My FI's dad passed away in January and we wanted to do something nice to remember him, like a vase w/ a poem but where would I display it? Is the place card table a good place or bad? Thanks. Karissa
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Karissa; we are having a similar issue over a candle to represent our friend Theresa that passed away a few years ago at a very young age. What we decided is to have one of my GM (that was a very dear friend to her) walk into the church with a lit candle & pass it to his sister (who was her best friend and roomate). We are going to show some pics of all of us during our dinner photo montage, and a small poem at the bottom of our Billboards (we are not doing programs)
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Thanks but what is a dinner photo montage? Sorry I dont know :)
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We had a special candle up front for my Mom and DH's Dad, and I wrote a poem, and included in the program. I dedicated the poem to them and others who have passed as well.
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Is my idea ok though or will it be too sad at the reception?
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My fiance's dad passed away when he was 21, they were very close. Two weeks later his best friend passed away. We are doing a memorial thing for both. My fiance and his mother are going to walk in together and carry a single red rose. Then he will seat his mother and then place the rose in the chair next to her. Then during the ceremony before we start our vows we are going together light the memorial candle to represent his father being with us on that day, and then the candle will be brought into the reception room and placed on the card table. Which will have a picture of his father and his best friend.
Bridget
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Bridget, that is SO nice. I have tears in my eyes. FH's father is also deceased but his parents were divorced before he died. We're doing the memorial candle during the ceremony and putting a poem in remembrance of other deceased loved ones in our program. I was wondering who lights the memorial candle....that's so nice that you're both doing it. Did you ever meet FH's father?
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We are doing memorial candles. We had 4 of them made up (personalized). We are going to include a poem with their names in our programs and the candles will be placed on the end of the altar and lit by us when we light the unity candle. They will be mentioned by one of our readers during the prayer of the faithful. (This is all assuming you're catholic of course)
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No I never met my fiance's father but he said in his heart he knows his father picked me out for him. His father loved the name Bridget and always said if he had a daughter he was going to name her Bridget. They never had a daughter but when they got a female dog he named her Bridget. So when my fiance and I were set up together and were going out on our first date he knew it was meant to be, he said even before he picked me up. And then funny thing in my heart I to had a feeling this was meant to be. See my fiance and I have known each other for 11 years and never even though about each other until I told my older sister who is married to fiance's best friend that I had a crush on my fiance since I was 10 years old.
Bridget
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wow bridget, that is amazing. i also really like how you are honoring your fh father. my fh father also passed away, but his mother feels it will be too sad to do anything overtly in memory of his father. we are probably going to do something quiet, like a candle. we shall see. my fh sister made no mention of her father once during her entire wedding. i really thought it could have been done differently, but to each their own.
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ladies, there is a post with pictures of memory tables, ideas, and a beautiful poem. i think the post is called pictures of deceased at wedding? my mom passed away in december, and i need to have her there with me in some way, and the post i'm referring to was so inspirational. it was posted around halloween i believe. hope this helps...
amidala
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pictures of the deceased at reception by larryswife2be. that's it!
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We had the same idea for my deceased grandmother and FH's uncle. I think its a great idea to show respect to the loved ones that won't be able to share your wedding day with you physically but at least you realize that they will be there in spirit. If you have any ideas for a poem, please FM me. I am having a hard time finding one. Thanks!!!
