I think this is it....

Soon2BSand

'member my post on unity candle alternatives? I think I found what we are going to do instead. We will also have our children put salt into the pouch. It gave me chills thinking about it. Here's a YouTube vid on it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYMVEPMMN78 (It's a bit more over the top than I prefer but maybe it's just the wedding in and of itself is a bit much... but you get the idea. LOL)

Marriage Salt Ceremony Covenant

What is a Salt Covenant?
During Old Testament times, agreements and promised were sealed by salt covenants. Each man would take a pinch of salt from his pouch and place it in the pouch of the other. Their agreement could not be broken unless they could each retrieve their own grains of salt. A Marriage Salt Covenant does the same thing by asking the bride and groom to combine their grains of salt. Their commitment to each other can not be broken unless they can each retrieve their own grains of salt. Since this is not possible it is a symbol of an unbreakable covenant and promise of love.

Why do you use salt?
Salt is considered a pure substance. Many people believe salt to be a good luck symbol and consider it to be a the purest of all earthly materials. It is used in many religious ceremonies as a symbol of purity.

Kedeisha8

i love the meaning behind it unbreakable

M1ssJ

Nice!

Fabbiegirl

Very nice.

Fabbiegirl

Ok, I watched the video.  The groom had a look of "get on with it."  lol.  I felt that way too.  I was like "get to it lady".

BrideofTonyP

Love this! I may "borrow" it

Soon2BSand

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_think-this-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:400Discussion:75733f4c-708e-4ece-b102-908f37ba5311Post:5b7fc532-388a-49c8-acf7-48f25cf80e78">Re: I think this is it....</a>:
[QUOTE]Ok, I watched the video.  The groom had a look of "get on with it."  lol.  I felt that way too.  I was like "get to it lady".
Posted by Fabbiegirl[/QUOTE]

<div>GIrl. I was like... I surely in the heck HOPE my Pastor doesn't grandstand. I'll lose it. LOL</div>

tychandler

I think this, I may have to borrow it too

shesheduke

Great idea I love it

Fabbiegirl

I told my FI about this idea.  He said he wants to stick to the sand ceremony, but he wants to use the wording.