Wedding Memory Table.

[Gypsy]

Anyone got any pics of a nice memory tables? So far I''ve got a couple of pics, some candles and some flowers in mind. I''m thinking of asking for John''s dad''s rosary. But I would love to see pics for ideas. THANK YOU!

 

[violet02]

Me too actually... I was trying to figure out how I''d like to do this as well.

Gypsy are you using regular candles or some sort of memorial printed on candles?

 

[Italiahaircolor]

I lost my sister when I was younger and she was three years old. We wanted to celebrate her life at my wedding without allowing it become to much like a memorial service or a funeral.

We ended up having time during the ceremony where we rang a bell as the names of our loved ones who werent with us were called.

I think its a nice tirbute to include them

 

[Gypsy]

Violet, I'm just not a memorial candle type gal. LOL. I'm just going to use either some candleabra I own, or that the venue has (they have three different ones I can use) some french tapers or pillars, a flower arrangement and some new picture frames (haven't bought yet) on a 36 inch table. I just wanted to see some pics of how others have arranged their tables for additional ideas.

We are doing a moment of rememberance at our ceremony Italia. I love your bell idea though!

 

[violet02]

Well we're including people like my mom in the program... I'm not a memorial candle person either really heh. Too pricey to say the least!

Anyways I wanted to do more than just a program mention. The moment of rememberance sounds good.. do you mention anyone by name or just those that have passed etc?

 

[Gypsy]

The ceremony book you recommended has a few scripts-- I think one of them mentions people by name. We justed picked the simpliest one from the book which doesn't mention people by name.

But I am considering (and don't know if its morbid of cheesy) having three chairs reserved at the ceremony (front row) and putting the pics of each of the people that have passed in them, facing the ceremony. I've seen that in a pic somewhere and I loved it. I think that they had springs of rosemary for rememberance in front of each picture wrapped in ribbon too. Like I said, don't know if its a nice gesture, or morbid. So... I'm not sure if I'm going to do it.

 

[violet02]

Date: 8/8/2008 4:53:03 PM
Author: Gypsy
The ceremony book you recommended has a few scripts-- I think one of them mentions people by name. We justed picked the simpliest one from the book which doesn''t mention people by name.

But I am considering (and don''t know if its morbid of cheesy) having three chairs reserved at the ceremony (front row) and putting the pics of each of the people that have passed in them, facing the ceremony. I''ve seen that in a pic somewhere and I loved it. I think that they had springs of rosemary for rememberance in front of each picture wrapped in ribbon too. Like I said, don''t know if its a nice gesture, or morbid. So... I''m not sure if I''m going to do it.

I thought about doing something simlar with the chairs and something like my mom''s fave flower. I agree that it might be morbid though... I may not do that. I''ll look for those passages in that book. We are meeting with our officiant tomorrow!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I would love to see ideas, too! So far the only thing I have is an empty chair with a rose in it for my Grandfather. I also want to do a table with family photos on it..my Mom suggested we put photos of my family on one side, his family on one side, and then a photo of us (engagement photo hopefully) in the middle. Only ideas I have so far..

 

[swimmer]

Really nicely done SDL.
This is such a hard thing to figure out what to do. We just did a mention of "those who are no longer with us" in the program because sadly, there are both too many to really list, and the mention of my siblings'' passing is a no go with my mom. I really struggled with how to remember the people whose absence is felt so strongly at a time of joy and yet not turning the celebration of our marriage into another memorial service.
Good luck, you will find the right note to hit.

 

[Gypsy]

Thank you SDL that looks lovely. I agree with swimmer, finding the right balance is a personal thing. I''ll have to see what works for us. I''ll post pics of the table from the wedding for you all though so you can see what we chose!

 

[vintagelover229]

I''m going to have a table with 3 pics (one for each person) and a single rose sitting in front of the frame. I think have these cute candles that I have about 7 of...and I''m going to light those candles on the table. Here are the candle holders I''m using.

 

[Gypsy]

HI Red, those are way cool! I can''t wait to see pics. I love all the ideas everyone has.

SDl, I think you did a great job! Especially with space being tight as you say. I think the flowers were lovely as they were. They showcased and accented her, instead of being overpowering, if that makes sense. We''ll see what I come up with. My florist suggested a garland, but I''m not entirely sure what she meant by that.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing what you did SDL it looked lovely and great ideas red!

 

[vintagelover229]

Thanks guys! I''m also thinking of having a tag on each rose that says something sweet and giving the rose at the end of the night to 1) the husband (grandpa) 2) the grandma (wife) 3) the son (his dad died at

What do you think?

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I think it''s a good idea, red!