Unity Candle Options

     "EVERYBODY has a unity candle ceremony.  I want something different!"  I hear this often, and YES.  There are options!
​     If you're getting married outside, you may especially want to avoid a unity candle ceremony as attempting to light a candle and keep it lit can be very difficult with the slightest of breezes.  Would you consider it a bad omen if your unity candle blew out right after you lit it?  Or it refuses to stay lit after lighting it several times?  
​     If you really want a unity candle outdoors, there are ways you can try to trick Mother Nature.  You can place the candle inside a hurricane lamp, but then lowering a taper down into it can burn your fingers or set a sleeve on fire.
     You can use flameless candles, but how romantic is it to reach over and turn the battery-operated switch on?
​     Sand.  Yes, there are many who use colored sand and each member of the family pours their sand into the center container.  It's certainly an option, and one that many use in place of a unity candle.  Make sure to seal it with silicone shortly after the ceremony to avoid the accidental spillage if it gets knocked over.
​     Here's how I approach it.  Share with me the things that you and your sweetie have in common, and I can create a unity ceremony from just about anything.  Do you love wine?  I can create a wine ceremony.  Have a passion for fishing?  Boating?  Coffee?  Cooking?  ​I've got you covered in all those as well.  You can truly create a unity ceremony around anything, if you're creative enough.
​     Your ceremony should be a direct reflection of you, your love and what you believe.  Not something out of a book that someone bought online or was written hundreds of years ago.  This is YOUR day, YOUR love, and YOUR life.  Celebrate it YOUR way.