With all the expense of a wedding these days I was trying to think of ways to make the day very special and memorable either through a thank you speech to the guests or a poster with pictures of my FH and I and our families but I'm not sure what to do or what's cheesy (FH doesn't like the poster idea)
Can you guys tell me how you're making your wedding or days before with your guests 'special'??
Thanks so much.....
Also my FH lost his granfather last fall and we wanted to do something to honor him and my grandparents whom are all deceased now (both grandfathers I never even met). We're not having programs for the ceremony and it's not a real formal wedding...
Thank you!
pschica
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as part of our favor, we donated $ to a charity in fh's mom's memory and will be attaching cards to our favors with little lung cancer pins they provided that say that....
also we are havign a photo board of our family and friends...
pschica
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i can't believe i forgot to say i am sorry for your loss first...so i am sorry and do apologize too!
Willow1
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Oh jeez...no problem! Thanks - so sorry for your loss also.
jar823
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My girlfriend got married 2 years ago, and she asked all of her family members that were married to send her their wedding photos. She them framed them all and had them displayed on a table with rose petals all around it. It was a very nice idea. And everyone took home their wedding picture. You could also do a memory candle, and write a little speech to say when you light it.
jannshari
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I'm getting married with my grandfather's wedding band. My grandmother gave it to me when he died, because he wanted me to have it. I'm still debating whether or not I want the rabbi to say something about it, because I'm not sure if we're doing programs.
As for my guests, I plan on being at my cocktail hour to spend some extra time with them, but I think FH and I (most likely me because he's not so good at public speaking), will make a speech thanking our guests for spending the day with us and traveling to be with us and that each and every person there is there because we couldn't imagine our day without them, etc.
we chose a day that would honor DH's late father...
we wanted to remember our loved ones...but remember its a celebration...
MarciaD
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We are doing a family photo table. We are putting photos of both of us growing up and family members that have passed away to include them in our day.
We are also have a moment of mediatation during the ceremony to remember those that could not be with us on our special day.
aliciahelene
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Hi willow! We are just doing teh memorial candle for FH father who passed away, also his name will go in teh programs..and I am thinking about giving a little speech at the begiining..just because people are sacrficing alot to come to our wedding, most of our guests will be flying in because they are scattered throughout the US..so we are doing the hotel bags and then Ill give a little speech saying how happy we are that everyone could make it., etc.
