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Samantha
Beginner October 2020

What to do for loved ones who have passed?

Samantha, on June 13, 2019 at 3:15 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 11

My father passed away in January of 2015, and I lost my little brother unexpectedly in May of 2016. What could I do to still make them a part of my wedding?

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Latest activity by Samantha, on June 14, 2019 at 8:37 PM
  • Jasmine
    Master August 2021
    Jasmine ·
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    I know someone who walked down with a picture of her mother that passed and placed it on the first seat in the front row. You can also check these ideas from The Knot:

    https://www.theknot.com/content/12-ways-to-honor-deceased-loved-ones-at-your-wedding


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  • Michelle
    Devoted August 2019
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    My dad passed away June 2018. I’m wearing a locket with my dads picture pinned to my dress.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
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    I know there's people who also have a sign at their wedding that says in loving memory of those who are forever present in our hearts or we know you would be here today if heaven wasn't so far away

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  • Trista
    VIP September 2019
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    FH lost his dad as a child. When him and his mom got married, he wore a white suit, so FH is gonna wear a white jacket.
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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    We did a few things for our loved ones that passed. I had a bouquet charm and my fiancé had a boutonnière pin. We also left empty chairs at the ceremony and acknowledged those that passed by putting flowers on their chairs during the service. And lastly we set up a memory table at the devotion with pictures for people to view. I know it sounds like a lot but he lost both parents and a brother and I lost my aunt and uncle which were like a mom and dad to me so it was really important to us. Good luck.
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  • Jess
    Super September 2019
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    We are having a memory table with pictures of those who have passed with a sign saying, "We Know you Would be Here Today, If Heaven Wasn't so Far Away" As well as we will be playing the song "One More Day" by Diamond Rio as a tribute to them.

    I will also be having charms on my bouquet with their pictures.

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I'm so sorry for your loss! There are a lot of ways you can remember them during the wedding. I've seen people reserve seats for family that has passed. We have a memorial table with pictures of family we wish could be there, and I have two small lockets on my bouquet with my grandparents picture. I also have seen a bride play a rock song her dad loved (instead of a father daughter dance) and she just said her dad would love it and for everyone to dance to it.

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  • Nikki
    Expert March 2021
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    I’m doing quite a few things
    - we are lining the isle with pictures of past family
    For example row 1 would be my 5 year nephew the the next row would be my sis and so on and so forth
    - then doing the ceremony to honor my sis and nephew who were tragically killed in Car accident we are having both my matron of honor and man of honor walk down one holding nephews boutonnières and the other holding the bouquet and place them on there chairs
    - we will be having a video tribute to them
    -then at then end of ceremony I am having a memorial bench made and having all pictures of past family on it.
    - a few days before the wedding we will be heading to the cemetery and placing another bouquet with my sis.

    Everything we we are doing will have lots of touch of my sister and nephew.
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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
    Laura ·
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    My FH and I have both lost our parents, he's lost two brothers and a sister. I lost my cousin/best friend and my grandmother. We're having the wedding on what would have been my grandmother's 100th birthday. I'm creating a memorial table with a collage frame with pictures of the people we've lost

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  • Amanda
    Master December 2020
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    We plan to have a photo frame with their picture on a ceremony chair, a memory table and a possible lantern release in their memory
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  • Samantha
    Beginner October 2020
    Samantha ·
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    Thank you all so much for your suggestions! I really appreciate it!

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