I've been racking my brain to find a tasteful and personal way to include my father in our wedding ceremony. In the 4 years since he's passed away, I've pictured him walking me down the aisle about a million times. It's really important to me to feel like my father is not forgotten on this very special day.
I looked at all of the traditional memorial wedding items online and in stores- a memorial candle with inscription, a vase, or photo frame with inscription. (there are a few nice ones on NowandForever.com) Nothing I found was quite how I wanted to be reminded of my Dad.
Then I found these cute charms, they are made by an outside vendor for exclusivelyweddings.com It arrived wrapped inside a nice soft black pouch. It's attached to a ribbon, to be tied to the handle of your bouquet. This charm is not fancy, but I think the plain silver base is very nice and appropriate- just what I wanted. Bonus- the charm was also very affordable - only $36!
How it's done: I scanned a picture of my Dad holding me as a baby, one that I love.
Then I placed the order for the locket. When the order confirmation email arrived, I responded to it with the .jpg image (Photo should be no larger than 3" in size or 900 pixels, with a resolution of 300 dpi, saved as a .jpg file.)
This is exactly what I wanted to look at for strength and support before walking down the aisle.
I'd like to find additional ways to include my Dad, if possible...any ideas out there?
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