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You could "reserve" a chair for her at the ceremony with a photo and a vase of flowers on the chair.
You could also have an "in memory" section in the program as well.
I'd love to hear suggestions too. We want to honor my grandfather and my recently passed brother in law.
I really wanted to honor my grandmother because we were so close. Besides wearing her wedding ring, she was mentioned at the beginning of the ceremony just to remember her and then at the end of the ceremony, our recessional song was dedicated to her (she loved Frank Sinatra so it was a Sinatra song).
I've seen some brides (I'm sure grooms could do this in their bouts or as a cufflink or somewhere too) put small pics in their bouquets.
@auggiefrog: That sounds like a great idea, I also liked your picture that you attached.
Just thought I would share what my FI and I are doing to honour our grandfathers and my grandmother. We are going to frame nice pictures of them and put them on the table near the guestbook with some flowers.
My husbands mother also died in his early twenties and at our wedding we had a little table with an orchid, a framed picture of her, and this poem framed:
If Roses grow in Heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my Mother's arms
And tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
And when she turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon her cheek
And hold her for awhile.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it every day,
But there's an ache within my heart
Because I am missing her today.
I don't know the author.
@Lyndzo: We are going to frame nice pictures of them and put them on the table near the guestbook with some flowers.
This is what we're doing too.
Thanks all, i think I will do all of those things, the flower in the seat at the ceremony, and get a pin that holds pics for his tux (and have a little note for him, that says she may not be here in flesh but here in spirit, and always in your heart) and do a special table with the a flower and a poem at the reception. thanks all. I hope he doesnt get to emotional lol.
FI's mother passed away in July after being diagnosed with cancer last January. We are making a donation to the Cancer Society in memory of her. I like the idea of reserving a chair for her at the ceremony.
FI's mother passed away in July after being diagnosed with cancer last January. We are making a donation to the Cancer Society in memory of her. I like the idea of reserving a chair for her at the ceremony.
Both of my parents are deceased. I am planning on have a small table with 2 place settings where they would have sat, with a sign telling what the memorial is all about along with some pics of them.
FI lost an uncle he was very close to last year, and I lost my gramma in June. So I found an antique locket brooch pin and put pictures of both of them in it, it will be pinned to my bouquet.
We also have family wedding photos from several generations. They will be displayed on a table, with tea lights under those who are no longer with us.
In Oct. we attended a wedding where the bride had recently lost her grandfather. They reserved a special chair for him (different than the ceremony chairs...it was actually a chair he had made). it it they had put a framed picture of he and his wife on their wedding day, and a folded jacket of his that he always wore.
When I lost my great-uncle in December, FI said to me "we can reserve a chair for Uncle Savy at our wedding...we'll put his picture on it". So, that's what we'll do!
I've seen on a couple bridal pages where they do a special table with candles and prayer cards/frames and pictures of those who have passed, giving everyone a chance to stop and have a moment and such.
There are already a lot of sweet ideas. Is he close to another family member, who can make a speech on behalf/in memory of his mother? Perhaps you could also incorporate some of her stuff into your end, something borrow maybe? Like a piece of jewelry, or lace on her wedding dress as the wrapping on your bouquet, or her veil? You probably want to incorporate vintage pieces from your family already, but perhaps having a small something from her might make your FI feel special.
An idea for incorporating other loved ones could be making a brooch bouquet (assuming they had some) by borrowing pieces from family members that belonged to your loved ones who passed away. You could even start a tradition this way, and pass down the bouquet to other brides in your family who want to incorporate the deceased into their weddings.
In addition to what @Christina and Will has said, it is possible to make a donation to a charity in return for wedding favours such as a pin or broach? I have seen this done and is a nice touch as it shows guests that you are thinking about that person in all aspects of your wedding and also benifits your chosen charityx
We'll be doing a table with pictures of loves ones in wedding attire - or pictures from their own wedding day. I'm thinking of making up escort cards for them to place beside the pictures also.
Put a dedication in your program, Im of the less is more on this subject. I married a man whose mother died when he was 13 and having chosen to want to be his mammas boy forever, he could not get on with his life. No matter what I did. I even had his mother's grave "brightened" cleaned, put in new stones around, weeded, planted flowers...I hope you will not have the same problem but doing a toast or anything else at the reception becomes a big downer. Its about you now, if he insists, he can make a toast at your RD. You are doing enough, truly.
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I need help on ideas to honor my fiancee's mom, she passed away when he was 21, and now he is 34, but he was a "momma's boy" so to speak, which there is nothing wrong with that. But, I know he wishes she could be here to see the man he has grown into and share in his and I's joy. With that being said I want to make sure I do something extra special to remember her(something more then a candle or flower). Any ideas?