I dont want to do the traditional Unity Candle at my wedding. Does anyone have any new and creative ideas? I have already heard of using colord sand.
2006-06-22 11:25:45 · 7 answers · asked by Little Flower 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Rose vow
NOTE: The Groom will need to have a rose and the Bride will need a vase with water in it. Before the ceremony, the vase and rose should be placed in an easily accessible spot generally behind a lectern, for example. The best man, the Maid of Honor, or the Minister should get the rose and the vase just prior to this part of the service.
Minister: This is a day steeped in tradition, a time when we are surrounded by symbols: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Today, (Bride's Name) and (Groom's Name) begin a new tradition, a custom which now becomes uniquely their own.
Groom: (Bride Name) I give you this rose. Because it grew from a tiny seed, becoming stronger and larger until it burst into flower, it symbolizes the way my love for you has grown. (Groom gives Bride the rose.) Each year on our wedding anniversary, I will give you another rose. In so doing, I'll remember this day and renew the vows we've made.
Bride: (Groom's name), I give to you this vase of water. (Groom takes and holds it.) Because water is the one element without which we would perish, it symbolizes the importance of your love in my life. Each year on our anniversary, I will refill this vase, offering it to you as a symbol of my ever renewing love. (Bride puts the rose in the vase and they hold the vase together.)
Groom: Without water, the rose would die.
Bride: Without the rose, the vase of water would not be beautiful.
Groom: My gift is enhanced by yours, just as my life is enhanced by ours.
Bride: My gift is lovely because of yours, just as my life is better because of you. ( They hand the rose and vase to the Minister.)
Minister: On each anniversary, as you give and receive the rose and the water, remember with joy this day when you pledged your love and your lives to each other. May this be only the first of many cherished traditions in a home filled with happiness.
2006-06-22 20:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by Megan R 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The butterflies idea is cruel, they often die and their wings can get damaged which means they cannot fly. It is really cruel to use live creatures in a wedding like that, please don't do it, I know you may say "they are only butterflies" but they are living creatures and it is not fair to harm them for a wedding. Butterflies are becoming more and more rare and they should be protected, not exploited. I don't understand the unity candle thing, we do not do anything like that in the UK, there is the ceremony, perhaps some readings and that's it. The marriage and the vows are the most important thing, it does not need embellishing any further, it detracts from the dignity of the event.
2006-06-22 22:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colored sand is a good idea but let me turn you on to another great idea. Butterflys you take a bunch of butterflys and individually put then alive in a small box you pass them out to everyone attending your wedding and have the minister anounce for each and every person to give you guys a wedding wish then when he says kiss the bride play some music and everyone realeses there butterfly this symbolizes there wishes for you flying to the heavens to ask God for your marriage of happiness.
2006-06-22 11:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by George T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the idea that the butterfly idea is cruel. I wouldn't want my wedding day marred with dead and maimed butterflies.
Want something simple? You carry a red rose. He carries a white rose. When you get to the altar, give them to the MOH & Best Man. Have a vase at the altar with a pink rose. When you exchange vows, take the rose back, and give the other the rose. When you are done, place them both in the vase with the pink rose.
2006-06-23 07:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
or wine. 2- half glasses poured into one that your husband and you both sip from. or how about w/ water. you can use food coloring to coordinate and then when both mothers pour into the same container, the color will change to something new (symbolizing new beginnings). (ie -one mom has yellow water and the other has blue water- that will make green- etc).
or ea. mom can carry a rose(or other flower) up to the alter and place it into a vase that already has one larger flower. then it will symbolize the trinity and also you/your husband/ and God. very sweet.
and you don't have to do this at all if you don't want to. you can simply leave it out if it doesn't suit you.
2006-06-22 11:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by bellytail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am getting married in less than a week and we are doing a unity candle but we are alos doing a flower of thanks. Which is basically just giving pur mothers each a flower (it's a surprise) to say thanks for everything. It's cute and different and my fiance and I are both very family oriented.
2006-06-23 15:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by stilletto_killers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the catholic faith, some couples use the joining lasso...
2006-06-22 11:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by City slicker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋