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Expert April 2022

The idea of displaying some photos of our grandparents who have passed away.

Fred, on April 8, 2021 at 12:30 PM

Posted in Wedding Reception 29

Hello everyone. The wedding planning was going smoothly until ...yesterday. But "here comes the first debate" (not an argument, or at least, not yet): My FW wants to honor our 5 grandparents who have passed away . So: we initially agreed that we would go to the subtle,discreet route after I...

Hello everyone.

The wedding planning was going smoothly until ...yesterday.

But "here comes the first debate" (not an argument, or at least, not yet):

My FW wants to honor our 5 grandparents who have passed away . So: we initially agreed that we would go to the subtle,discreet route after I suggested some ideas I found on some previous threads: the DJ can play some of their favorite songs, she can incorporate our granma's favorite flowers in her bouquet, the bouquet photo charms, etc ... She was fine with that but for some reason that escapes me,she changed her mind and wants to display some pics of our deceased GP on a table!

(She doesn't want the whole memory table with a lantern, a sign, a candle with a note).

I think that:

1) It might be sweet but it's too much and awkward in my humble opinion because a wedding is about celebrating the couple, and should be a happy event.A funeral is about celebrating and mourning lost loved ones.

2) I know my crowd on this one! Some of them are very emotional persons and could break down sobbing.

But::

1) She doesn't see it as a sad thing.

2) She argues that this is the best way to include them.

In fact, I don't want to "win" the debate, I want to compromise because this thing became important to her ... but it's challenging to say the least!

Is there a way to display the pics without diminishing the joyous mood?

Any thoughts?

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    Fred ·
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    A stand-alone panel is a great alternative.Thank you Eniale.

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    Fred ·
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    Thanks Heather, I like this idea.

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  • Elizabeth
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    I broke down sobbing at my cousin's wedding where a picture of my grandmother was displayed on a chair. So did 15 others. It was bad. I agree fully with you. If anything, put the photos in the getting ready space or tiny ones on the bouquet. If you must have photos, maybe do wedding photos? Idk I would steer clear
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  • Jennifer
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    My brother did something similar to what I've been seeing in some of the replies. He and his wife got a bunch of wedding photos from family (so the grandparents on our side and hers who had passed), and included their parents, siblings, etc. So it was more of a cute "here's the family weddings through the generations!" instead of a memorial table.

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    Fred ·
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    Thank you, I think it's sweet too .

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    Fred ·
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    The idea of putting the pics in the getting ready space is a great option. Thanks! As for the charms: I don't know because she was initially interested but she changed her mind 😡.

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  • Steph
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    My first instinct is to say absolutely not and since the bride practically gets to pick almost everything at the wedding to at least give you this one. It may trigger some guests and it is a bit creepy to have a photo at the tables of the guests.
    I completely agree with you on this one.
    The memorial table is enough.
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  • Michaila
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    My cousin also did some pictures somewhere of deceased relatives at her wedding - I didn't attend her wedding, but my mom did. At the time of her wedding, she had lost both our grandparents, an aunt, and an uncle (my dad) - at least on the side of the family we shared. I'm not sure what relatives she had lost on the other side or what relatives her new husband had lost. But my dad's death was the most recent of them all (my aunt was 2010ish, my grandparents in 2015 and 2018, my dad/her uncle in 2019). Apparently she was very close to our aunt, so she had pictures of the grandparents and our aunt displayed somewhere at the wedding, but not my dad. Her reasoning was that she didn't want to upset my mom/me if I had come since her wedding was less than a year after his death, which was probably good because my mom probably would have sobbed. But I can't help feeling offended that she didn't include my dad in the memorial - if she had just done grandparents, it would have been fine, but by including our aunt, it made me mad that she didn't include her uncle too/that he was the only one excluded.

    So beware of who you're including/excluding too. Maybe candles or something subtle? If you wanted to make it more obvious, maybe get candles with initials or their names on it? At Christmas, we put up a lantern in the middle of our stockings with my dad and brother's initials on it, which is a nice reminder of them, but not as visceral as a photo.

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    Fred ·
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    Yes, my partner has the final say on most stuff but I don't mind because we made the biggest decisions together (venue,the ceremony style and structure ,food,drinks) and she doesn't make any decision behind my back ,she asks me for my opinion on almost everything (except for her dress, her bridesmaids picks and their attire, of course) I know she values my opinion when she asks for it.
    However we keep debating on the photos of the Grandparents. I'm willing to "compromise" but I'm still trying to get her to change her mind.
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