Unity ceremony...what are people doing??

We're doing a reverse unity candle ceremony where we start the chain of lighting our candles and then the guests have their candles lit.

I know you aren't asking for opinions on unity ceremony's, but like a few others said, they aren't necessary... I went to a wedding recently and it was a great wedding with good food and alcohol, but they tied or like braided a knot during their ceremony and it took forever and was awkward and cheesy in my opinion.

We are "nailing" a wine box down. Inside we will have wine, date night money, and notes from friends and family. We will open it on our first anniversary.

I made our box from a hobby lobby wine box. I stained it and drilled out the place for the nails. I made sure the nails can go through easily. I taped the bottom of the holes so the nails wont just slide in. Oh, and I put our initial on top with a cricut vinyl.

Had I known about the lovelock thing, we may have done that. Actually... we may still do that.

We're skipping this part

We skipped it, but I did go to a wedding where the couple each took dirt from the place where they were born and mixed it together in a flower pot with a plant. They have that plant in their home now.

Still undecided...

We are having a DW beach wedding and considering a knot tying in the ceremony as it fits with the beach and we have plans of spending a lot of time on a boat in the future!

Locking a bottle of Pyrat rum in a box and putting 2 love letters in it. Not really original but we don't want to do sand or a candle.

We're doing a handfasting and closing with a kilt pinning during the closing prayer

We are doing a sand ceremony, with three kids to include, candles wouldn't work-something would be set ablaze!

We are doing uni-'tee' and sand. To incorporate FHs love of golf, we are going to toss down a sprinkle of sand and tee off into the open meadow together! We are using golf as our 'theme' so it ties in nicely!

We are doing the Three Cords ceremony, and playing "When I Say I Do" by Matthew West.

WE SAWED A LOG

that's a real thing.

it was really fun and super hilarious.. it is a German unity ceremony signifying teamwork. Everyone cheered us on and I didn't sweat my dress off. Success!

We are doing a sand ceremony. The day we got engaged, we were on vacation at Okemo Mountain in Vermont. We did a little rock sifting thing for fun, to try and find gems and such that are natural to the area, and found some pretty ones. We are using those rocks for the top of our jar/vase/whatever we use for the ceremony.

We're skipping it! Our unity thing is getting married

We skipped the unity type thing and had a poem read instead that was special to husbands aunt who married us and to us bc it was meant for husbands aunt and uncle but uncle passed away so the poem was read before the exchange of rings. We were really looking for a short and sweet ceremony and adding an additional unity piece wasn't fitting for our personalities. However, the poem was perfect for us. I think it was called, "These Hands" and it allowed my mind to travel to a glimpse into the future and was super sweet. The rings with the poem was our "unity" type thing along with the ceremony itself. Plus husbands aunt created vows for us that went along with the way we are, sweet and nontraditional. It all came together perfect for us. I wish I could do it all again I think in your instance I would think about something that is important and touches both of your hearts. Wether it be a poem or a special bible verse that brought you closer to one another... or I've seen some couples braid together 3 strands symbolizing each other and God. 3 strands are stronger together than individually. Or possibly you go completely out of the box and do something no one else has ever done. Idk lol, gotta think deep about you and your SO and what means the most to you as a whole.

We're not planning on doing any of these things. I think the sand thing could be really pretty

We are skipping, it would feel forced. We are adding a short reading and wrote own own vows to add additional personalization.

Not really a unity ceremony per say, but I got the idea to warm the rings from a post here on WW. Our officiant also had the idea of a community vow. So after we say our vows and exchange rings our officiant asks the audience if they vow to support us, or something along those lines, to which they reply "we do!"

FH wants a unity candle. I seriously couldn't care less. When we made our individual priority lists, we literally had none of the same top three things. But I guess I should just be glad he wants to be involved!

We did the unity rope (lazo) .

We order a really pretty one on Amazon . My grandparents put it over us . I'm not sure how to explain it in English . Lol it basically a giant necklace that goes over groom and bride as a prayer is said