Looking for sand ceremonies and ones with children in them

[BrisGrl]

Help I need to konw if anyone has ideas on weddings with sand ceremonies and also incorporating children into them. We have a little girl that we take care of but is not ours and we want to incorporate her into our wedding because she keeps asking by fiance Brian which she calls bribri where her ring is so we thougth it would be nice if he got her a little wedding band as well. so if you have any ideas please help me

[Kelly1Mickey]

Rev Hansen, where are you? I know he will come up with the perfect ceremony!

Just to clarify...you said this is a little girl that you take care of. Are you raising her like your own or are you like full time caregivers? My parents did this when they were first married because the parents traveled overseas frequently for work. Is this the same sort of situation? I was just curious because I thought it would help us understand the relationship so we can come up with ideas for you.

[SOM Z28]

Actually, I have a Sand Ceremony we are using, and I'm sure it could be modified to include a child. Feel free to use it if you think you can.

It is often said that opposites attract, however, the ways you are different can truly compliment your marriage. Your differences will bring balance and color to your marriage. Marriage does not mean losing yourself in each other, but it means finding yourself through the love and understanding that are generated in you. Today just as the two colors of sand compliment each other, so your lives will compliment one another. Slight movement of the sand creates a new design. Your lives will be ever growing, changing, expanding to something greater, and always complimenting one another.

[kyzmit]

That is so cool... I'd never heard of a sand ceremony, but that's a great idea! (And from what little you've shared, she sounds absolutely adorable!)

[SOM Z28]

Our officiant will recite that while we pour the sand in different colors into a large container. I saw this for the first time when Trista & Ryan (The Bachelorette) got married (anyone else remember that?), and it was cool. I didn't actually think to use it for my wedding until my officiant suggested it since we didn't want to do a unity candle. We are using blue and orange sand to match the wedding colors.

To have a child join in, they could have their own color sand and taek turns pouring the sand just as the Bride & Groom would. I'm not sure of what type of wording to add though.