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Reverend Lisa

Sand Ceremony

The Bride and Groom each pours their sand into a central container. To symbolize the importance of the individuals within the marriage and the joining of two lives into one entity, the colors of sand are layered into a vase. This symbolizes that the marriage is based on the strength of the individuals. The colors combined symbolizing two lives joined as one together forever.  Children can be included in the ceremony by giving them their own colored sand to pour in the central container.

Hand Fasting or Tying the Knot

A traditional Celtic wedding ceremony , used in Middle to Early Modern England for the contract of a marriage where each wedding guest has tied a ribbon around the clasped hands of the couple. Later known as tying the knot!

The Rose and Vase or Rose and Vessel

ROSE CEREMONY
The spiritual roots of The Marriage Vessel and the Rose grow out of an understanding of God as creator and sustainer of life. The Bride and Groom exchange roses as the first gift to one another to show their love and commitment to each other. This tradition continues throughout the marriage, by placing an additional rose in the vessel on each anniversary, couples can establish their own unique renewal celebration. 

Unity Candle

The bride and groom each take a lit candle and simultaneously light a third larger "unity candle." symbolizing that they have not lost their individuality in their unity. The lighting of the Unity Candle symbolizes the new union of a husband and wife, two individuals who are becoming one through marriage.