honor grandparents that have died..

I was thinking of setting up a small photo of each of my granfathers and his grandmother with the unity candle set up. Just have to figure out how to set it up so that it works. I also like the charm idea, I may have to think about that one.

I love all these ideas! I honestly don't have any friends who are that close to their grandparents, so no one really understands. But I just feel like my grandmother and I had such a connection and at that time in my life I really felt like she was the only one who understood me and the only person I could talk to about stuff. She died in 2003, only a few months after my fiance and I started dating, but I'm SO glad she got to know him. It makes me that more special, that even though she wont be there, she knew who I am marrying I bet she never thought in a million years that the boy I was going out with at 13 would be the boy I'd marry! I remember when he first starting coming around she said to me, quietly "He has A LOT of freckles!" Anyway, now I really AM crying. I loved all these ideas. I like the idea of having a rose for everyone who passed away. I have a good friend who died in a car accident a couple years ago so I'd like to honor him too. I'm thinking about having (cont)

A rose for everyone who passed away, and wearing a charm in my bouquet for my grandma. I might also put a white rose in the chair next to my pop pop where she WOULD be sitting. Thoughts?

My grandfather meant the world to me and I hate that he's not going to be able to see me get married. Since we are having a traditional jewish ceremony I'm using his kiddush cups for the wine. We are supposed to buy our own to use for our lives together, but using my grandfather's is like a piece of him is there with us.

I lost my dad in October of 2008 to cancer and I also want to make sure that is still an important part of our day. I have a charm that I am putting in my bouquet with his picture so that he can still walk me down the aisle (my brother will be doing this). I also purchased a candle that is engraved with a verse about loved ones not being there that will be placed on the alter. In addition to this to this we are having two of FH nephews carry candles in at the beginning of mass. We are going to reference this in our program by saying that the candles on the alter and the ones carried in are in loving memory of the loved ones that cannot be here with us, especially the father of the bride. This way we honor the other family members not there (grandparents we weren't real close to or weren't lucky enough to meet) yet still put emphasis on my dad.