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| Civil Wedding Ceremony |
Click here to see a suggested Civil Wedding Ceremony. |
| The Unity Candle Addition |
Two separate tapered candles and one Unity candle are lit, symbolizing the uniting of two families and two lives into one. |
| The Rose Addition |
Couples may incorporate two single red roses into their ceremony, symbolizing their future life together. |
| Alternate Ring Addition |
Rings are the symbol of an unbroken circle of love – the couple may choose the Alternate Ring wording, to replace the standard wording. |
| The Memorial Candle Addition |
The remembrance of departed family members through a special memorial candle lighting ceremony. |
| Binding of the Hands Addition |
The couple’s hands are symbolically "bound" together by a silk scarf or a rope of flowers to signify the commitment being made by the couple. |
| The Sand Addition |
Different coloured sand grains are poured into a central glass vase, by the couple, or by the couple and various individual members of their families, to symbolize the joining of the two families and two lives into one. |
| Renewal of Vows |
The Renewal of Vows is a non-legal ceremony to renew marriage vows at various anniversaries – 5 years, 10, years, 20 years, 30 years and so on. Other occasions can also be marked by the Renewal of Vows ceremony. There are no licence or witness requirements for a Renewal of Vows ceremony. |
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The Apache Wedding Prayer
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Quotes from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran |
