The Unity Sand Ceremony can also be altered in many ways to include family and friends. Besides the bride and groom,
various colors of sand are given to wedding members who will add their sand to the couple's sand, all flowing into the
container, creating a colorful and one-of-a kind symbol of unity.
Following is an example of wording for the ceremony. Plan to have soft music playing during this part of the service.
UNITY SAND CEREMONY
After the minister reads the statement below, pour two containers of sand into a third, wide- mouthed, container
simultaneously:
[Bride] and [Groom], today you join your separate lives together. The two separate bottles of sand symbolize your separate
lives, separate families and separate sets of friends. They represent all that you are and all that you'll ever be as an
individual. They also represent your lives before today. As these two containers of sand are poured into the third
container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of
sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be.
If children are a part of the new family, the sand ceremony can involve them also. Some families choose a different color for
each member. (This can be tricky to get colors that complement each other. Lots of different colors together end up
looking dirty and brown from a distance.)
This is much safer than having small children handling lit candles!
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various colors of sand are given to wedding members who will add their sand to the couple's sand, all flowing into the
container, creating a colorful and one-of-a kind symbol of unity.
Following is an example of wording for the ceremony. Plan to have soft music playing during this part of the service.
UNITY SAND CEREMONY
After the minister reads the statement below, pour two containers of sand into a third, wide- mouthed, container
simultaneously:
[Bride] and [Groom], today you join your separate lives together. The two separate bottles of sand symbolize your separate
lives, separate families and separate sets of friends. They represent all that you are and all that you'll ever be as an
individual. They also represent your lives before today. As these two containers of sand are poured into the third
container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of
sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be.
If children are a part of the new family, the sand ceremony can involve them also. Some families choose a different color for
each member. (This can be tricky to get colors that complement each other. Lots of different colors together end up
looking dirty and brown from a distance.)
This is much safer than having small children handling lit candles!
Article from www.coloredplaysand.com
The hottest new wedding trend is actually not new at all! Couples have been using sand to
symbolize unity for many years, and sand ceremonies in the US are starting to feature these
ceremonies in addition, or more often in place of, the unity candle ceremony. It probably started
in Hawaii as brides and grooms would stand barefoot on the beach. At the right moment in the
ceremony, they would reach down and take a handful of sand from beneath their feet and pour it
into a single container.
symbolize unity for many years, and sand ceremonies in the US are starting to feature these
ceremonies in addition, or more often in place of, the unity candle ceremony. It probably started
in Hawaii as brides and grooms would stand barefoot on the beach. At the right moment in the
ceremony, they would reach down and take a handful of sand from beneath their feet and pour it
into a single container.
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