The Unity Sand Wedding Ceremony

The hottest new trend in wedding ceremonies right now is the Unity Sand Wedding Ceremony. What is it? It is a small but meaningful part of the wedding, uniting the bride and groom as a couple. This can take the place of the Unity candle lighting.

This portion of your wedding ceremony lasts for two to four minutes, depending on what is planned while the sand is being poured. Just music in the background is fine, while some couples opt for a beautiful solo about unity, love, or Christ as the head of the couple's marriage.

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Other couples have the pastor or a friend read some scripture or a meaningful passage with quiet music playing in the background.

Some couples recite a vow together recite a vow together while they pour the sand. The vow can be one they have found on the internet or from a book. The vow can be more meaningful because the bride and groom wrote it together.

These vows talk about the two colors of sand blending together into a new color just like their two individual lives will blend together, creating a new shared life, with Christ at the center of their marriage.

There are three clear vases. Two are smaller and are placed on either side of the larger vase in the middle. The two smaller vases have sand in them, each a different color. One represents the bride and the other, the groom.

First the groom pours a small amount of sand into the larger vase and then the bride does the same. This is repeated several times, creating a layered effect. Then both the bride and groom pour their sand into the larger vase at the same time to create a beautiful blending of the two colors. This creates a new color, symbolizing the blending of their two separate lives into one new life.

The finished vase of sand makes a beautiful keepsake and constant reminder of their new life together as a couple. The sand ceremony unity vase can be covered and proudly displayed in the couple's home.

The choice of colors for the sand wedding ceremony depends on the tastes of the bride and groom. Black and white weddings are very popular right now and black and white sand looks striking through the clear vase.

When it is poured together, the blended grains create a beautiful salt and pepper effect that the couple will appreciate for years to come.

To make the pouring of the sand a little easier and a lot less messier, a paper funnel can be created out of decorative paper. This can be placed in the middle vase by an attendant as this portion of your wedding ceremony begins.

I recommend using the funnel because both the bride and groom will be a little nervous and shaky on their big day up in front of everyone. The beautiful paper funnel will prevent embarrassing spills and can be removed once the pouring is complete. It can be pulled out by an attendant as the bride and groom go back to the minister for the remainder of the wedding.

The Unity Sand Wedding Ceremony is beautiful and makes for some great wedding photos as well.

If either the bride and/or groom has children, the children can be involved in the sand wedding ceremony, with other colors of sand to symbolize creating a blended family.

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