Wine Ceremony:

The Wine Ceremony can be divided into two parts. Part One is the presenting of the two individual carafes filled with red and white wine (or sweet and bitter). Part Two can follow the exchange of vows and involves pouring of the two separate wines into a single glass and drinking of the combined wine by the wedding couple.

"This Ceremony represents two individual lives now combined like the two wines into one single life. The drinking of the combined wine signifies the commitment you now make to live your lives as one family. May you remember this day of commitment you have sealed with drinking of the new wine joining your lives as one."

Candle Ceremony:

The Unity Candle is one of the most popular ceremony additions. The bride and groom each take a lit candle and together light a third larger "unity candle". They may blow out their individual candles, or leave them lit, symbolising that they have not lost their individuality in their unity.

You may choose to have your unity candle personalised with your names and the date, allowing it to be a keepsake from your wedding. 

Sand Ceremony:

Two vessels of sand are poured together either into a third keepsake vessel, or scattered into the wind to represent the coming together of your lives.

Popular alternatives include the Bride and Groom pouring different coloured sand into the shared vessel, and significant members of each family pouring different coloured sand into a single glass or vase to represent the coming together of two families. 

Water Ceremony:

Similar to the sand ceremony, the couple each pour a different colored water into a single glass, creating a third color representing their unity.

Rose Ceremony:

A simple unity ceremony where the bride and groom exchange roses. Other variations include the families exchanging roses, the bride and groom exchanging roses with their families, the bride and groom exchange roses then presenting their mothers with the roses.

As an alternative to the exchanging of roses, the groom presents the bride with a rose and the bride presents the groom with a vase of water. The bride then places the rose in the vase, symbolising their joining together and growth as a married couple. Some couples choose to place this vase as a centrepiece on the bridal table.