Chattanooga Wedding : Honoring Lost Loved Ones

Hi CTC Lovies,

Chattanooga Wedding : Honoring Lost Loved Ones

Planning a wedding can be a very emotional and challenging time, dealing with the challenges of trying to hear everyone out and finding balance between your desires and the desires of your friends and family for your day. Another factor that can make your wedding plans more of an emotional burden is dealing with the loss of a loved one. Whether your loss is recent or some time has passed it never gets any easier realizing your special love will not be physical present on your day but there are great ways to honor those you love and today I want to share 5 fresh ideas with you that you may wish to incorporate into your day.

1.  Keep Them Close: wearing a precious token of that family member such a piece from their jewelry collection or having a piece of their clothing sewn into your gown is a great way to honor the great part of your life that they shared. You can put an excerpt into your programs that share with your guests the special items that you are wearing in the ceremony
2.  Walk In their Honor : Designate another family member to walk in the processional in their honor, they can carry a picture of the loved one in with them as they make their way in the processional .
3. Let Their Be Light : Having a special lantern to be lit during the ceremony is a great way to honor a loved one and this lantern can be kept lit during the duration of the wedding and gifted to a close relative at the end of the wedding or simply kept as a keepsake.
4. If These Walls Could Talk : Perhaps your loved one had a favorite flower, choosing to use that choice of flower in your bouquet or in your wedding decor is a wonder way to be reminded of their sweet presence at your wedding .
5. Music: Music has a wonderful way to bring out special memories , honoring loved ones through song is a great way to honor their life, this can be incorporated into your ceremony or reception.

Family means so much and your wedding day doesn’t have to be planned without those close to you in mind . Honor your loved ones and hold them close in your memories forever.

Chic-ness, Chocolate , and Champagne,

Shaun