![]() ![]() ![]() Unity Candle Ceremony 6įire is believed by many to represent passion and purity. They signal their desire to not only join as one in their union but to also unite two families together as one.įrom every human being there rises a light and when two souls that are destined for each other find one another, their streams of light flow together and a single, brighter light goes forth from their united being. They have also asked their families to participate in the lighting ceremony. Unity Candle Ceremony 5īRIDE and GROOM have chosen to affirm their love by the lighting of a unity candle. Please pick up the lighted candles and together light the center candle. Lighting the center candle represents that your two lives are now being joined together as one. ![]() Unity Candle Ceremony 4īRIDE and GROOM, the two separate candles symbolize your separate lives, separate families and separate sets of friends, in other words, your lives before today. This is also a symbolic reminder that while we are all one with God, as you are now within your marriage, you still maintain your own sparks of the divine. This is a glowing reminder that in a true marriage, your lives are both individual and together as one. They show that you are committed to taking action with regard to your promises.Īt this time, I’d like each of you to take a candle and together ignite the larger one to flame. It is a well-known phrase that actions speak louder than words.Īctions, such as the rituals performed today for your wedding ceremony – holding hands, carrying flowers, and exchanging rings - convey deep symbolic meaning. May it give you courage and reassurance in darkness warmth and safety in the cold and strength and joy in your bodies, minds, and spirits. This candle is also a candle of Unity because both must come together, giving a spark of themselves, to create the new light.Īs you light this candle today, may the brightness of the flame shine throughout your lives. This candle before you is a candle of Commitment because it takes two people working together to keep it aflame. Its fire is magical because it represents the light of two people in love. This candle you are about to light is a candle of Marriage. You also bring the warmth, strength and wisdom of your family’s fire as kindling for your own.Īs BRIDE and GROOM, your flames are separate, yet they feed the same fire.įrom this day onward, may you bask in the beauty of the light of your love, may its light shine bright and steady upon your path together and may its heat keep you warm through all the days of your lives and beyond. Unity Candle Ceremony 1īRIDE and GROOM, together as you light this candle of unity, you symbolize the flame of your own individual selves joining to ignite the partnership of marriage. The newlyweds jump over a broomstick before the recessional to symbolize sweeping away their old lives and welcoming their new life together.Lighting a Unity Candle during your wedding ceremony is a special way to symbolize your two lives joining together as one. Jumping the broom takes place at the very end of the wedding ceremony after the officiant pronounces the couple as officially married. This tradition, dating back to the 1800s and is believed to have origins in Western African and Wiccan communities. The box is then to be opened on an anniversary date or milestone, reading the letters in private and reflecting together over the bottle of wine. In these letters, each partner writes about the other, why they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together, what they love about each other, etc.ĭuring the ceremony, the letters are placed into a box (typically accompanied by a bottle of wine) and sealed. As a way to seal away words of affection, the bride and the groom take time before the wedding to write a love letter to each other. Though this is a newer ceremony ritual, the romance behind it is something Shakespearian.
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