How are you recognizing loved ones passed?

mmmendi · September 2012

Pele prompts my question, I am curious about her plant choice / centerpieces.

My mother's parents are both gone. I will wear Grandmother's pearls, and perhaps link her paint easal (keychain sized) in to my bouquet. My son is wearing one of Grandfather's bolo style ties.

aro1589 · September 2012

Both of my mom's parents are gone - my grama passed away in January and I took it very hard. I am going to tie their wedding bands into the ribbons of my bouquet. My whole family is trying to move on from Grama's death and we are healing very slow. I don't want some big public display to bum everyone out.

My grama also really liked the George Straight song "I Want to Dance with You". I'm thinking of having it played at the reception and have the DJ say something like "can we get all the "Smiths" on the dancefloor for a special song" my mom's family will get it.

achiduck · September 2012

We'll be saying special prayer during the ceremony to recognize loved ones that have passed away. I'll also be using my mom's veil to wrap around my bouquet and am tying her rings to my bouquet as well.

trawas01 · September 2012

We're making these for both sets of my grandparents, his grandfathers, a close friend he lost a few years ago and a close relative from my side. They'll be scattered about the reception. People who know these individuals will recognize who they are and why they are there. Otherwise they will all be black and white photos and just add to the rustic, antique feel of our day.

For us it was imporant to have them there but not to do it in an in your way face that brought down the feeling of celebration. This struck us as a perfect balance.

jlk13 · September 2012

Fiance is wearing his grandfather's cufflinks and watch. I'm using my great-grandfather's hanky around my bouquet. We need to figure out something to honor FI's grandma, who passes when my FMIL was 14 years old.

We'll also include them in the prayer during the ceremony and also have a single candle and small arrangement near the entrance of the church (on a separate but close table to the guestbook). There will be a small sign saying something to the effect of, "As we celebrate this day with family and friends, we honor the lives and the love of Mr. John Smith and Mrs Suzy Smith. They may not be here with us today, but they will forever be in our hearts." There are a bunch of sayings out on other websites too.

Good luck finding something that speaks to you and their memory.

BlingBride12 · September 2012

We are having something in the program about the people who have passed away. We will also have a candle and next to that will be a vase with a white rose for each person.

xxjen015 · September 2012

We will have them listed in the programs. Both my dad's parents have passed, as well as my mom's mom. FI's mom's parents have both passed and both his mom's are living. On my bouquet I plan to use these little inch long or so frames to have pictures of both my grannys and my grandfather, even though he passed before I was born.

violakat03 · September 2012

FI's dad passed a year ago today. He will be wearing his dad's retirement watch (he'd retired just a few months before) and I'm going to have one of his tie pins in my bouquet. We will also make a note in the program.

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