Memory Table

ultimatedingbat

HEllo all. IS anyone else doing a memory table at their wedding. My Grandma passed away 8 years ago and I want her to be there in some way. There's other members of my family who if they were still living would be there.

How are you commemorating this if you are?

MissTeach

I've got three of these: http://www.flutterbyweddings.co.uk/products/photo-frame-wedding-charm.htm

One for my grandad, one for h2b's dad and one for his nan. The latter two passed away last year and my grandad has been gone for around 7 years. Still upsets me he can't be there so wanted his pic and felt it right to have hubby's family on there too.

We will also light a candle as part of the church service.

ultimatedingbat

Are they to put in your bouqet?
I may ask my h2b's mum is she would like me to have a photo of her dad in there. My Grandma and Grandad passed away many years ago and some other family members arent there that I will miss, a cousin, two great great aunts, my great grandma. BUt I can't carry all of those I'd have a very heavy bouquet, so I mgiht just have 1 with my grandma and grandad, one with his grandad, one with my great grandma.

MissTeach

Sorry I thought I'd put that they were being attached to my bouquet. You can customise the bead and ribbon colours which I liked. I've also gone for one that has a little pink glass charm heart that dangles just beneath the frame.

I mainly wanted it for my grandad. I feel that a table with a whole load of pictures of different dead relatives may be a bit morbid though.

sarah69696pink

We had photo bunting with pics of our grandparents at their wedding day.

jdvhsully

At my daughters wedding yesterday she did the following- by the guest book she had a notice that said " remembering those who would like to have been with us today but can't as heaven is too far away. In front of this she had 3 boxes (ikea I think) which are joined and had cut outs of flowers. Inside the box she had an LED candle.

It was enough to remember the 3 missing relatives but not too much to be morbid.

Lavendyr

We didn't do this, but I think it's a lovely idea :-)

cobragirl

Hi,
It's a lovely idea but please make sure you tell those closest to your grandparents - my sister did one at her wedding and I didn't know until I saw it and burst into tears in front of everyone. Bit embarrassing, especially when one of my cousins said she thought I was crying because my little sister was getting married before me!

ska_lover

I had initials embroidered into the inside hem of my wedding dress. I didn't want anything focal as didn't want to induce any tears as some folks upset is still quite raw

No one ever knew the intials were there, other than me and OH.

I also brought a couple of pints and left them on the bar. No one questioned why they were there.

arbrighton

My mum has given me my grandpa's silk handkerchief to be the old, borrowed and blue.
A friend who married this year had someone place roses on seats for the people who had passed away but were important to them.

minerva_windsong

I'm not having a memory table but we're using an old attache case that belonged to my grandad for the cards. I think it's a nice way to remember him but without being too full-on, as his passing is still very raw for my gran and a few other relatives and a photo table might be too much.