After our meeting with our pastor this Wednesday we've finally discussed the family blending portion of the wedding and decided to do a sand ceremony. If you've never heard of this here's the basics.
Very similar to a unity candle ceremony, the sand ceremony is a symbolic gesture of blending of different parts into one family. We will have three small vials of colored sand (Black, Ivory and Grey) and as the picture above shows, a shadow box with a picture of the three of us (Keith, Mikayla and I) after some words from our pastor we will take a moment to all pour our vial of sand in, one over the other and then all three at once to top it off. It signifies that we are unique individuals but now as a family, we cannot be seperated. Keith also came up with this part that I love! During times of chaos when you get all shaken up, you come even more together to come through those chaotic times!
Anyone ever seen this before? we're just working on the wording so if anyone has ideas I'd love to hear them!
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Oh Kim, that is beautiful! I'm pretty good with words, but it sounds like you guys have a really good idea of what to say. The metaphor is wonderful though. You know, if you add water and a binding agent, sand can become as solid as rock... our lives as believers are built on the Rock of Jesus Christ, no on sand, but we need Jesus as the center of our lives to create slidity and permanance. Maybe something along those lines? Just a shot in the dark there. It is going to be wonderful whatever you do!
SO GOOD! I LOVE THAT! this all started with a sermon similar to your wording that Keith saw where all the members of the church were given a piece of glass, broken, unable to be put back together. they put it in a giant glass cylindar and Jesus the sand was poured over to bind the church together. then I started seeing the sand ceremony stuff and we went from there. I love your water thing! LOVE IT!
I LOVE this you guys!! How special!
My cousine did that at her wedding and it was a nice way to involve everyone. Just be careful because their glass cracked.
That is a beautiful idea and I think what it symbolizes will mean a lot to all 3 of you!
how did the glass crack!
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FROM KIM!!!
Ok, Jeff is a wonderful guy who happened on our blog and left tips for a sand ceremony with his company info for a heirloom hourglass sand ceremony idea that I personally LOVE and would have done had I not already purchased my set up. Jeff posted a helpful tip and I completely allowed it but the follow up (as you can see the comments have been deleted) from another company was rude and not appropriate.
Jeff sent me a wonderful letter after noticing what was happening and apologized (CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!) I don't know what he's really apologizing for as if I had a problem with his posting I would have deleted it A LONG time ago but again, I thought his company offered a really cool product and something that my readers may pick as an alternative to what I did.
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