For those that did (or are doing) the rose and hands ceremony...

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Posted by samnjenna

The hand ceremony is beautiful -- but I had heard that there was one with ropes or something. Does anyone know anything about that???

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I think they have something like that in a Jewish ceremony. The name of it is escaping me though.

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Posted by Stacey04

We did the Blessing of the Hands, a little different than the one above, it was longer, different saying for my hands, then DH's. I have it on my home computer if you want me to post it later.

ETA: I think we did it after the vows and rings.

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yeah there are different versions. I didn't want our ceremony to be too long and some of the gender specific parts to the longer version, didn't 'fit' for us.

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Posted by Stacey04

We did the Blessing of the Hands, a little different than the one above, it was longer, different saying for my hands, then DH's. I have it on my home computer if you want me to post it later.

ETA: I think we did it after the vows and rings.

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I would love it if you could post it when you have a chance!

Believe it or not Rob & Amber used something similiar to this & I had never seen it before.

Then thanks to hbradio who gave me lovely bridal books, I saw this listed on the back page:

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you,
that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever.
These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future,
These are the hands that passionately love you and cherish you through the years,
and with the slightest touch will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief racks your mind.
These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and tears of joy.
These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.

I LOVE IT! We're definitely going to do it in our ceremony.

I've never heard of this before, but how beautiful!!!!! Thanks for posting. I will mention it to my priest and see if we can incorporate it. I love it!!!!

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Posted by SweetCin704

Believe it or not Rob & Amber used something similiar to this & I had never seen it before.

Then thanks to hbradio who gave me lovely bridal books, I saw this listed on the back page:

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you,
that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever.
These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future,
These are the hands that passionately love you and cherish you through the years,
and with the slightest touch will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief racks your mind.
These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and tears of joy.
These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.

I LOVE IT! We're definitely going to do it in our ceremony.

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This is pretty similar to the one we used. The priest used it at the end of our mass as part of the final blessing.

we did both -- the officiant will place them into the ceremony, I wouln't worry about it...you've got enough to do