repost - hourglass. Please Help

I REALLY have my heart set on doing the Heirloom Hourglass Ceremony during my wedding. For those of you who have never heard of this, it's in place of the Unity Candle and very similar to the Sand Ceremony. I've been looking for some nice hourglasses, but have had no luck. The only ones I've been able to find range from $60 - $130. I really can't be spending that much on this one thing. Does anybody know where I could find this for $40 or less???? This is what it basically looks like.



It needs to be empty so that we can fill it at the ceremony. I posted this on the Brides Helping Brides forum, but have had no help. Kinda hoping somebody over here will know something I've been searching the web like crazy. There's gotta be something out there at a reasonable price!! Please Help

I found this: hourglass

It's 45 bucks. Not sure of the duration you need.

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Posted by Joette_Terese

I found this: hourglass

It's 45 bucks. Not sure of the duration you need.

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that's pretty. The only problem with it is that it's already filled. Gotta have an empty one in order to do the ceremony

Y'know, I didn't read it and didn't see the sand 'cause it's dark! Is there anyway to empty an hourglass?

ETA: Or contact a company that makes them with sand and see about ordering one without?

This place hourglasses has lots of reasonably priced hourglasses - maybe they can make an empty one.

Cassandra...check this out...click me...

What about this one?

http://www.heirloomhourglass.com/

thanks Jen & jonsgirl04. Those are pretty, but they're both very expensive as well. It seems nearly impossible to find one for under $100 which is such a pain, considering that it's an EMPTY hourglass. Jeez.

I found one on that Heirloom Hourglass website that's $60, but it's smaller and not meant for Unity Sand Ceremonies. Maybe I'd have to resort to that anyhow. I dunno. Unless I just don't do the whole hourglass thing.

Thanks for your help though, girls. If anybody finds anything else, please let me know.

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Posted by autumnbride10

Cassandra, how big do you want it? I see one on that webiste for $55.50....and they go up from there. How much did you want to spend?

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I want it big enough to be seen in the church. The ones that are almost $60 on that website are about 6 1/2', and it says on it 'These size hourglasses are not recommended for use in Unity Sand Ceremonies'. The ones that are specifically made for this ceremony are double the price and they don't even say anywhere how big they are. So i dunno. I was hoping to find something for $40, but i guess that's not possible.

I wasn't sure. but did someone post these for you..

hourglasses

I am looking through the site though. I think this was the one you had anyway
Ugh I had thought the hourglass was $43 but that is just the accessories.. guez.. the hourglasses are ridiculously priced