Remembering Mom in my Wedding?

You could add a picture charm of her on your bouquet

BTW, I am very sorry to hear about your loss. I think leaving a seat open in honor of your mom is a great idea.

Awww. That's really sweet. Here some ideas:

1) Blow up a picture of her and put it in a nice frame to display

2). Play her favorite song.

3). Maybe you can write a poem about her and have it recited at the wedding. (Dont know if you any poetry skills)

Also, maybe you can have a slideshow of pictures with you and her in it playing at the reception....

I am very sorry for your loss of you mom, i will be watching this thread because i was wondering the same thing about my dad! ill be leaving a seat open for him as well, but your right. it doesnt seem enough

So sorry to hear about your mom and I think that leaving a seat open for her is awesome! The picture charm is sweet too!

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is such a bittersweet thing to be planning a wedding without someone that is so important to you and I can imagine that it must be really hard for you. I'm glad that your fiance got the chance to ask for her permission and show her your ring - I'm sure that made her really happy!

I lost my dad less than a year before we got engaged and have been looking for ideas to incorporate his memory as much as possible. One idea that I really loved is one I found on Pinterest. I'm taking an old blue shirt of his, cutting a piece of it into a heart shape and having it sewn in to my dress above my heart. That will be my something blue and then I know he'll be there with me.

Another idea that I'm thinking of using is tying something of his or a photo of us into my bouquet. We are also going to light a candle at the beginning of the ceremony, for all of those that can't be there with us.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you may be going through. I think all the ideas you mentioned are beautiful, and subtle. We've had a few brides and grooms on here with sad passing of someone close to them and we try to gently remind them that it is first and foremost a wedding. We want you to be happy and joyful. That said, YOU would know yourself better. Perhaps having too many items to memorialize your mom would be overwhelming or sad for you? If not, then I say do what makes you feel right.

Like everyone here, I can relate and send my warmest condolences.

In honor of all of my grandparents who passed before I was 16, I'm going to be doing a few things.

I'm having a memory table done up just for them. It will be filled with their pictures, a little bit about who they were and the love they shared and my favorite memories with them. My grandmother loved elephants so I got elephant place card holders for her and her husband and my other grandparents loved flowers so I'm wrapping their picture frame with their favorite flowers. Little things like that, you know? Going to have LED lights underneath to represent their pure souls and the importance they had in my life.

My grandmother (elephants) also left me coins from all over the world, some of which are quite valuable. She wanted me to save them so one day I could get a lot of money for it. I'm going to take a few to have appraised and use that money for the wedding so in a way, she will have been a part of it

You could put a photo of her on the empty seat.

I'm assuming she died from an ailment. If that's the case you could put a little folded card on each table that thanks people for coming and says a donation to a related charity was made in lieu of favours in your mom's name.

Or add a single teal flower to your bouquet.

Itmy mom passed away almost two months ago. So far i am dreading planning anything. we are setting up a seat next to my father so they willl sit together! My dad is so happy we are doing it and i know she will be also. We are included a few things into the wedding that she wanted : )

I am also wearing the ring she gave me when i was a teen i actually wear it everyday, and a piece of her clothing will be sewed into my dress

I'm sorry about your loss. My FH lost his mom a couple of years ago. Apparently she told some family members that she thought I was the one, which was super sweet to hear. I felt like I was really close to her.

What I am thinking we are going to do is have a table displaying wedding pictures from my parents, his parents, and our grandparents, since we each only have 1 grandparent still with us. That way we can honor everyone who we wish was with us. One of the florists I talked to also suggesting putting a bud vase with FH's mom's favorite flower, so that is a small and personal touch that he will know.

I like the idea of a picture in your bouquet, that way she is there "walking" down with you.

Both me & my FH mothers have passed away. I'm thinking about setting up a memorial table, with 3 photos of each of them with some flowers or candles.

I really and I mean really miss my mother. It's been very difficult to plan my wedding without her.

I spoke to the venue coordinator & they are going to have a half table set up in the banquet hallway entrance area.

My FH's grandmother passed away in May and we're doing a seat, rose and a sign "We know you'd be here if heaven weren't so far away". I'm also putting one of her bracelets in my bouquet. I was fortunate enough to have met her and create a bond with her!

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I like the bouquet charm idea. I'm doing that for my grandmother who passed away almost 2 months ago. Still hurts like crazy.

I would have to agree with @Morgan and @Out The Window. Try to focus on your special day, which should be a happy one. I understand, as I lost my Mom to Alzheimer's 2 years this past Thanksgiving. My FH wanted to replace a sad memory with a happy one. I also would like to feel that my Mom is part of our special day.. I really like the photo on the bouquet idea. BTW, @Mogan.. where can I get that done? I am sorry for the loss of your Mom, know that she will be with you in spirit & she already has the best seat in the house.

I'm sorry for your loss. Both my parents the only grandmother I'd ever known are deceased, so I did a few things at the wedding to remember them -

-Empty chairs set off the to side at the ceremony, with their photos and a single flower stem on each chair.

-My sister is very crafty so she made photo collage boards of each person that we had on a display table near the guestbook.

- I used a hankie that belonged to my grandmother as my something old.

- My something blue was a topaz ring my mother gave me.

- My bouquet had my mother's wedding ring tied to it (it was too small for me to wear).

It sounds like a lot, but It didn't make anyone too depressed or put a damper on the celebration. My DH's family enjoyed seeing all the photos of my family members they had not met. My BIL came over to me at one point and goes "Man you dad seems awesome! He looks like he could have been in the Allman Brothers!!!!". LOL.

FH and I wanted to do something to honor the memory of our grandparents - we are planning to set up their wedding photos, along with our parent's wedding photos, somewhere at the reception hall.

I really like the idea of saving the seat!

The bouquet with the picture on it is perfect.Love that idea personally for me. I too lost my mother to Cancer a few years ago but I still want to acknowledge her at the wedding. Her birthday would've actually been 1 week before my wedding date. Initially I wanted to have the wedding on her birthday but circumstances didn't allow that to happen so we settled for exactly 1 week before her birthday. For me its a great way of acknowledging her but also being respectful to my step mother who's been there for FH and I especially for the planning process. Thanks for sharing, and I'm so sorry for your loss. I know its hard but just know that her spirit will be there regardless of how big or small the details were for acknowledging her at your wedding.

My dad passed in January. I will definitely put something in the program, and then wrap fabric from one of his blue shirts around my bouquet. At the reception, there will be a picture of him and a candle on top of the piano. I may include a poem or something next to it...or, a story of the last conversation we had (basically him telling me that my fiance is a good man and he knows he'll take care of me)- but that may be too sad, so I haven't decided yet. It didn't occur to me to save a seat. hmm.

I'm sorry for your loss.