2007-10-18 08:59:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
give personal cupcakes with little candles on top to your guests. I actually saw that in a magazine photo shoot for a celeb wedding.
why aren't you having the cake and candle?
2007-10-18 09:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by JustMe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some couples choose to have small fancy cakes on each guest table as a centerpiece, thereby eliminating the need for a huge cake from which everyone gets a slice. At one of my favorite weddings, the couple was not fond of cake to begin with but would break their arms for fresh, homemade pies. So, warm pies served with ice cream was their non-tradtional choice. It was to die for! It was better than any piece of wedding cake I ever ate, including my own! People are still talking about that one! It's your wedding. Some traditions are lovely, but that doesn't mean you can't start some of your own. As for the candle - that should be your call too. This is a relatively new tradition. It's use is dictated often by the venue for the marriage. Some places of worship don't have it, others do, and even others have it as something optional. If you two are meant for each other, having or not having a unity candle at your ceremony will not make any difference. Good luck to you!
2007-10-18 14:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by zak's 5th 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok well you sound like I was, you want something totally different! Well my husband doesn't really like cake so for his cake we did a five layer tier of cookies it was awesome and everyone loved it.... everyone knows how much he loves cookies too... spread out amongst the cookies were strawberries with little tuxes on. You could do tuxes and dresses, that would be different and cute. Also I love the cupcake idea, who doesn't love cupcakes. I would use assorted cupcakes or cookies, we used all different types of cookies and I swear the cookies were gone and we had tons of cake left over. For the unity candle you could just skip it or do sand, one color for you one color for him, you could do a family unity candle... that is what we did and everyone thought it was different and fun. We bought one with three wicks and my parents, his parents and me and my husband held a long skinny candle and lit our wick... that is something unique and signifies that all families will now be joined. I hope you have fun in whatever u decide!! Good luck and Best Wishes!!
2007-10-18 13:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by swimmerniki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of the unity candle, I really like the rose ceremony and the sand ceremony.
About the cake, everyone else has great ideas, but I wonder if their is some reason why you're not having it that we should know about. Like allergies, money...?
2007-10-18 09:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could do a candy buffet or a dessert buffet.
You don't have to do the unity candle. It's just another mini ceremony within the ceremony. But if you wanted to do something instead. There's always the sand ceremony.
http://www.unitysandceremony.net/
2007-10-18 15:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi and congratulations!
Instead of a cake, serve cupcakes. They look so nice......
http://www.westchester-weddings.com/cupcake_wedding_cakes_gallery.asp
Also....you DON'T need to do a unity candle at all. My son and daughter-in-law skipped it totally. Others now are doing the sand ceremony. Look it up online.
Good luck!
2007-10-18 09:16:45 · answer #6 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how french you are or if you like this idea but for the cake you could have something called "croquembouche". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquembouche
Or cupcakes, or a chocolate fountain, or a bunch of fudge squares piled up like a pyramid. OH - or if it's in winter you could have little snow cones!
Instead of the unity candle you can do the unity sand thing, that's what I'm doing. Here's one on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Classic-Sand-wedding-ceremony-unity-heart-bottle-set_W0QQitemZ180168924287QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3268QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2007-10-18 09:30:20 · answer #7 · answered by chaychayolei 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of a cake you can have a chocolate fountain with a variety of fresh fruits for dipping, or a cream-puff tower with carmel drizzled over top (a little messy), or cupcakes.
Instead of a unity candle, you could do sand...you and your husband-to-be each have a glass or a vase filled with sand (usually different colors) and you pour the sand into another glass or vase together.
2007-10-18 09:17:24 · answer #8 · answered by magnadudl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you not want a cake and unity candle? If its in the morning you could to donuts or you can do cupcakes, fruit like chocolate covered strawberry's that look like tuxedos.
2007-10-18 09:07:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on where you are having this ceremony, something that seems to be getting attention is to have all the guests ring a bell once and announce the name of someone not present (since passed away). It allows for spirits to welcome your wedding and rejoice for you. If done correctly it has a beautiful effect on the ceremony....I saw it used with a large bell from a fishing boat that people walked up to rang the bell once and said "Mary Jones" then the next person...and so on...when the guests were done the priest welcomed them in and what a great way to remember those you love!!! Best Wishes!
2007-10-18 09:41:48 · answer #10 · answered by singlegreenjeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of cake, have little debbie snacks tiered (unwrapped).
Instead of a unity candle, we are doing a knot-tying ceremony. Our mom's each give us a long piece of thick ribbon (each a different color) and we are "tying the knot" to represent the union of our families. We are going to tie a new knot every year on our anniversary.
Good luck!
2007-10-18 09:22:19 · answer #11 · answered by Mrs.10/18/08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋