book or favor table.

We're doing a memorial table for our best friend who passed, my uncle and FH's grandpa with a nice Memorial sign and a lit candle

. I like them but honestly it's a personal choice.