A new trend I’ve seen at our facility, Occasions at Wedgefield, is the Unity Sand Ceremony.  No longer the Unity Candle Lighting lasting 20 seconds or less!

The Sand Ceremony consists of one large container (usually glass) and two smaller containers, one for the Bride and Groom.  You can personalize the ceremony by choosing sand in your wedding colors for each of you to pour into the large container.  As the officiant explains the meaning of the sand ceremony, you each take turns pouring your colored sand into the large container.  The sand will form a beautiful design that can be displayed on your mantle or bookshelf.

There are several unity sand ceremony kits that can be purchased online along with the colored sand.  One popular kit that we have seen is the Heart Unity Sand Ceremony Kit.  The heart shaped vase has a wrought iron base and two heart shaped cylinders for your sand.  You can have the heart vase personalized with your initials and each smaller cylinder as well.  This is also a wonderful feature to use for the family unity ceremony too!  Children from a previous marriage can join in the ceremony by having their own vase with sand and taking turns adding their sand to the “family” vase.

There are many unique ways to make your ceremony special……the unity sand ceremony is certainly one that will be remembered!

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