6 Powerful Ways to Honor Lost Loved Ones at Your Wedding

When wedding day comes around and you're missing someone you always thought would be there, it's definitely a void that is hard to fill. You'll want to acknowledge them on your wedding day. I always recommend including them as if they're watching and you know they'll be thrilled to see your big day! Here are a few great ways you can honor those loved ones at both your ceremony and reception.

LIGHT A CANDLE
During the ceremony, you can incorporate lighting a candle in memory of your loved one. For the reception, you can have a memorial table with a candle that is lit in honor of each lost loved one.


SAVE THEM A SEAT
Provide a chair for them in the normal place it would be if they were in attendance at your ceremony and reception. You can incorporate a single flower, a bouquet, a letter, a sign, or some other sort of remembrance token on the chair in their honor as well.

DISPLAY A PHOTO
You can have one individual photo displayed at your head table, cake table, escort card table, etc... or, you can have a table dedicated all by itself to remembering lost loved ones. Display photos of everyone you'd like to remember, and you can even post framed named and words so others can see them and read about them.


CEREMONY PROGRAM
Add a note about your lost loved one in your ceremony program. It's always nice to look back on the program and see the family's names...so be sure to include them so you can look back and see them too...

WEAR SOMETHING OF THEIRS
Earrings from Grandma, Bracelet from a Friend, Necklace from an Aunt., Mom's Veil...if someone very important to you gave you something that is very important to you, or you can have access to it from a family member, then you can honor them by wearing that on the most important day of your life...your wedding day.


A TOAST TO THEM
The bride and groom are always allowed to speak a few words or offer toasts at their reception if they want to, so a great way to honor a lost loved one is to raise a glass in their honor and provide a toast.