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Ideas to Personalize Your Wedding Sand Ceremony

The wedding sand ceremony is popular among many couples because it’s a special way to express their commitment to each other. In addition, they can have the unity vase as a keepsake of the event.

Here are some of the different ways to personalize the occasion:

The Wedding Sand Kit

The Vases

The central unity vase will serve as a token of the ceremony, which you can use as a beautiful ornament to decorate any part of your home. This is why it is important to personalize the vase. Do this by choosing one in the shape or design that suits your personality as a couple. If both of you tend to favor understated and modern designs, find one that is simple, yet sleek and elegant. If you and your partner tend to be more creative in your design aesthetic, choose one that is uniquely pleasing.

Get a vase that is engraved with your names, initials, or the first letter of your family name. The engraving can be as plain or as detailed as you want. You should also incorporate designs, such as ribbons, beads, or crystals. Make sure to select colors that match or complement your wedding theme.

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Small Glass Heart Shaped VaseAlthough you can get a unity vase that is colored, choose one that will not detract from the appearance of the sands that you will place inside. After all, the mixing of the different colored sands is the symbolism that you want to highlight. Therefore, choose a clear vase or one with faint coloring. If you really want to get a colored vase, try putting different colored sands in it and see the effect. If the results make you happy, then go for it.

The Sands

When it comes to unity sands, the color choices seem endless. You can use your wedding motif as the basis of the color choice. You can also base your choice on the meanings the different sands represent.

Black represents sophistication, mystery, and potential. White represents purity, simplicity, reverence, and marriage. Blue is indicative of spirituality, strength, and intelligence while violet shows dignity, mystery, and luxury. Pink symbolizes love, calmness, and caring and orange symbolizes vitality, excitement, and energy.

There are many others to choose from. Use the colors to show your personality or reflect the qualities you hope for your union to have.

The Participants

In general, the main participants of a unity sand ceremony are the bride and groom.  However, you can personalize the event by including important people in your lives, such as the officiant or the minister, your parents, and your children. You may also include friends or any other individual who plays a significant role in your relationship and in the future of the union.

The Locale

Unity sand ceremonies are usually performed at beach weddings. In fact, many couples use real sand instead of artificial ones. However, this event is no longer just a part of most beach weddings; you can perform the ceremony in your garden, on a rooftop, even on a boat!

Finally, personalize the occasion by writing your own unity vows. Look for standard vows online and put your personal spin on it to make it your own.

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About Margaret

Hello, I am Margaret Gardner, a wedding planner with TheBridalCoach.ca. Planning the ceremony and vows is my specialization. Hope you like my posts and looking forward to hearing from you.

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