For the wedding, I wanted to have a memorial for members of our families that have passed away. I thought it would be nice, since Justin and I have lost family members that were very significant influences in our lives.
I knew I wanted my display to include photos and some kind of quote or wording. I wanted non-family members to understand who these people were as well. I dig this display that I found on Pinterest…
I like the quote and the antique-ness of this set up, although I didn’t wanted to replicate this exactly.
Luckily, I found this antique window at The Antique Market…
and I thought it would be perfect for my memorial display.
Before I got crafty, I needed to get some photos of the family members we wanted to include. Justin’s mom and my aunt Marianna got me some pretty awesome photos. Look at this plethora I had to choose from…
I narrowed it down to the few I wanted to use and scanned them into my computer. I did some quick editing and reprinted them in black and white. I like the antique feel of black and white.
I also decided to leave a small white border around each of the photos. It made them feel a little more vintage to me.
From there, I just arranged the photos on the window until I found something that felt right.
Don’t worry. That huge bare spot on the top window pane is where I planned to write my quote. Speaking of the quote…
I decided to just free-hand it, instead of doing any tracing. Once the quote was in place, it still felt a bit bare to me, so I added a few leafy branches to the mix…
I think it turned out pretty well.
If you’re wondering where it went at the wedding, it was hung from one side of the tent above an old wine barrel…
It made me especially happy, when family members told me they loved that we included this little display.
The Mace Place 