Your wedding day is such a special and important event, and it’s so heartbreaking when your loved ones can’t be with you. It doesn’t matter if it’s your parent, grandparent or even favorite pet that you’ve lost, there’re many creative and sentimental ways to honor them on your big day. We’ve gathered our favorite ideas on how to remember your darling ones on your big day, so be sure to take a look! Stay strong!
Leaving A Seat
Leave a seat in your wedding ceremony space for a person you loved and now miss. Decorate the chair with the photo of this person, some blooms you like and maybe a thing or some favorite things of this person. This is a simple and elegant way to show that you wish this person was here.
A chair in the ceremony space reserved for a deceased person who is loved and with a red rose to honor the person.
A chair with blooms next to it and a banner saying about love to the person who is missing.
Leave a chair with blooms and greenery and a sign in memory of a person who is gone but loved.
Place cowboy boots on a chair in your wedding ceremony space - these boots are faves from a person who is gone.
A framed sign and a favorite thing of a person who passed away can be placed on the chair that this person could take.
A wedding chair with blooms, cowboy boots and a family photo to remember those who you love but they are gone.
A chair with greenery and blooms and a photo of the deceased bride's father is a cool idea to honor him at the wedding.
A reserved chair with a plque and a thing of the person who is missing is a lovely way to honor this person.
Photos And Memorials
Photos are among the most popular ways to remember those who are gone. You can make a locket with a photo and attach it to your wedding bouquet, to your wedding boutonniere, wedding dress, blazer and other things. One more solution is making a memorial to this person with photos – a small table with a pic, a candle and some blooms will be enough. If it’s an outdoor wedding, you may go for a living tree with photos, blooms and greenery as a whole memorial to the people who are missing.
A classic white peony wedding bouquet with pale millet and photos of the loved deceased people is cool.
A couple of photos and a heart with a quote as a pendant for a wedding bouquet is a great way to honor those who you loved.
A crochet wedding bouquet wrap with a pearl rosary and photos of the people who passed away but loved a lot.
A photo of a person you loved attached to your wedding bouquet wrap is a cool idea to rock.
A photo of the loved dog attached to the wedding bouquet wrap with a pin is a lovely way to honor the pet.
A photo memorial sign in a gold frame will be a nice and cool idea for any wedding.
A cute boutonniere of dried blooms and a photo in a frame is a cool accessory that allows to honot the person you miss.
An elegant acrylic sign, greenery and candles are a great and stylish combo for a wedding.
A living tree with blooms and photos hanging in embroidery hoops, with a ladder and some balloons is a lovely idea.
A living tree with wooden bead decor, greenery and blooms and black and white photos as a memorial at a wedding.
A lovely acrylic gallery wall with family photos of the deceased relatives, decorated with greenery, is an elegant idea.
A bracelet of a collar with a name is a lovely idea to honor your pet who is gone but still loved.
A memorial table with framed photos, candles and a sign is a cool idea for a wedding, honor everyone who is gone.
A memorial table with photos of the people who are gone and a chalkboard sign in a frame is a smart idea to rock.
Place a photo of your pet with a table number on each table to honor your beloved pet.
Pin photos of the people you miss on your clothes, make it seen or unseen, to honor these people.
An elegant wedding boutonniere with white blooms and greenery and a photo in a frame is a cool solution to honor.
A cufflink with a photo inside is a lovely idea to remember a lost and loved person.
A wedding memorial display with the photos of the people who are missing in acryl, with greenery and candles around.
A wooden cart with photos, blooms and a candle lantern is a memorial at a wedding to commemorate all the people who are gone.
A black and white photo of a person, a basket with cigars and a sign offering you to take a cigar to honor of the person.
A wedding bouquet of white blooms and greenery and a photo of a relative who is gone to honor him on the big day.
A lovely wedding decoration of picture frames of passed away family members and a sign telling about them is a cool DIY project.
A chair left for a person who is gone, with a black and white photo of this person is a cool idea for a wedding.
A banner with photos of passed away but loved people is a simple and cute way to honor them all at once.
Mason jars with family photos can be used as wedding decor, honor those who have passed away like that.
An honoring table with some family photos, a chalkboard sign and some candles is a lovely idea for a wedding.
Reserve some chairs at your wedding ceremony and place photos of these people on them and let them be with you unseen.
A sweets wedding table with greenery and family photos of people who are gone but loved and white wedding cakes.
A rustic decoration that includes banners with photos of those who are gone and a chalkboard with a quote about love to these people.
A wedding boutonniere of a vintage pocket watch with a black and white photo of the people who are gone but loved.
Pendants with photos can be attached anywhere, from your wedding bouquet to your wedding jewelry.
Other Ideas
What are other ways to honor lost ones? Wearing their things: take a piece of jewelry, a tie or some other piece of the deceased person to wear it on your wedding day. If it’s a pet, you can take their collar to wrap your wedding bouquet or to wear it as a bracelet. Dedicate a readings at the wedding to the people who are missing and light up some candles, make some signs for the reception space, print and draw your pets on the wedding stationery, on wedding cups, napkins and table runners and make cookie favors shaped as your pets who are missing. Get inspired and be strong!
A candle burning in loving memory of a person who is missing is a timeless idea for any wedding.
A wedding bouquet wrap of a tie of the person who is missing but still loved a lot.
Custom drink cups with your gone pet printed are a very cute and lovely idea for a wedding.
Dedicate a reading at your wedding to the people who you loved but lost.
Light some candles to honor your loved ones and remember all of those who you really love but lost.
Napkins with printed portraits of your pets who are gone are a cool and cute idea to honor them.
Wear a piece of jewelry of the person who is gone as a bracelet, for example, it's an easy way to honor the person.
Wear a piece of the jewelry that belonged to the person you love but lost.
Wedding favors - cookies shaped as pets that are gone but loved a lot - are a great way to remember them.
wrap your wedding bouquet with your loved but lost dog's collar with a name, it's a cool and lovely idea.
Your pets painted on the menu to honor them are a lovely and cute idea for a wedding.
A tree slice with a list of names woodburnt on it is a cool idea for a rustic or woodland wedding, it looks cool and is easy to make.
Offer your guests favorite sweets or dishes of those who are gone to let them enjoy their favorites and honor them.
Banners with photos and a chalkboard sign with a quote next to them is a lovely and sweet idea for every wedding.
A next candleholder with a pillar candle and a sign with a quote about loving those who are gone.
Leave some seats in the ceremony space for those who you love and wanted to be present here and add flowers.
Offer your guests some food that people who passed away loved, to feel united with them.
Cozy rustic home decor with a pallet sign, a sign with photo banners and a quote about loving these people.
A rustic wedding table with blooms, candles and a sign that is telling about lighting the lantern in memory of a person who is gone.
A wedding program with a tag in honor and memory of a person who passed away is a cool idea for a wedding.
Light some candles in memory of your loved but gone ones and honor them at your wedding.
A cocktail menu with a cat who is missing printed is a lovely idea for a wedding.