Some couples choose to include in their ceremony a very special moment to share with their guests, making their ceremony truly unique and memorable.

- Rose Ceremony
- Butterfly/Dove Release
- Sand Ceremonies
- Candle Lighting Ceremonies
- A Cup Ceremony

Many of these symbols and rituals have their roots in ancient traditions and customs, but today become an unexpected aspect of your ceremony that will delight your guests and make your wedding ceremony truly unique.

Rose Ceremony

The bride and groom exchange a single red rose as a symbol of their love and commitment on their wedding day. A single red rose always means “I love you” and becomes their first gift to each other as husband and wife. I ask that the couple pick one very special location in their home for roses, and that on each anniversary they both take a rose to that special place, as a recommitment to their marriage each year and an affirmation that this is a marriage based on love.

Butterfly Release

Whisper a wish to a butterfly
Gently set it free
Your wish will rise to the heavens
And be granted for eternity

A butterfly release is a wonderful addition to any ceremony. The bride and groom themselves, or people special to them, can be invited to release the butterflies into the air.

According to an American Indian legend, if you want a wish to come true, you must capture a butterfly, whisper your wish to it, and then let it go. Since a butterfly can make no sound, it cannot reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit, who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish.

So, as the butterflies are released, I request that the guests whisper their own special wish for the bride and groom.

Sand Ceremony

During the sand ceremony, different colored sands are blended together. The bride and groom each take a small a jar of sand of a different colour and bit by bit pour them into a third container swirling the sands together bit by bit.

Just as the mixed grains of sand can never be separated, so too will the couple be joined together in marriage and never separated.

Candle Lighting Ceremony

The candle lighting ceremony symbolizes the joining of two people and two families. The mothers of the bride and groom light a candle, which symbolizes the family of each, and the individuality of the bride and groom.

At the end of the wedding ceremony the bride and groom each take a flame from their family name candle and bring the two flames together to light their single marriage candle. This is candle of unity because the bride and groom must come together, giving a spark of themselves, to create a new light.

This Unity candle then becomes their Wedding Anniversary candle, to be lighted this day every year, for the rest of their lives.

The Cup Ceremony

A favorite with grooms, this ritual involves the best man pouring a goblet of wine and handing it to the bride and groom. The celebrant invites them to take a sip of wine for each blessing.

Together we create those special moments, the moments you always want to share...