anyone not doing a unity candle?

Original post by snwb08

May 20, 2008 01:44 PM

if not, what are you doing instead?

Gigi08 Posted: May 20, 2008 01:59 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it. Oh, I don't think I've ever heard of the hand ceremony? What is it exactly?

just posted it. have no clue how i found it but my priest had heard of it so it can't be totally weird...

Oh, no. I thought I misread when Heather said maybe a typo. I've actually heard of this poem before, and I think it's really beautiful! My FH doesn't like the unity candle thing, and I didn't find one I really loved. This I really like though. Maybe I'll run it past him.

snwb08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:04 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by Gigi08

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it. Oh, I don't think I've ever heard of the hand ceremony? What is it exactly?

just posted it. have no clue how i found it but my priest had heard of it so it can't be totally weird...

Oh, no. I thought I misread when Heather said maybe a typo. I've actually heard of this poem before, and I think it's really beautiful! My FH doesn't like the unity candle thing, and I didn't find one I really loved. This I really like though. Maybe I'll run it past him.

yeah it's tough. I was wondering if we could skip it but the priest seemed to think it's important. Neither of us loved the unity candle or the sand ceremony; he seemed to be okay with this though

Gigi08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:07 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it. Oh, I don't think I've ever heard of the hand ceremony? What is it exactly?

just posted it. have no clue how i found it but my priest had heard of it so it can't be totally weird...

Oh, no. I thought I misread when Heather said maybe a typo. I've actually heard of this poem before, and I think it's really beautiful! My FH doesn't like the unity candle thing, and I didn't find one I really loved. This I really like though. Maybe I'll run it past him.

yeah it's tough. I was wondering if we could skip it but the priest seemed to think it's important. Neither of us loved the unity candle or the sand ceremony; he seemed to be okay with this though

Oh good! I'm glad you found something you both like. Actually, I'm not even sure if I'd be able to hold it together through this...I just love the sentiment!

snwb08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:07 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by bigrd37

we decided not to do the candle ceremoy. so instead we are doing a wine ceremony.

wow, what does that entail?? I LOVE wine!

Toucan311 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:09 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

I'm not doing anything in place of the unity candle.

snwb08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:11 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by Gigi08

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it. Oh, I don't think I've ever heard of the hand ceremony? What is it exactly?

just posted it. have no clue how i found it but my priest had heard of it so it can't be totally weird...

Oh, no. I thought I misread when Heather said maybe a typo. I've actually heard of this poem before, and I think it's really beautiful! My FH doesn't like the unity candle thing, and I didn't find one I really loved. This I really like though. Maybe I'll run it past him.

yeah it's tough. I was wondering if we could skip it but the priest seemed to think it's important. Neither of us loved the unity candle or the sand ceremony; he seemed to be okay with this though

Oh good! I'm glad you found something you both like. Actually, I'm not even sure if I'd be able to hold it together through this...I just love the sentiment!

the problem is neither of us are sentimental at ALL but i get a sneaky feeling i might bawl on my wedding day!

mj6608 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:11 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

I wasn't going to do anything either...i'm having a full mass at a catholic church and i didn't really want to add to the program...i hope our priest doesn't get mad we're not doing it!

Gigi08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:18 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

yeah it's tough. I was wondering if we could skip it but the priest seemed to think it's important. Neither of us loved the unity candle or the sand ceremony; he seemed to be okay with this though

Oh good! I'm glad you found something you both like. Actually, I'm not even sure if I'd be able to hold it together through this...I just love the sentiment!

the problem is neither of us are sentimental at ALL but i get a sneaky feeling i might bawl on my wedding day!

You just might surprise yourself. I'M a big mush normally! I just hope I happen to be calm that day. See, Denise cried her eyes out for days before, and then just glowed that day! I hope that's me!

DeeluvsVinny Posted: May 20, 2008 02:19 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by Mimacat

I'm not doing anything in place of the unity candle.

Us either. Fh isn't even happy about getting married in a church, so he wants to make it as short as possible

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:45 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it.

I am not doing it either, and not replacing it. FH is a nervous person when he has to stand up in front of people, so we are making it short and sweet.

Kerin2804 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:48 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Kerin2804

We are not using a unity candle - FH did not like the sand ceremony. We are doing the sharing of the mead, a handfasting at the end of our ceremony and in between we will tie a biminy twist which is a fishing knot. SOunds weird but when you read the ceremony designed for us it is really special.

sounds totally cool to me!

Thank you - Fh is an avid fisherman..hence the knot we are tying

Gigi08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:53 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by JBoothIn2008

Posted by Gigi08

No, and I don't think we're substituting anything for in place of it.

I am not doing it either, and not replacing it. FH is a nervous person when he has to stand up in front of people, so we are making it short and sweet.

Ohh, that's me! It's going to make me nervous enough being up there with all eyes on us!

Gigi08 Posted: May 20, 2008 02:53 PM

Re: anyone not doing a unity candle?

Posted by Kerin2804

Posted by snwb08

Posted by Kerin2804

We are not using a unity candle - FH did not like the sand ceremony. We are doing the sharing of the mead, a handfasting at the end of our ceremony and in between we will tie a biminy twist which is a fishing knot. SOunds weird but when you read the ceremony designed for us it is really special.

sounds totally cool to me!

Thank you - Fh is an avid fisherman..hence the knot we are tying

Aww, that's sweet!