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Shoshana
Beginner November 2014

Sand Ceremony Knocked Over during Reception!

Shoshana, on November 4, 2014 at 12:59 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 11

Hey guys I was hoping you could help me figure out what to do. My sand ceremony shadow box was knocked over during the reception! The frame survived (with a few scratches), but since we hadn't completed it and sealed it, the sand got mixed and it's not really pretty anymore! I was really excited to have this as a lasting reminder of our day, but now I don't know what to do.

I figure my options include finishing it as is and accepting that it isn't really that pretty anymore...but it is the original sand and now has a story behind it; or pouring out the original sand (maybe keeping that in a separate container) and redoing it since we have extra sand. If we do that, maybe I could use some of the original sand that is all mixed up at the bottom and top...or as a third color in the layers. What do you guys think?

11 Comments

Latest activity by Monica SC, on November 4, 2014 at 8:18 PM
  • AndixLyn
    Master June 2015
    AndixLyn ·
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    I personally think the sand ceremony reminds me of weird souvenirs on the beach so i'd say just keep it as is, its the sand you poured, sure it got messed up but so do relationships. seal it up and be done. life and love are never perfect.

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  • LB
    Master May 2014
    LB ·
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    Yeah, what Andi said...it's a metaphor for life. Accept it for what it is, just like you'll take the good with the bad in your marriage, right?

    Plus, it's an awesome story.

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  • P
    Expert December 2014
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    If it was me, I would leave it as is and since it is a shadow box throw a funny pic of FH and I in the box with it...dont sweat the small stuff kind of thing...I mean it is just sand and one day you will have kids and wedding stuff gets replaced with kid stuff (that also gets ruined)..got to learn to accept the crazy now. Smiley smile

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  • FuturemrsDickinson
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    I agree with andi. Leave it as is.

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  • Rachel DellaPorte
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    Great answer, AndixLyn. There's no way to improve that metaphor.

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  • OG Ruth
    Master October 2015
    OG Ruth ·
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    I agree with Andi

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  • rynney1979
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    rynney1979 ·
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    Andi nailed it!

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  • Shoshana
    Beginner November 2014
    Shoshana ·
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    Thanks guys! I'll probably just fill it the rest of the way and seal it up!

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  • Celia Milton
    Celia Milton ·
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    I love it and I'd leave it; when my couples kids spill sand, I just look up and say, "Life is messy!" In fact, at the end of my sand ceremony part, I always tell the couple that I hope every year on their anniversary, they give the vessel a little shake so the pattern will evolve as their marriage certainly will.

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  • Cheri
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    Cheri ·
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    I agree with everyone above leave it as it is, and I love what Celia Milton tells the couples that is great.

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  • Monica SC
    Master October 2015
    Monica SC ·
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    I would leave it as it...good story. Smiley smile

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