Find example ceremonies and traditions to help write your vows.
Congratulations! If you’re reading this it’s probably because you’ve recently gotten engaged and now the next decision, what day is best to get Married. There are a lot of things to consider when choosing your day. Is there a time of year your family gets together regularly, are there dates or seasons your family...
This joining ritual is quite popular tradition at Catholic weddings, but its significance is universal: the joining of the couple as a new family, as well as the merging of their two original families. Usually the officiant will explain the unity candle’s meaning – the following is an example: _____ and _____, the...
Triple Ring Exchange (Eastern Orthodox Tradition) The wedding rings are blessed during the betrothal ceremony. After reciting blessings and biblical passages, the priest makes the sign of the cross while holding the rings and declaring the betrothal. He may hold the rings in his hands while pressing the foreheads of the couple three times...
Test the four Elements (Yoruba tradition) In a ritual adapted from a Yoruba tradition, the bride and groom taste four flavors that represent different emotions within a relationship: sour (lemon), bitter (vinegar), hot (cayenne), and sweet (honey). By tasting each of the flavors, the couple symbolically demonstrates that they will be able to get...
Tea or Sake Ceremony (Chinese and Japanese Tradition) It is part of the wedding ceremony for the couple o present their parents with tea (in China) or sake (in Japan), to show respect and o represent the new family bond. In a traditional Chinese ea ceremony, the bride serves ea with sugar to the...
Seven Steps (Hindu tradition) After the couples has taken seven steps around the fire at their ceremony, their bond is sealed, and the following is recited in a ritual, Saptha Padhi. It also makes a beautiful reading on its own. We have taken the seven steps. You have become mine forever. Yes, we have...
Here a a collection of sand ceremonies. Similar to a unity candle the ceremony represents the joining of two lives into one. This ceremony is especially well suited for summer weddings, lake weddings, and beach weddings. 1. As the minister says the following wording, the couple alternately pours sand into the glass vessel to...
Non-Denominational Rose Ceremony This modern ritual incorporates one of the most beloved symbols of romantic love – the rose. A white one is used in honor of the wedding day. GROOM (handing bride the rose): ______________, take his rose as a symbol of my love. It began as a tiny bud and blossomed, just...
A P’ye-Baek (Korean Tradition) The bride offers dates and chestnuts – symbols of children – to the groom’s parents while sitting at a low table covered with other symbolic offerings. The parents offer sake in return, and as a final gesture they throw the dates and chestnuts at the bride, who tries to catch...
Included in the marriage contract is a meher, a formal statement specifying the monetary amount the groom will present to the bride. It is traditionally considered the bride’s security and guarantee of freedom within the marriage. There are two parts to the meher: a “prompt” due before the marriage is consummated, and a deferred...
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