My FI was married once before because his gf was pg. They raised a beautiful boy who I cannot wait to be my step son. My FI tells me all the time he married for the wrong reason (he loves his son and would never change that, just wouldnt have gotten married) and that this time he is marrying for love and he could not be happier. Everything is completely different this time around for him and he gets an even say on everything we are doing.
I would like to do something special for his son. I need help though..do i want to add something to the ceremony (we are doing a unity candle service and dont want to change that) or do we just give him something special (he wants his name on everything we have gotten so far for it) Being my first wedding I dont know what to do. Any ideas of what I can do?
Re: my first FI second
I agree (if you want), having him part of the sand ceremony is nice. Or he can stand by his dad when you are married. It would help to know how old he is.
Good luck.
The vows in our ceremony are between my FI and me, we do ask our guests who are mainly family to support our marriage.
I know sand ceremonies are all the rage nowadays, but when my mom remarried when I was ten, she and my step-father added in a Family Medallion portion of the ceremony after the Unity Candle that acknowledged me and my role in our new family. They presented me with a "family medallion" (piece of jewlery) and had some special words read. It was very nice, and I felt special without taking the spotlight off them. The website below is the one my parents used for their wedding:
https://www.familymedallion.com/intro.htm
It has a little history about the meaning and some interesting products. If your new step-son is not a jewelery person, they have pins and keychains as well. There is also a pre-written ceremony book to help you incorporate the ritual into your normal ceremony.
Something to think about...
Good Luck!
Cindy
[QUOTE]I know sand ceremonies are all the rage nowadays, but when my mom remarried when I was ten, she and my step-father added in a Family Medallion portion of the ceremony after the Unity Candle that acknowledged me and my role in our new family. They presented me with a "family medallion" (piece of jewlery) and had some special words read. It was very nice, and I felt special without taking the spotlight off them. The website below is the one my parents used for their wedding: <a href="https://www.familymedallion.com/intro.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.familymedallion.com/intro.htm</a> It has a little history about the meaning and some interesting products. If your new step-son is not a jewelery person, they have pins and keychains as well. There is also a pre-written ceremony book to help you incorporate the ritual into your normal ceremony. Something to think about... Good Luck!
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My mom and step dad married when I was 8 and we didn't have the internet then :) Anyway I was a "junior bridesmaid" at their wedding and I know they did something at their ceremony but honestly right now I can't remember what it was. That was 18 years ago after all :) I think actually my grandma got me something to give to my step dad or something like that. I was welcoming him into our family i guess!