Two outside candles have been lit and placed here by members of both families to represent the lives of _ and _ to this moment. May you _ and_ be one in name, one in aim, one in commitment to the one and only true God. May God untie you with one faith, one hope and one love. May that truth be reflected as you now take the flames from two separate candles and blend them into one centre candle. The two individual flames, on representing each family will demonstrate to us in a very way the symbol of two become one.įrom now on they will grow together as unique persons becoming a light to the world.Īs you enter marriage may the light of God’s presence in your life and his works through you be seen as a light in the darkness. At this time I would like to invite the parent of _ and _ to come forward and light the individual candles which represent the two separate families. Out of these two families a new family will be created. Today bride and groom have come here from two different families. 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. As you light this candle today, may the brightness of the flame shine through out your lives. This candle is also a candle or unity because both must come together giving a spark of themselves, to create the new light. 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. The candles you are about to light is a candle of marriage. Note that this ceremony does not really work well for outdoor weddings. The candle they lit together was in a lantern, which was later lit and placed in a prominent spot at their actual wedding ceremony to symbolically include their mother who had unfortunately died. The couple received candles that were lit by their parents. One very personalized Unity Candle Ceremony I did, involved a happy couple who did a commitment ceremony prior to their wedding, to include a very ill mother, who was not expected to live for the ceremony. Here are some ideas I have used in the past. Please feel free to adapt and personalize your own. There are many variations for the Unity Candle Ceremony.
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