UNITY CANDLE SUBSTITUTES! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I want to do a wine box ceremony but haven't talked to FH about it yet. Since he loooooves writing love letters I think he will be into the idea.

We did a unity cross

Were doing a sand ceremony (:

I thought of a great idea for our wedding. We are wedding outside in the evening, near a pond. Lots of little, white lights. We are also unique people who don't want to follow what others do, so we are modifying a lot of the traditional ceremony. Instead of a unity candle, sand or cross, we are building a greek column with a pole through the center. A heart shaped torch (gauze wrapped wire) will be soaked in lamp oil. We will both have a small candle and will set the torch on fire together. The idea is 2 small flames that, when combined, create an inferno of love and passion. After we light the large torch, my daughter will wrap a white, satin ribbon around our joined hands and then we make our exit. We are still doing rings, but adding greek flare to the mix. The bridesmaid and MOH will carry kissing balls on their wrists with flowing ribbons instead of a corsage or bouquet. Since I'm older and don't have a dad, we will meet in the middle and dance to a sweet song.