06/13/2012
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Mothers Included

Good morning girls! I have a question: We have decided to do the sand ceremony instead of a traditional unity candle ceremony. My FMIL keeps insisting that we do the unity candle because it included the families and bring them together. I'm not going to do it because we're having an outside ceremony and I just don't think that's the right place to be lighting candles. So I thought of this tradition that I had read about a while back. As the bride is walking down the ailse she stop at the mothers and give her mother a single [rose] flower.You do the same to the other mother/grandmother. I think I read that this was meant as an acceptance of sort. If his mother accepted your offer... What do you all think? Is this a good way to include his mother? Do you know of any other traditions that involve the families???
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phillysgirl5's Pink wedding
phillysgirl5
 |  Springfield, IL, USA  |  06/15/2012  | 
We are also doing a sand ceremony for the same reason. I didn't want the unity candle blowing out since we are outside, I take that as a bad sign, lol. We are actually including our Moms in the sand ceremony. My Mom will have orange sand, his mom yellow, me pink and Philly black. Our Mothers will pour their sand in first as our "foundation" and we will pour some of ours seperate as two different beings, then mix the rest as we will our marriage. Maybe you could do that to include them? I have also heard of the roses, and that would be nice too.
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lovelybrown12
 |  Valdosta, GA, USA  |  06/15/2012  | 
wow I really like that idea!
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