Unique Memorial ideas

I don't have any ideas yet but I have been looking as well. I have lost both of my parents, a brother and more that were close to me. I don't want to be crying anymore that day then I have to. So I will be checking in to this post as the suggestions develop. Great topic.

I was searching for a different way to do a memorial... I found this website that has remebrance pins shaped in a tear and in the middle has a rose on a embossed card with a beautiful saying and the story behind the person who made it. www.limogesjewelry.com

We have chosen to do parents, grandparents, siblings, and children at ours. FH's dad and brother and my grandmother and daughter with a blessing for all deceased loved ones. We will have a picture of them with a candle to be lit as the wedding ceremony begins

What we ended up doing was making picture frames with poems. For dinner we had assigned seats and we sat everyone at a table with the person's name and a nice poem of a loved one that was also close to them and us. People loved and are still talking about it. It was a real hit and people later came to me and asked me for a copy of the poems.

I didn't read all the comments, but I attended a wedding a couple years ago where the bride and groom had a vase off to the side of the alter with a rose for each deceased family/friend they wanted honored and on the back of the program was the reasoning why the roses were up there. Hope this helps!

My daughter is getting married in January & wanted a way to remember several deceased grandparents & infants without adding anything into the actual ceremony (it would take too long) but wanted to be a little different from the common candles, flowers, doves, balloons, & pictures.

So, the idea is to display a Lantern at the reception with a frame that says:

"In remembrance of those who are still guiding our paths & warming our hearts, whose love will forever light up our lives, as we take them along on our journey."

There will also be tags for the guests to write passed loved-one's names & tie them to the lantern.

I just love the fact that it's interactive & it's not forcing anyone into a depressing mood - they can choose whether to participate or not. Plus, it's not generic & there's no risk of a name being forgotten from a list.

Check out www.memorialvine.com, it is an incredibly beautiful way of remembering a lost loved one. They can even supply more of the wine for weddings.