Planning for your ceremony unity sand

Planning for your ceremony unity sand  - Carry out the sand ceremony unity was inspired by The Bachelorette, a popular television show. At their wedding, Trista Rehn, the bachelorette, and her husband chose, Ryan Sutter, used the ritual unity sand instead of a unity candle. The idea inspired thousands of couples using in observance own wedding day. With the ritual of sand, couples retain a physical reminder that symbolizes the beginning of their life together.


Some people suggest that the ritual began in the Native American culture. Symbolizing two lives becoming one, the flow of sand along a central cup. After pouring the sand into the cup, the bride and groom can not dump the sand back into their individual glasses. Bride and groom, along with friends and extended family members, become a single unit.

The groom pour the sand into a glass first central. Then, the bride pours a little of his drink on the sand layer of the preparation. The groom is poured again, adding a third layer, the bride pours again, adding a fourth layer. The remaining sand is poured into the cup at the same time, until each individual glass is empty.

During the ritual, the vows are recited by the couple. Some couples choose to express the uniqueness of their life together, and the strength of their commitment in writing personalized vows. Others find that the words already written to express their feelings better than anything I could write.

Arenas also be used to symbolize the unity of Blended Families. By allowing children to participate in the ritual, the couple shows children who have visual interest in the success of the new family. When all family members together to perform the ritual, the center of the cup becomes a family heirloom, and can be transmitted from generation to generation.

Couples may decide to choose teams with three or four basic parts. The fourth piece can be used to symbolize a spiritual basis for marriage. For example, many choose to pour spiritual arena in the cup, and then add the sands of the bride and groom on top. The Foundation expresses the importance of the spiritual commitment of the couple.

Couples can choose different colored sands, either according to their tastes, or to match the wedding colors. The kits are partners, along with the books of the possibilities of the votes in individual stores. With the right the vote, the right mood, and the kit right, they achieve a unity sand ceremony extraordinarily significant.