i am having an outdoor ceremony and am afraid that wind will blow out unity candles. so i told fh about the sand ceremony and he loved the idea.
CloudNine
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ive seen the sand ceremony and i like it but FH doesnt, he doesnt like the unity candle either so we're doing something called the hands ceremony
marrymybestfriend
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san ceremonies are awesome!!!
but i do have a suggestion. i went to a wedding recently where they had one. and what they did was... they has a little packet of sand for all the guests. then the guests came up and dumped their sand into the 2 different glasses. when they were done, they combined the 2. it was cool... except one thing. because all the guests went up to the 'alter'... they would converse withthe bride and groom. the entire sand ceremony took about 20 minutes when it was supposed to take 4-5 minutes. the other alternative is to just do it yourselves, instead of involving your guests
marrymybestfriend
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my fiance just flat out lied to you by telling you that i dont like sand ceremonies. i would NEVER trust her again if i were you
CloudNine
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last time we sat down and went over our ceremony you said..i dont wanna do the sand cermeony or the unity candle...hence how we ended up with the hands thingy...so SHUSH
LouMar2010
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what is the hands ceremony?? i haven't heard of that one
CloudNine
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you face eachother and hold hands and the priest has a whole thing he goes through...like
These are the hands of your best friend. They 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 will 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 wracks your mind.
thats just a part of it
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the hands ceremony sounds really nice!!
Marisa, I definatley think the sand ceremony will be a really nice thing to do with your wedding. You could do you sand's in two different colors from your color scheme...
mosh424
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the hand ceremony sounds so cool! I love it!
Personally I am not that big of a fan of the sand ceremony, JMO
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Posted by marrymybestfriend
san ceremonies are awesome!!!
but i do have a suggestion. i went to a wedding recently where they had one. and what they did was... they has a little packet of sand for all the guests. then the guests came up and dumped their sand into the 2 different glasses. when they were done, they combined the 2. it was cool... except one thing. because all the guests went up to the 'alter'... they would converse withthe bride and groom. the entire sand ceremony took about 20 minutes when it was supposed to take 4-5 minutes. the other alternative is to just do it yourselves, instead of involving your guests
i like that idea, its really nice, but i could imagine the time wasted.
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My MOH just had the sand ceremony but it she had every guest come up so it did take about 25 minutes. It was beautiful however and very moving. There was not a dry eye there.
LouMar2010
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i really like the idea of everyone coming up, but i just dont think we have the time to do that in our ceremony.
i think the jar with the sand would be a nice thing to display in our future home too.
marrymybestfriend
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well if you're ok with the 25 minute process... thats fine. just be sure to plan that into the ceremony time. the couple that got married DIDNT, and it got dark really quick. lol
LouMar2010
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haha, we have an hour for the ceremony at the rh, but the first half hour is going to be a hospitality hour. they serve coffee tea and sweets to the guest as they arrive. the the actually ceremny is only a half hour and leads right into the cocktail hour.
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I love sand ceromonies but i don't know if i can do one in a church
CloudNine
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Posted by LouMar2010
haha, we have an hour for the ceremony at the rh, but the first half hour is going to be a hospitality hour. they serve coffee tea and sweets to the guest as they arrive. the the actually ceremny is only a half hour and leads right into the cocktail hour.
we have the same thing..they serve drinks and finger foods as the guests come in
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i think the sand ceremony is really cute...i was thinking of doing it as well!
