The other day I was getting ready for work and was looking for an anklet (I didn’t have any either, so if you have any good recommendations, let me know) and I came across the drawer in my jewelry box (which happened to have been my Grandma S’s) that holds the family heirloom jewelry that I own.
My Grandma P was killed in a car accident when I was 11 (you can read more about that here) and we were so blessed because she had LOADS of jewelry that the daughters, daughter-in-laws, and granddaughters got to divide. My Grandma S died when I was 28, but went to the nursing home several years before that. I was lucky enough to get a few items of jewelry from her as well as that
jewelry box. I even have a locket from my mom and a ring that was my mom’s promise ring from my dad. Yeah, they are divorced now, but that piece still holds a special place in my heart as it was the promise my dad made to my mom to marry her, start a family with her, and they did that! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for that ring and it’s promises.
I was lucky enough to get a locket from my Grandma P’s collection when she died. She had 5 lockets and 5 granddaughters…coincidence? Then, I was grateful to get my grandmother’s locket as well. When T and I were getting married, I wanted them incorporated somehow since neither of them were there. I decided to have my florist work them in to my bouquet when my mom suprised me and gave me a locket that she had gotten when her and my dad were dating. I never knew she had it and I was so happy to recieve it as well and all three were included in my
bouqet.
While I miss both of my grandma’s a great deal and there is some sadness when I look at those pieces, this past Tuesday when I pulled a pair of Grandma P’s earrings out and decided to wear them, my heart was happy for the first time when thinking about both of those women! Happy for the memories that I have of them, for the love they gave me, and knowing how blessed I am to have had those women in my life.
I love that you incorporated your grandmother’s jewelry into your wedding bouquet. My great grandma Mae passed a year before I married so I carried one of her handkerchiefs with me down the isle.
That’s awesome! I carried my grandma’s handkerchief with me too! Such special memories!
I love that you used something at your wedding that had such meaning. What a great way to have special people a part of your special day.
It’s hard enough to not actually have the special people there, but to leave them out all together would just be wrong!!