Unity Ceremonies - What is everyone doing?

I'm hoping to do a unity candle, but my wedding is an outdoor one, and makes me kind of nervous. I think I might have a backup plan just in case it's really windy or something.

I love the 'wine and words' (sounds better than wine in a box, right?) and we very often do that with tequila, Scotch or Irish Whiskey.

Our most popular one is our glass sharing. It looks a little like the sand ceremony, but with ground glass. Then on their anniversary, the couple goes to one of the studios we recommend and take a short workshop to make an art object together.

In reality, your entire ceremony is a unity ceremony, so for anyone who doesn't feel an affinity, don't worry about it!

That is a very unique idea I have never seen that be done before

We are doing a glass ceremony. So we pour two different colors of "frit" (little bits of the glass) into a vase like you would with a sand ceremony. And then after the wedding we take it to the glass factory in st.louis and they will make it into a custom blown glass piece of art to go in our home. The officiant has some thing he will read about how the glass will be fused forever into something new so we will be as husband and wife.

Not being funny but I hope the nails are small & requires one or two hits. Loud hammering unless you're outside can be very distracting. We're having a short poem written & read by a poet in the family.

I love blown glass. I think it's gorgeous. So I'm excited

We are doing a "Ring Warming" ceremony.

We're torn between a unity candle ceremony and a fishers knot ceremony. The ceremony is outdoors, so even though I've always wanted to do a unity candle ceremony we'll probably do a fishers knot ceremony.

We are branding our initials into a wood slice.

We are planting a tree together

Your wedding is a unity ceremony we didn't care to have an object like a handfasting rope or sand/glass sitting around..so we are doing a blessing of the hands instead.

@Lajuana, our ceremony is outdoors. I wanted to nail it shut because it seems more "uniting" than just shutting the box, lol.

@Jennifer, I love that idea! Where is your ceremony? We are getting married in front of the willow tree FH planted with his family when they built the house.

We're doing a handfasting.

Dont' do a unity candle outside unless you have hurricane covers for them.

While I love the ring warming and we do it a lot for our ceremonies that are under 100 (so we know we have the rings back when we need them, lol) it's not really a unity ceremony between you two; it's a support of community ritual, which is lovely too.

We heard about Tasting the Four Elements and we're thinking about doing that!

https://www.trystanphotography.com/tips-and-tricks/great-wedding-ceremony-ideas-tasting-elements/

@Anne, that's so cool! I have never heard of that.

We had also considered doing a sand ceremony and including my daughter, but I think I want the unity ceremony to be between FH and I only. My daughter will be walking me down the aisle and I think I'll have her stand behind me and in front of my MOH. Not sure yet.

FH has been begging to do a candle ceremony. I don't even know if our venue will allow that. We're getting married under a tree at the venue... I feel unsure about it.

That's a cute idea!

Has anyone had a toast during the ceremony? FH and I were thinking about planting a tree or plant of some sort in a pot (indoor ceremony), but I'm fretting over the logistics and since it feels like I'm forcing it I was trying to think of other options or nixing it altogether.

FH and I thought a mid-ceremony 'cheers' type of moment might be nice but not really sure how to incorporate it into the flow. If we did this, a pre-mixed drink and some non alcoholic options would be available as guests arrive to serve themselves, which we like since it establishes a celebratory tone right away.

@ENG I love the tree idea but the logistics would stress me out too I think, and I wouldn't want to get dirt on my dress! I think the mid-ceremony cheers is cool, but its more of a community thing than a unity thing. Still a neat idea, nonetheless.