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Sand Unity Ceremony
Suggestions
 
The
Hawaiian Style Sand Ceremony adds a Hawaii twist to the traditional unity candle
tradition. A sand ceremony is ideal for those whos wedding is going to take place on a
beach, boat, back yard or a windy location that unity candles will not stay lit or are
unsafe. Like a unity candle the sand is used to symbolize the joining of the bride and
groom or the joining of their families.
The
sand unity ceremony uses two small vials of sand and small bowl to combine the sand. Each
of the two vials of sand symbolizes the separate lives of the bride and groom and their
families. If the wedding is being held on a beach the sand would be collected at the
time of the ceremony and taken from below the bride and grooms feet. The combined sand
makes a wonderful wedding keepsake for the bride and groom and a constant reminder of
their Aloha for one another. If you are not located near a beach craft stores are the
best source for natural and colored sand as well as small glass bottles. Another good
resource for small bottles is Pier 1 Imports. You can also use a coconut shell to pour the
unity sand into then use a bottle to store the combined sand as a keepsake.
This wedding couple in Florida combines their two sand viles into one bottle.
Below
are a few examples of what the wedding officiate can use for the sand unity ceremony:
 Non-Denominational Unity
Ceremony for Bride & Groom
Today, [Bride's Name] and [Groom's Name], you are making a commitment of your eternal
aloha for one another. As you each hold your sand the separate containers of sand
represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand
together, your lives also join together as one.
Non-Denominational Unity
Ceremony involving Children of the Bride and Groom
If the wedding couple have a
child or children they can be included in the unity ceremony to symbolize the joining of
the whole family with the marriage. The bride, groom, and each child of the couple should
have their own vile of sand.
Today, [Bride's Name] and [Groom's Name], you are
making a commitment of your eternal aloha for one another as well as to your children
[Name all Children of Bride and Groom]. As you each hold your sand the separate containers
of sand represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine
your sand together, your lives also join together as one, as a family.
Non-Denominational Unity
Ceremony for the Parents to Join The Two Families
[Bride's Name] and [Groom's Name] you
come here today from two different families. From these two families a new family will be
created today. At this time, I would invite the parents of [Bride's Name] and [Groom's Name] to come forward. These two
vials of sand represent each family. Now the parents will take their sand and
simultaneously pour the sand into the unity bowl symbolizing the uniting of the two
families into one.
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