Unity with the coins!!!

Hi Crystal! Is this a cultural tradition in either of your families?

Las arras are used in Spanish, Latin American, and Filipino weddings - and today they symbolize mutual support. This ceremony is typically included after the vows and exchanging of rings! I'd ask your officiant for the details on exchanging the coins and the blessings and pledges you want to use.

We're doing this , it's pretty much a blessing and you repeat what the officiant says as you're exchanging the coins between hands . My FH is Latin so we decided to incorporate this into the ceremony .

Some of my couples of Mexican descent have incorporated las arras into their ceremonies. Thirteen gold coins are brought forth by a "sponsor". They are blessed by the officiant and received by the Groom. He makes a pledge to provide and manage finances for the home. The coins are then received by the Bride who also makes a pledge to provide and manage finances for the home. The original verbiage is sexist and outdated so be sure to ask your officiant about contemporary language.

Keep in mind real gold coins are required for this ceremony so be sure it's within your budget or you do indeed have a sponsor. Best wishes!

We were married legally married in a private ceremony (military) do to my husbands last assignment. We've been together for years and planned out wedding. We decided that we wanted to still have a ceremony and reception with our friends and family and it is coming up FAST. He is Catholic and I am Christian (it's own set off intricacies) and since we've already exchanged rings we are unsure what we want to do during the ceremony. We are holding the ceremony part much like a renewal, as we didn't read personalized vows to each other and will be doing so at the ceremony. Now long story short....I like the idea of the Arras coins as a token during the ceremony, instead of re-exchanging our rings (I'm completely against that, as it is already a symbol on my finger and I'm not taking it off for him to give back). Any suggestions on incorporating this? Oh and please if you have something negative to say about what we're doing, please save it, we've already heard it and frankly I don't care to hear it.