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Wedding Traditions & Customs

Wedding Traditions & Customs

Understand wedding traditions and shed light on all that’s old, new, borrowed and blue. Learn the appropriate way to navigate the first dance, cut the cake and toss the bouquet. Need culture-specific advice? Research everything from Italian wedding traditions to the customs of a Mexican ceremony. Ever wonder why it’s bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other before the big event? eHow offers the scoop on this and many other superstitions. You’ll even find suggestions for honoring parents and grandparents.

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  • How to Do a Sand Ceremony

    Sand ceremonies represent the unity of a couple that is marrying or demonstrate the union of a couple and their existing children coming together as a family. Sand ceremonies reinterpret the older...

  • Alternatives to Unity Candles

  • Wedding Unity Candle Alternatives

    Unity candle ceremonies can be a wonderful addition to a wedding ceremony, but they are not always practical. Weddings outside on a windy day, for example, can make it difficult to light the...

  • Sand Ceremony Instructions

    The unity sand ceremony is an alternative to the more traditional unity candle as a way to illustrate the joining of two lives into one. In weddings where the bride or groom has children, the...

  • Alternatives to Using a Unity Candle

    Unity candles have long been used in wedding ceremonies to symbolize two becoming one, through marriage or partnership. The exact period when unity candles became a popular tradition is largely...

  • Examples of a Unity Sand Ceremony

    A unity sand ceremony is an alternative to the tradition of the unity candle. Like the unity candle, it symbolizes the couple coming together as one and can involve other family members or the...

  • Origins of the Sand Pouring Ceremony

    A new tradition is quickly taking the place of a unity candle in wedding ceremonies. The origin of the sand ceremony may be disputed, but several backgrounds add to the usage of the symbolic ritual.

  • How To Throw a Wedding Sand Ceremony With Children

    The sand ceremony is a beautiful moment where a new family comes together. Couples often choose to include their children, whether previous children or children they have together, in the sand...

  • What Is a Wedding Sand Ceremony?

    A wedding sand ceremony is known as the unity sand ceremony. It is an old tradition, used by Hawaiians and some Native American tribes. The wedding sand ceremony is becoming a widely used in...

  • How to Perform a Wedding Sand Ceremony

    The wedding sand ceremony, or unity sand ceremony, is becoming more popular in wedding ceremonies. It may replace the unity candle or be used after it in the ceremony. In original sand ceremonies,...

  • How to Have a Sand Unity Jar in your Wedding

    Are you looking for a unique and easy idea for your wedding ceremony? This sand unity jar is a wonderful alternative to a traditional unity candle. This is a great ceremony for outdoor weddings...

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