Unity Candle Ceremony
The Unity Candle Ceremony can be a beautiful way of bringing a long-time Tradition to your wedding. The lighting of the candle is a non-Denominational ceremony and is accepted to use in all weddings from Christian and Inter-Faith Weddings to African American and Celtic Weddings.
Close to the beginning of the Ceremony someone special to the couple will come up and light the two side taper candles. These two candles will stay lit during the ceremony and after the Exchange of Vows and Rings the couple will each take one of the lit side candles and together light the main center candle (Unity Candle). Lighting the center candle represents the couple uniting as one.
*Please Note: If your Ceremony is outside, we highly suggest that you do not include the Unity Candle Ceremony in your Wedding plans. The side taper candles may blow out before the Unity Candle can be lit or the Hurricane Glass becomes so hot that someone may get burned or the glass could shatter. The Wedding Sand Ceremony is better suited for outside ceremonies.
Wedding Sand Ceremony
The Wedding Sand Ceremony is a symbolic ritual meant to symoblize a new life together as a couple. This ceremony is believed to have originated from the Apache Indian customs and represents the joining of two lives as one. The Wedding Sand Ceremony can be used in all wedding ceremonies from the non-Religious to the Full Christian Mass.
The Minister will explain the tradition and meaning to your guests as the ceremony is taking place. The Bridal Couple chooses two different colors of sand that represents each of them. The Bride and Groom each takes turn pouring the sand from the smaller vases into a larger Unity Vase. After the wedding, the Unity Vase is taken to the couple's home as a treasured keepsake of the special day.
Rose Presentation Ceremony
The Rose Presentation Ceremony is a time-honored tradition of recognize special and important guests that have played a major roles in the Bridal couples’ lives.
During the ceremony, the Minister will announce a special “thank you” to the parents or special persons of the couple for their love and support during their developmental years. The couple will bring a Rose to each; they will exchange words, hugs and or handshakes.
Couples may even leave a Rose on an empty seat of a loved one that cannot be there with them
