Ways to honor my dad

I am so sorry for the loss of your dad and how close it happened to your Wedding. What you have planned so far sounds beautiful. I don't know if I would be able to do the dance personally as it would be too much of a reminder for me and I would be a mess. It's going to be a fun exciting wonderful day but there is also going to be a huge whole. I know there are people who have recommended an empty chair or a memory table. To me that is too much of a reminder of an absence.

I can't think of a suggestion but just wanted to say I'm so very sorry for your loss.

You could always dedicate the ceremony in his honor.

I am very sorry for your loss. I am in a wedding this weekend where the bride lost her dad recently to. As the MOH, I got with her sisters to come up with something. We will put his cowboy boots and hat on the front pew of the church. She has his favorite bandana wrapped around her bouquet. She has asked her little brother to give her away in spirit of her father. She also asked her dad's brother if he would do the first dance with her. When the bride and groom leave the reception we will be letting go yellow balloons as their send off instead others. Yellow was his favorite color. Also her bouquet is made of sunflowers, his favorite. We tried to incorporate his memory as much as possible without making it a sad memory that her dad is not with her.

My dad passed away last year. We are going to have a memorial candle set up for him that my FH will light when he walks in and it will remain lit during the ceremony. We'll have his name on it and it can be a keepsake for us. I think we're going to skip the father/daughter dance. So sorry to hear about your daddy. I know it's hard.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your plans sound beautiful. Do whatever you want.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

I saw someone sew a patch of her dad's shirt onto the underside of her dress. I liked that idea.

For myself I am doing a charm on my bouquet with a photo of my dad and I in it. He passed away many years ago, so I don't have any of his clothes or ties or anything.

I like the tie idea as well.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry for your loss....this must be so hard so close to your wedding. Your ideas are beautiful, and honestly, I think it's more than enough. Your dad likely wouldn't want you to focus TOO much on him during this time. But of course, you should do all that feels right to you.

FH's mother is passed. He will dance with his stepmother, but our DJ will make an announcement that honors his mother, and will invite all parent/children to join the dance.

I am so sorry for your loss!!!

My ideas have already been suggested by PP's.

I love to idea of reserving a chair in memory of him- front row.

Dedicating the ceremony to him

Sewing a piece of his shirt on your dress

In place of the father daughter dance, dance with your mom to his favorite song. It would be a beautiful moment between you and your mom in honor of your dad.

I'm putting charms with pictures of all my grandparents I lost. My FH lost his mom but I'm having a dance in her honor. May do something else not sure yet.

I'm sorry you are going through this so close to your wedding

I am so very sorry for your loss. Only do what and how much you are comforatable with. Dont let anyone else try to tell you what is too much or too little. This is your day. I will definitely have a small locket on my bouqet that has a picture of my Mom. Some people have suggested if you have a shirt from your Father you can have a seamstress cut a heart out and have it sewn into your dress by your heart. If you have a blue shirt it could also be your something blue.