How to Remember a Loved One on a Wedding Program
While most weddings are purely joyous occasions, there are times when the happiness of the ceremony can be tempered by the thought of loved ones who have passed away and cannot be at the union. On such occasions, it is appropriate for a bride and groom to honor those people who were once so important in their lives, with a small memorial or tribute during the ceremony and also in the wedding program.
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Discuss with your future spouse the names of people who were important in your life, such as a mother or father that have passed away, and decide together whether or not you would like to remember them in your wedding program.
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Choose a method to memorialize the person or people you have decided to include in your program. Some brides and grooms will write a poem or a small tribute to the deceased and have it printed in the wedding program, while others will choose to purchase a poetry card from a manufacturer to insert into their program.
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Decide with your spouse whether you will want to add a symbolic gesture to go along with the written tribute in the wedding program. Some couples will choose to light a candle in honor of the deceased or leave an empty chair along the aisle with a flower on it and then describe the symbolism of the act in the wedding program so that guests will know who is being honored with the gesture.
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Write your tribute and be succinct. If the item is too long, it can be distracting from the main event, the wedding.
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Proof your work, and then have someone else proof it as well.
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Submit your tribute to the printer with your wedding program or purchase already made cards from the manufacturer.
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Look over the program and the memorial to make sure that the printer has followed directions and not made any errors. If you have bought pre-made cards instead of creating your own tribute, insert them into the program.
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