Rose Ceremony - Mothers

This is actually super popular and IMO a really cute idea! FH and I are going to be doing a slight variation because my mother passed away 2 years ago where we are going to use sunflowers instead of roses and offer a sunflower (from my bouquet) to his mother and then my mother's mom and sisters (there is only 2 remaining) to thank them for standing in for my mother over the past few years.

Whattt! I am an only child so I've always been super weird close to both parents. I was half considering asking my dad to let my mom walk down the aisle with us, but that was before this post! I would think it'd be a beautiful moment - and it adds maybe just 60 seconds? I vote yes - I would be a ball bag at any wedding that did it! Thanks for sharing.

I do it almost every week. Here is one of the readings I use. It's short. And it is almost always a surprise.

Flower Ceremony Laura and Suzanne, would you join us?

Megan and Nick have chosen to honor two very special women today . (hand the flowers to their 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. One of those sentiments is gratitude. Megan and Nick are the individuals they are because of your guidance, love, and patience. You have taught them so much, and 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 roses and know that your gift of time and care has made the difference in their lives. Thank you, with all our hearts.

Great! I had never heard of it nor seen it until I started to google for different ways to honor mothers.

I'm definitely adding it now.

Wow Celia! That made me tear up just reading that! Holy shit balls

I have been using the moms to present the rings. Nobody in this world wants better for their child that their mother and to be getting all that love Juju on those rings before they go on is kinda special. IMHO Here's the wording

“It is said that we learn how to give and receive love through the act of being loved. The first and strongest love we feel is that of our parents as the love and nurture us into adulthood and beyond. Through out this ceremony bx and gx’s parents have been holding their rings for them as a sign of their blessing upon this marriage and a promise of their continued love and support. Will the Mothers of the Bride and Groom please bring the rings forward?

Mothers bring the rings forward and each kiss their own child before returning to their seat

A beautiful and appropriate tribute, that their last kiss as single people should come from the two women who gave them their first kiss and breath into this life, their mothers.”

or I also wrote one with a blessing

“It is said that we learn how to give and receive love through the act of being loved. The first and strongest love we feel is that of our parents as the love and nurture us into adulthood and beyond. Through out this ceremony bx and gx’s parents have been holding their rings for them as a sign of their blessing upon this marriage and a promise of their continued love and support. Will the Mothers of the Bride and Groom please bring the rings forward?

Mothers bring the rings forward and hold them out

in the palm of their hand for the blessing

Let your hands below serve as a reminder of how bx and gx and their marriage are supported upon the earth by the love of family and friends as well as blessed from above.

Holy Spirit, guardian of all that is seen and unseen,

Bless these rings and this couple who shall wear them.

Keep them safe through adversity forever supported

by your eternal blessing

Mothers kiss their child and return to their seat

A beautiful and appropriate tribute, that their last kiss as single people should come from the two women who gave them their first kiss and breath into this life, their mothers.”

We are planning on giving them roses after we light the unity candle. I'm so close with my mom and want to do something. I don't think they will say anything but we will be going to give them to our moms and giving them a hug.

We are doing this, but using sunflowers (that's our theme).

Never thought of doing this! Oh man Celia and Revapril - I read those and started awkwardly tearing up at my desk. I think that would be a BEAUTIFUL addition to a ceremony.

I love the rose ceremony and never had heard of it until our JP suggested it. We are doing it.

I like the idea. I think it's super cute

Wow! And yeah, awkwardly crying at work. Yikes.

This is a beautiful idea can't wait to share with FH and see if we can make this work. How lovely

I will be doing this! My mother raised me, and same with my FH (his mother raised him) so I will be having my mom walk me down and surprising them both with the ceremony

Hi ladies, it is a wonderful touch, we are giving our mothers 24k gold dipped roses at our ceremony. The dipped gold roses, they can keep forever.