What traditions are you incorporating?

LovelyBride229

Hey ladies what traditions are u incorporating into your wedding, Jumping broom, bittersweet ceremony?, any others??

LovelyBride229

Tasting the Four Elements
In a ritual adapted from a Yoruba tradition, the bride and groom taste four flavors that represent different emotions within a relationship. The four flavors typically used are sour (lemon), bitter (vinegar), hot (cayenne), and sweet (honey). By tasting each of the flavors, the couple symbolically demonstrates that they will be able to get through the hard times in life, and, in the end, enjoy the sweetness of marriage.

thedivav

the one thing we agree on is the jumping the broom... we wont be doing it lol.... 

i think we will do the sand ceremony 

LovelyBride229

The sand ceremony is nice because you can keep it afterward in a vase

thedivav

yeah not sure how we are going to work it since we are doing a destination wedding... but we shall see lol.... 

i want to do the unity cross he is not feeling it.... *sigh* damn groomzilla 

tirathemrs

We plan on doing both sand ceremony and jumping the broom... I have never heard of the tasting of four elements that sounds really different but very nice to do... i thought about communion but i really dont want to prolong the ceremony...im ready to party LOL

marsm4

We are jumping the broom.  Never heard of the four elements, I like that :-)

LeciaB

thedivav said:

the one thing we agree on is the jumping the broom... we wont be doing it lol.... 

i think we will do the sand ceremony 

this.. but we are not doing the sand ceremony.. we are doing a rose ceremony

MissusD1116

We are jumping the broom, and possibly doing communion (havent decided yet).  We looked into the unity cross but it is kinda expensive....

MissusD1116

LeciaB said:

.. we are doing a rose ceremony

What's this, date twin?

tirathemrs

MissusD1116 check this out! I think this is a wonderful idea..

http://www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com/rose-ceremony-for-couple.html

MissusD1116

@misstira This was awesome!  I would like to do this!  I will see what mista thinks....oh lawd! LOL

tirathemrs

MissusD1116 I think they sell some kinda rose ceremony set...

tirathemrs

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Personalized-Red-Rose-Ceremony-Set-9156

MissusD1116 this is really nice

amjcwedding

We are jumping the broom. 

kelew39

Sand ceremony and possibly jumping the broom.

thedivav

my church in chicago did the tasting thing when they do the baby naming on the 3rd sunday at church... and it is explained what each item the baby tastes stands for

i have not heard of it being done at a wedding...

its a cool ceremony 

tray769

We are jumping the broom and the sand ceremony

LeciaB

MissusD1116 said:

@misstira This was awesome!  I would like to do this!  I will see what mista thinks....oh lawd! LOL

@missusd1116 date twin .. the mista is going to be like really another part of the ceremony..lol I really like the rose ceremony @misstira i saw the thing online at davids bridal..ummm they can have themselves and that 80 set..... and I am just going to have to come up with something else to put those roses in 

MissusD1116

LeciaB said:

@missusd1116 date twin .. the mista is going to be like really another part of the ceremony..lol I really like the rose ceremony @misstira i saw the thing online at davids bridal..ummm they can have themselves and that 80 set..... and I am just going to have to come up with something else to put those roses in 

Right! He already be giving me the super side eye! LOL!

OpenHeart0117

We are jumping the broom and having a ring warming ceremony.

tirathemrs

I definitely want to jump the broom and i love the sand ceremony idea and meaning behind it! soo that will be it for me...lol

LovelyBride229

Openheart0117 whats a ring warming ceremony? sounds interesting :-)

keyaira04

we did the three cords ceremony.... 

leatba

We are doing the unity cross. Mr T wants a short sweet ceremony so I definitely can't add anything else, but I really like the rose ceremony.

minsu5

My FI and I are doing a Love Letter Ceremony Box. You can find it on WeddingStar.com. Prior to the ceremony, the couple write separate love letters to each other, explaining why they are getting married. During the ceremony, the couple inserts the letters into a special box that contains their favorite bottle of wine and two wine glasses. The couple then locks the box with a key, only to be opened on their fifth-year anniversary or at a critical moment during their first five years of marriage. Some couples expand on this concept by having guests into their own well wishes and letters of encouragement in the box.  

http://www.weddingstar.com/product/love-letter-ceremony-box-set

 

SoontobMrsRaines

so glad I joined this board so informative I think I would like to do the Rose ceremony and also jumping the broom

OpenHeart0117

LovelyBride229,

Ring Warming is a way to incorporate your guests. in the ceremony. They "warm the rings" prior to the exchange of the rings. We are only including the wedding party, our parents, grandparents,aunts & uncles sitting in the first few rows so that it doesn't take too much time (We expect 150 guests). Here is some information on how it is done:

The concept is simple: near the beginning of your ceremony, have your officiant let your guests know that your rings will be making their way through the assembled guests, with an invitation for each guest to hold the ring, say a silent prayer/blessing for your marriage, and then pass it to the next guest. Then the officiant can pass out the rings, and continue on with the ceremony until it's time for you and your partner to present the rings to each other.

Obviously, there are limitations to a ring warming: it wouldn't work well for super large weddings, and if you're having a big wedding you may want to have someone watching the progress of the rings and keeping them moving in a timely manner through your guests.

Some people worry about rings getting dropped during the ceremony — if you like, you can affix them to a pillow or book or some other symbolic item for the passing.

 

Soon to Be Mrs Jay

Everyone has great ideas.

marsm4

Just read the ring warming to my fiancée and now he wants to do it. It will be limited to our honored elders and bridal party :-)

cidefi

thedivav said:

yeah not sure how we are going to work it since we are doing a destination wedding... but we shall see lol.... 

i want to do the unity cross he is not feeling it.... *sigh* damn groomzilla 

I just saw that at a recent wedding. I had never seen that before.