Unique Ceremonies

[gkashmira]

Great thread Christine - i was just trying to come up with some ideas for us to incorporate in our ceremony! Perfect time

[bride2be]

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Originally Posted by Christine Sand Ceremony The Sand Ceremony is based in Native American tradition, is similar to the Unity Candle but offers a beautiful and meaningful alternative for an outdoor wedding. At the appropriate point in the ceremony, the couple each takes a vial of colored sand and pours their sand into the central container. Officiant says: "( ) and ( ), you have just sealed your relationship by the giving and receiving of rings and the exchange of a kiss, and this covenant is a relationship pledge between two people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives. The most beautiful example of this partnership is the marriage relationship. You have committed here today to share the rest of your lives with each other. Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of two individual containers of sand one, representing you, ( ) and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other representing you, ( ), and all that you were and all that you are, and all that you will ever be. As the two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand ceased exist, but are joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be." OR “To symbolize the importance of the individuals within the marriage and the joining of two lives into one entity, three colors of sand will now be layered into a vase.†(Give Bride clear jar of pink sand, then Groom a clear jar of blue sand. The Officiant has one small clear jar filled with a neutral colour sand and a large empty jar). “We begin with a layer of neutral sand which symbolizes that the marriage is grounded.†(Officiant pours a little of the neutral sand into the jar) “Then we layer the individual colors. This symbolizes that the marriage is based on the strength of the individuals.†(Groom pours a little of the blue sand in first, followed by a little more of the neutral sand from the Officiant. Bride then adds a little pink sand, followed by some additional neutral sand from the Officiant). “And now we combine the colors, which symbolizes two lives joined as one together forever.†(Groom and Bride simultaneously pour their remaining sand into the large jar until their jars are empty. The Officiant caps off the sand with the last of the neutral sand. The Officiant then holds the large jar up as if presenting to the wedding audience and places the jar to the side). Children can be included in the Sand Ceremony by giving them their own colored sand to pour in the central container.

Thanks for these posts! Have you ever come across an example of a sand ceremony where the MOB and MOG do the pouring of the sand

[soulmates]

Thanks Christine. I love the hand ceremony!!!

[TammyB]

Were doing the hand cermony, I think it's beautiful.

[gkashmira]

We are actually incorporating a traditional indian "blessing" with a few parayers, flower garlands, tili (red paint on forehead) and rice...

[ajncooter]

Thanks Christine! Thats very different and fun!

[jpkw]

I went to a wedding course at the church (so that we can get our marriage blessed in the church when we get back from Mexico) - they read the hand ceremony to us at the end of the day... i completely started crying (and I don't usually cry) - it was really meaningful, I loved it!!

 

We are doing the sand ceremony for our wedding in Mexico and we'll do the hand ceremony when we do the blessing in the church.

 

thanks for the wording Christine!!

[dragonfly]

The sand ceremony would be a nice way to make our children a part of our ceremony. Where do you get the sand?

[TammyB]

For those of you who might be interested.

[michelle08]

If you want to do the hand and the sand ceremony, what if you change the words up a bit and after all the hand stuff it says something like and together with these hands you will pour the sand together to symbolize blah, blah.

 

I think I might consider that myself because they are both very beautiful!