Grieving at Your Wedding: How to Honour Someone Who Isn’t There Without Making the Day Sad

You are planning a wedding. You want joy, laughter, and celebration. But someone is missing.

Maybe it is a parent you wish could walk you down the aisle. A grandparent who shaped your childhood. A sibling who should be standing beside you. A friend who knew this day was coming.

Maybe your relationship with them was complicated. Maybe you are grieving what never was as much as who is gone.

You want to acknowledge them. You also do not want to bring everyone down.
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Here is the good news: you can do both.

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