It’s never easy to miss a lost loved one and wish they were at your wedding, but you can absolutely honor them. It can be emotional to accept that a family member or close friend won’t be in a seat at your wedding ceremony. However, there are great ways to keep their memory alive at your wedding.
4 Ways to Honor Lost Loved Ones at Your Wedding
Family Heirlooms
A natural way to honor your lost family members is through heirlooms. You might wear an heirloom ring or necklace on your wedding day to memorialize a close relative. But there are also many other family heirlooms that can seamlessly go into your wedding day. How to Incorporate Family Heirlooms on Your Wedding Day.
Memorial Photo Table
A popular, and easy way, to honor lost loved ones at your wedding is through portraits. You might display their wedding photos or simply a portrait of the family member. Whatever photo you choose to display of your lost loved ones it is a wonderful tribute to them on your wedding day.
Other family and friends will enjoy looking at the photos too. It’s a great way to keep your loved ones memories alive.
Locket on Bouquet or Boutonnière
Your florist can easily wrap a locket into the ribbon around your wedding day bouquet. And it’s a great way to remember lost loved ones. In the past, my brides have displayed one to many photo lockets on their bouquet to keep their loved ones close to them on their wedding day.
But this way to honor loved ones at your wedding day isn’t just for brides. Your financé can also display a photo locket either on his boutonnière or inside his tux.
During a Toast
If you can manage a few words to honor your lost loved ones during a speech or toast it truly is special. However, this definitely isn’t for everyone as it can take an emotional toll. It might also be that your closest family and friends that are toasting you two honor your loved ones in their speech. This surprise is always a lovely one.
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