wine box / love letters ceremony

punk-Ness

I have never heard of this until stumbled upon a website about it. Just wondering if anyone has done this or seen it done before? I really love the concept of it and it would be so sweet to read the love letters years later. 

However, I'm not sure how I feel about doing it in a church or how Pastor Bob would feel about it, lol.

Any opinons?

marburs

Is there supposed to be a link somewhere?

I think I've heard of these before tho- you write a love letter to be opened in the future, and for every letter there is a bottle of wine to go with it? Is this what you are talking baout? If so- I like the idea, but I'm not sure about how this would be portrayed in the ceremony...

duqcheer04

I just googled it.

I really like the idea, however, I'm not sure if I would include it in my ceremony. But that is just me.

I think this is something sweet to do between you and your DF prior to the wedding. 

punk-Ness

Oh, I guess a link could have helped!

http://www.celebrateintimateweddings.com/lovebox.html

I'm not really feeling the end where everyone in the BP takes a takes a turn at nailing the box shut, but everything else seems cute.

jennybean2010

aw, i love it! so cute!

not that this is really like what you suggested, but we're doing a wine ceremony instead of a unity candle or sand ceremony. we didn't like the idea of a sand ceremony, and figured we would just do the unity candle until rev mark suggested the wine ceremony as an alternative. each mom will carry a bottle of wine with them in to the ceremony (one white & one red). the rev will perform the wine ceremony by mixing the two wines, and we will each take a sip from the wine glass. we felt this was more like us than anything else-i'm looking forward to it and to doing something different! the rev said that he & his wife spent tons of time mixing wines to determine which 2 mix the best-we don't need any bitter wine faces going on during the ceremony!

marburs

Ok- after reading that- I absolutely love this idea!!  I would def personalize what's in the box.  The only thing- I really don't like having it at the ceremony. Maybe its fine, but I agree with you on the nailing thing- all that noise and time nailing a box shut during your ceremony- just doesn't seem desirable to me. 

I do really like the whole box idea tho- and I think I'm totally going to do this! Think how cool it would be to open it in a few years (my sorority actually did something very similar to this and it was very neat)

skybluejen

I like the idea of the wine box, but I'm not sure I like the idea of hammering it shut infront of the guests at your ceremony. I think it would be a little strange to watch a bride in a gown hammering a box shut with nails.  I think writing each other letters to read later is cute though!

KRMac

I agree with SBJ.  Not sure how it would fit into a ceremony and it would require lots of explanation to your guests so they weren't confused - by your pastor and in the program, IMO.

It is a sweet idea though.  If you don't end up incorporating it into your ceremony, you and your FI should still do it!

KimWard

I've heard of this- cute idea, but during the ceremony, eh. It depends on how traditional other aspects of your wedding are. But if you want to incorporate it into the ceremony, I say go for it (if your officiant is ok with it of course). I also like Jennybean's wine ceremony idea.

punk-Ness

Thanks! I agree about the ceremony. It might be something I would do if I were not getting married in a church. Maybe we could do it at the rehersal dinner, in front of our closest relatives and friends.

FI loves the idea and wants to make the wooden box for it. I think I would rather put a latch and cute little lock on it rather than nailing it shut if I'm going to display it in the house.

JBean, your version sounds great! I'm not a big fan of the sand ceremony either. FI's brother did one at his beach wedding. He was so nervous he missed the opening and everyone gasped.

LaFemmeRousse

Oh, I love your idea about doing it at the rehearsal dinner instead of the ceremony, as well as having a latch and lock on the front instead of having to hammer in a bunch of nails!  I think this is a sweet and romantic idea.  It sort of reminds me of that cute candle present someone here got for their wedding.