How to Include People Who Couldn't Make It to Your Wedding

By eHow Weddings Editor

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Sometimes, for whatever reason, your loved ones can't make it for your big day. Don't let them feel left out!

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Wedding Invitations
Scanners
Small Photo Albums
Wedding Programs
Computers

Step1

Set aside a favor for each loved one who can't make it.

Step2

Write a personal note on the wedding program.

Step3

Propose a toast to the missing individual. Have the toast, as well as the wedding, videotaped and send the person a copy.

Step4

Make color copies of your photos and slip them into a small photo album. Include a note to your missing family member or friend, explaining that you thought of him or her at the wedding.

Step5

Send a postcard from your honeymoon. The fact that you took the time to write during your trip will mean a lot.

Step6

Post photos on a personal Web site for everyone to see.

Tips & Warnings

Save the box and paper from one of your gifts and use that to wrap the package you're sending to your loved one.

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Anonymous said

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on 8/8/2006 Carry a memento in a shirt pocket or as part of your "something old" from a grandparent or parent who is ill or passed away. My daughter's grandmother was in a nursing home and could not attend, so my daughter carried a bouquet identical to the one her grandmother carried many years ago and included that fact in a special message to her grandmother in the wedding program. We also sent a small identical arrangement to grandma on this special day and followed up with wedding pictures of her grand-daughter carrying "grandma's flowers".

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Send close family and friends a vase of fresh flowers in your wedding colors. You can also have the florist use some of the same flowers that are being featured in the bouquets and boutonnieres.

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