Mother's Rose Ceremony...Tips??

Following.. my mom asked if we were going to give a rose! I was like ummmm. I never thought about it, but I would like to do something. I was thinking maybe after the ceremony as we're walking away we could hand the roses to each others mom.

Aw Moonie, that's so sweet!

Following as well.. I have actually never heard of this! But it sounds very sweet.

We did as part of the Flowers to Mary part of our Catholic mass. We didn't have our priest say anything special about it. We had a special song for it (Ave Maria) and came down from the altar with the roses, gave one to each mother with a hug, and then went to the statue of Mary and placed her flowers there.

There might be language used in Catholic masses or programs that you could adapt if you're not having a religious ceremony!

MoonRide - love how you were able to use this to show the coming together of your families! It sounds like such a precious moment at your ceremony.

Lori - Not Catholic, so I have never heard of this! It definitely un-complicates things to simply give the rose without needing the officiant to say anything. Maybe a simple "Sarah and Sean have elected to present their mothers with a rose" would be enough?

My mother did this when she married my father, but I don't know what the wording was.

@Moonride- I love how you're doing it and incorporating your children too!!!

It's not Catholid specifically; I do this at for almost every ceremony we do unless there is some extenuating circumstance...

Following, beautiful I dean

Celia - what do you usually say?

Flowers for the moms; Joan and Esther,would you join us?

Maria and Adam have chosen to honor two special women today . (you will hand the flowers to your moms, kiss, hug, cry…..) Flowers have a language all their own. In Victorian times, flowers were often used to express sentiments and feelings that were too precious to put into words.

______(Ideallly, pink roses) symbolize love and gratitude, and they could not be a more perfect representation of the way your children feel about you. They are the individuals they are because of your guidance, love, and patience. As they enter into this marriage, creating their own family, they bring to each other the history and lifetime of the gifts given to them. Please accept these flowers and know that your gift of time and care has made the difference in their lives. We thank you, with all our hearts.

Thank you! That's just what I was looking for and couldn't find.

We did something like this. Our mom's had no idea and both started crying. It was a sweet moment.

My cousin did this at her ceremony 16 years ago. When I got engaged I actually called her to find out why she did this. She said they did it to honor their moms. I told her it is what stood out to me about her ceremony and I was going to steal it. I have never seen it done before that, or since then. Love the wording that everyone is sharing!

We did a rose ceremony and incorporated our mothers into it. No one had heard of a rose ceremony before and completely loved it. Let me see if I can find our ceremony script. I do have video of it in the meantime.

https://mediazilla.com/fnom5gak6

If you go to Scene Selection, then Ceremony, the rose ceremony portion begins at 8:48 into the video.

Here is our rose ceremony, including in parenthesis the action - whom is giving to whom, etc...)

(In the Rose Ceremony, the Bride and Groom give each other a Rose. Roses will be given to bride and groom by Rose Bearer)

"Now you have what remains the most honorable title that may exist between a man and a woman - the title of ‘husband’ and ‘wife.’

Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other. For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.”

(Rose Bearer hands Bride and Groom the single roses)

“In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words ‘I love you.’ So it is appropriate that for your first gift as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose.”

(Blush pink roses were chosen because they signify appreciation and admiration; blush pink roses mean that you hold their possessor in high regard.)

“Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife.”

(Bride and Groom exchange roses with each other)

“In some ways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one rose - and now you are again holding one rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.

Trey and Emilie, wherever you make your home - always pick one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion, or any other time you want to pass on a special message of love without the use of words, you both may take a rose to that spot understanding that this rose is a restatement of love, and of the vows you have made –

acknowledging, I would marry you again.

(Officiant asks Linda, Emilie’s mom, and Kandy, Trey’s mom, to come up)

This wedding celebration is a joining of two families who stood separate until today. Today we unite these families by the marriage of Trey and Emilie. They would each like to honor the separateness of their families and now, the togetherness, with the giving of a rose to their mothers. They would also like to acknowledge the love and sacrifice that each mother has made to make her children who they are today.”

(Bride and Groom, together, present a rose to each mother)