Category: Wedding Unity Candles

The lighting of unity candles has been a comparatively recent inclusion in Protestant wedding ceremonies. These serve as a symbol of the union of two willing hearts and minds that are going to become one by the bond of love, faith and trust.
It is at a particular point in the marriage ceremony that the bride [...]

The unity candle ceremony is often included at a wedding ceremony to make it all the more special. Usually the unity candle ceremony is performed towards the concluding part of the marriage function- between the exchange of vows and the formal declaration of the wedding. However, the unity candles can be chosen to be ceremoniously [...]

It can be really very enjoyable to engage in making unity candles that are often deemed to be an integral part of Protestant marriage ceremonies. Basically, it is simple candle making that is involved. However, the gracious and solemn nature of the occasion at which the unity candles set up are to be used need [...]

There are, in Protestant weddings, more than a few different traditions allowing the bride and groom to show their families a symbolic representation of their union and devotion to each other. The unity candle is one of those very traditions, steeped in only a few decades of history, but incredibly popular in today’s wedding ceremonies.
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The unity candle is a tradition relatively new to Protestant wedding ceremonies, and similarly open for interpretation, variation, and specialization towards whatever need a bride and groom may have. The act is simple and wholly symbolic, and so it stands to reason that the candle itself can be just as special and symbolic. You can [...]