Unity Candle
This one is a classic, but it can be done in a couple of different ways. The bride and groom each light a taper candle, then use those to light a larger pillar candle together, two flames becoming one. Some couples choose to have their parents light the taper candles, and then the bride and groom use those to light the pillar candle, symbolizing that the 2 families are being joined with your marriage.
Sand Ceremony
A sand ceremony leaves you with a pretty container to display in your home after the wedding. You can find many different options online or in a wedding supply store, most often a decorative jar or a special frame made just for this.
Two small containers, each with a different color of sand, are placed on either side of the main container. When it's time to unite the two colors of sand into one, you each take turns pouring the contents of your small jar in. It looks nice if you do multiple layers of each color. This is a wonderful ceremony if children are already a part of the new family you are forming, because you can include them by having more small jars with a new sand color for everyone.
Ring Warming
All of your wedding guests have a part to play in this ceremony, and it works particularly well for smaller weddings. While the officiant is speaking, your wedding rings are passed around the room in a small bag, and each guest is asked to bless the rings when they come to them. Once the rings get back to you, they are filled with well wishes and happy thoughts from all of your beloved family and friends.
Tie the Knot, Literally
Sometimes getting married is referred to as "tying the knot," so this unity ceremony fits right in. All you need is two strands of rope, preferably in different colors, and directions for tying a fisherman's knot, which is one of the strongest knots to tie. Each rope is meant to represent your past as an individual, and you will join the two ropes just as you are joining together in marriage.
The officiant will have each of you pull on your end once the knot is tied to demonstrate the strength of it and how it cannot be broken. That knot that you have tied will be a reminder of the strength of your love and the binding together of your two hearts.
Watch Love Grow
Planting a tree together gives you something to grow along with the many happy years of wedded bliss ahead of you. To save time and make this a little less messy, the sapling you are planting in a large pot should be mostly planted prior to the ceremony.
Just like the sand ceremony above, you will need two small containers of dirt that you can each add together to complete the planting. To make it have even more meaning, get the dirt to be added from places that are special to each of you, such as the yard of your childhood homes. This tree can later be replanted in the yard of the home you share as man and wife.
The person officiating your wedding may have some additional ideas from other unity ceremonies they have witnessed in the past. These don't take a lot of time to incorporate, and they add a lot of special meaning to your ceremony at our scenic wedding venue near Knoxville. Find one that you both love the idea of and add it to your wedding day plans.
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