My fiance's mom passed away a year ago and my mom is not involved in our ceremony. Who else could we have do the unity candles for our families? Is there aslo an alternative to unity candles that I have not thought of? Do I have to have unity candles in my ceremony? I would appreciate any opinions I could get, thanks!
Re: Do I need unity candles?
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I'm doing a sand ceremony which doesn't involve the parents at all--just me and my fiance.
Some people use sand ceremonies or others. We're just doing vows.
My DD was married in July. They didn't have a unity anything. Their ceremony was lovely.
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- A partner
- A marriage license
- An officiant
- Witnesses
That's actually the maximum you might need. In common law marriage states, you can manage with just the partner and witnesses. In MA, where we got married, you can do without the witnesses. PA lets you do without the officant.Anything beyond those four things is optional. If it doesn't break your budget, and is meaningful to you, go right ahead. But don't start thinking that you "need" it. And if it doesn't fit your situation, just drop it.
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Our ceremony was very basic: a few blessings, vows, ring exchange, kiss. We kept it very simple (Which is very "us") ... mainly to avoid having to hammer out a bunch of little details.
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