Is anyone else doing a love letter/wine/time capsule ceremony?

This is what I'm using...and wondered if anyone had any ideas on how to improve it?

"I'd like to draw your attention to the box in front of ____and ____. They have written love letters to each other expressing their feelings as they begin their marriage. We will include these letters in the box along with a bottle of champagne. Together we will seal this box, and on the happy occasion of each anniversary, they will open the box, read the letters, drink champagne, and add new love letters to the box each year. As time passes, they will have a record of the yearly reflection on their relationship and a living document of the growth and depth of their ever evolving relationship.

Officiant: "____ will you commit yourself to this undertaking?

Me: "yes"

Officiant: "_____will you commit yourself to this undertaking?"

Groom: "yes"

Officiant: "please seal the box together."

Our box/time capsule. We're putting the love letters, the bottle, champagne and other small items that we want to look back on, ie: the shirt i bought him for his bday that brought us back together, our invitation, some photos, etc.

We are doing it too! We are actually doing this instead of a unity candle or sand ceremony.

Here's where I found info for ours: http://www.celebrateintimateweddings.com/ceremonylovebox.html

We haven't decided which yet, but we are waiting until either our 15 or our 25 year anniversary to open ours.

We're doing it too, but I haven't begun figuring out the wording. I'm def putting this thread on my watchlist! Thanks Ms Darlin!

OHHH jlam i've been looking for that link for a while now.. i found it once before and loved it the way it was explained..but couldnt find it again, thanks for posting it!! I'm going to email it to our officant

@Ava, you're welcome, good luck

You're welcome! I think someone shared it here before! It's been in my favorites for a long time!

We r doing it too

Love Letter & Wine Box Ceremony

Minister: _____ and _____ have chosen as a couple to perform a Love Letter & Wine Box ceremony.

This box contains a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a love letter from each to the other. The letters describe the good qualities they find in one another, the reasons they fell in love, and their reasons for choosing to marry. The letters are sealed in individual envelopes and they have not seen what the other has written. You have created your very own "romantic" time capsule to be opened on your 5th wedding anniversary.

I recommend that you keep the box in a place of honor prominently displayed in your home as a constant reminder of your commitment to each other.

Minister: _____ and _____ should you ever find your marriage enduring insurmountable hardships, you are to as a couple, open this box, sit and drink the wine together, then separate and read the letters you wrote to one another when you were united as a couple in marriage. By

By reading these love letters you will reflect upon the reasons you fell in love and chose to marry each other here today.

The hope is, however, that you will never have a reason to open this box. And if this is the case, you are to open this box to share and enjoy on your 5th year wedding anniversary!

Minister: _____ and _____, you may now seal the box.

NOTE: The minister drives the first nail, then the bride and groom nail the box shut. You can also have each member of your wedding party step up, drive in one nail to help nail the

Thanks Rochelle, i basically am using the same thing as you, but we decided to remove the negativity portion about 'ever find your marriage enduring insurmountable hardships" and jchanged it up a bit to instead say to open it every year, read the love letters and drink the champane (we dont drink wine really) and replace both for the next anniversary!

I had never heard of this type of ceremony until I found a "Love Letter Ceremony Box" (which I have added to my site) and was curious as to what it was for. It's like a time capsule you can open on a specific date- or when you find the need to relive the feelings you had for each other when you married. What a great idea! The Sand Ceremonies are great for blending families - especially with children who can be included in the ceremony, but the idea of a time capsule can be used as well in that ceremony too. Weddings are not what they used to be, and it's delightful to personalize the most important day of your life.

I love that idea! Now, you have me thinking that would be a great idea, and opening it on our renewal ceremony (15-20yrs from now..)

I saw it at a bridal store thing, and thought it was cute, but I never thought you would use it as part of your ceremony, I thought it was just something you and your FS did by yourselves, and I would of LOVED to do it, but FS isn't much into wine..

FMS you don't have to do wine... it could be champagne..or you could jsut put the letters in. Who knows...in 20 years he may actually like wine.

I'm doing it if we are ever able to find a box! @MsDarlin' — Where did you get your box? I love it!

That's such a sweet idea. We can't do that since we're having a traditional "church" wedding and they don't really let you make any adjustments, But I'm thinking about doing it as something just between us, so cute!

Lol, thanks jlam! He like Boone's wine (which is more alcoholic kool aid, but what ever) What I should do, is order the white wine that we had at the winery/friends wedding on our mini-moon...

We're doing it because we're not having a religious ceremony and we didn't like the unity sand thing. We thought this was cooler and starts your own little tradition. Cindy, if you scour etsy, there's a seller on there that sells the wine boxes. I don't remember the name right now tho. Its written down in my wedding binder somewhere, but I'm at work right now. Phuey.

@Cindy: If you go to www.etsy.com and search for wedding time capsule, theres a company on there...i wanna say its called vonderberry or something? They make BEAUTIFUL boxes... worth every penny!

Oh here's the link! Talk to Heidi...she's easy to deal with

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vonderberry77?ref=seller_info

When we attended pre-cana, at the end of the class they passed out paper and envelopes and told us to write the reasons you fell in love and chose to marry each other. We are to give each other the letters before the ceremony and they also suggested that we should do this on our anniversary.