If your wedding is in an outdoor setting, the Unity Candle isn't possible due to wind factors. An excellent option is the Sand Ceremony. In fact, I have had many couples even do the Sand Ceremony instead of the Unity Candle indoors. They prefer to be able to keep the blended sand container as a visible momento.
Two outer smaller containers are filled with two different colors of sand. In the center is a larger, more decorative, container into which the bride and groom blend the colored sand.
The minister states that the individual smaller containers of sand represent everything you were as individuals before you were married. Individual dreams, goals, strengths, weaknesses, and experiences. The blending of the sand is a visual representation of the bride and groom now blending their lives together in such a way that it is nearly impossible to separate again. Since every bride and groom pour their sand differently, the unique design from all other couples represents the unique individuality of their marriage that is to come.
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