A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
We all lose people who are important to us. While I understand the urge to honor them, I don't think using what is supposed to be a happy occasion to do so is appropriate.
I've often seen small "memorials" printed in the wedding bulletin and I guess that's not too intrusive. I think a table at the reception would be too prominent.
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Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
I've seen the candle lit to the side with an "in honor of" place card.
But it seems the tables are getting bigger and bigger.
As in my case, I wanted to have our aunt's picture near the guest book. She was the witness that went with mom and dad 50 yrs ago. It's a small picture. 5x7.
But now it's becoming something else and I don't really know how I feel about it.
Mom is wanting a picture of dad's parents and her step dad. Ok.
Now she is adding grandparents and great grandparents
They'll be 12 pictures, easy.
I don't know. It just seem like too much.
I mean if the death was recent, I could see it better.
When my cousin married, we, the three girls, all wore a pair of our granny's earrings.
It wasn't much. But we knew.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I've seen the candle lit to the side with an "in honor of" place card.
But it seems the tables are getting bigger and bigger.
As in my case, I wanted to have our aunt's picture near the guest book. She was the witness that went with mom and dad 50 yrs ago. It's a small picture. 5x7.
But now it's becoming something else and I don't really know how I feel about it.
Mom is wanting a picture of dad's parents and her step dad. Ok.
Now she is adding grandparents and great grandparents
They'll be 12 pictures, easy.
I don't know. It just seem like too much.
I mean if the death was recent, I could see it better.
When my cousin married, we, the three girls, all wore a pair of our granny's earrings.
It wasn't much. But we knew.
Whose wedding?
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
Mom and dad are renewing their vows at their 50th anniversary party.
(It started as just a party, but is quickly becoming my biggest regret.)
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Yeah. I'm trying my best to keep it from looking like a prom or funeral.
The middle ground seems to be getting harder to find.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
If it's at the reception, I think it's kind of nice. It's all about family and how the family has changed over the 50 years. I don't see anything wrong with it, if the pictures are going to include the whole time, including now.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I love that idea. But it can be a lot of work. How much time do you have before the party?
Party is March 19th.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Or how about poster boards of many pictures throughout their lives, from birth to dating to married to having children, grandchildren. This way it can be very inclusive and not leave anyone out, living or deceased.
I've only seen it with one or two small pictures set up near the guest book with a small 'In memory of..' card. It didn't seem too obtrusive to me, but it was done very tastefully.
Or how about poster boards of many pictures throughout their lives, from birth to dating to married to having children, grandchildren. This way it can be very inclusive and not leave anyone out, living or deceased.
Yes!!! This is what I was trying to say. You did a much better job than I.
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Out of all the lies I have told, "just kidding" is my favorite !
Do you have picture of these people from your parents' wedding? And maybe some of the living guests? So then you can have a then and now thing going on.
Do you have picture of these people from your parents' wedding? And maybe some of the living guests? So then you can have a then and now thing going on.
That would be super cute! I love this! Maybe recreate some of the photos ?
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Out of all the lies I have told, "just kidding" is my favorite !
Do you have picture of these people from your parents' wedding? And maybe some of the living guests? So then you can have a then and now thing going on.
My parents didn't have a wedding.
They got married in the vault at the courthouse.
The only ones there were my parents, the judge, my great aunt and my dad's two sisters.
And no. There are no pictures.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Do you have picture of these people from your parents' wedding? And maybe some of the living guests? So then you can have a then and now thing going on.
My parents didn't have a wedding.
They got married in the vault at the courthouse.
The only ones there were my parents, the judge, my great aunt and my dad's two sisters.
And no. There are no pictures.
Sounds like my parents. They eloped to a little church in Kentucky with just their two best friends.
A family tree is what a cousin did at her wedding. They had it in a rustic lodge thingy, and the center support was an actual tree, branches and all, and they incorporated it into the decorations by having all the wedding pictres of their grand parents and great grandparents and of course parents hanging on it. I think they may have had a picture of the brides brother as well, at his wedding. It was tasteful and lovely. The photes of the deceased had two small black roses along the top, unless on person in the photo still lived, then there was just one.
I wouldn't have a memorial table per se. I would just mix all the pictures together. People can look at a collage of pictures and say "oh do you remember Aunt Edie or grandpa or whomever" within that framework.
At my friends wedding they announced during the reception that no alcohol would be served because the Brides Dad was killed by a drunk driver when she was child. It was a very boring wedding.
At my friends wedding they announced during the reception that no alcohol would be served because the Brides Dad was killed by a drunk driver when she was child. It was a very boring wedding.
Last wedding I went to was Seventh Day Adventist. No booze,
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