Despite the rates and incidence of divorce in the modern society, weddings remain to be intimate, family affairs with promises and dreams of forever. Because wedding days remain very significant days of our lives, brides and grooms alike want important family members to be present on their wedding day. It's not uncommon for weddings to be happy reunions of estranged family members or a way for people to reconcile. But what about parents or grandparents who have gone ahead?
Often, you have family members who have crossed over to the other side you wish could be present on your wedding day. Fortunately, even if they're no longer in the physical world, there's a way to include these dear relatives on your wedding day - have a memorial candle and hold a ceremony on your wedding day.
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In Honor of a Loved One
Increasingly becoming popular in weddings these days is the presence of an engraved memorial candle on a table near the altar. The ceremony precedes the usual unity candle-lighting. The ceremony is often brief but solemn and meaningful. Either the bride or the groom speaks of the deceased and how important their presence are to the wedding. The bride and the groom them light the candle and the officiant says a short prayer for the dead relative.
Choosing The Right One
Knowing the significance of this ceremony in a wedding means the choice of a candle should be done with meticulous care. Here are some tips to help you with that decision:
1. Presentation. You can choose pillar candles in single candelabras or go with the traditional candelabra. The candle holder can be engraved with the name of the dead relative and a short memorial. Alternatively, you can also go with floating candles in a clear glass vase. The vase can be engraved with the name of the deceased and the short memorial statement.
2. Ceremonial lighting. As an alternative to the lighting ceremony above, some couples may choose to use the memorial candle as their unity candle to signify the relatives blessings on their union. Others would choose to bring the memorial candle to the reception as well, where a short, happy memorial could be included in the reception program.
3. Wedding theme and motif. Memorial candles need not be the traditional plain whites; they can be more colorful and stylish, perhaps even fun. You can choose colors according to your wedding theme and motif and even designs to match the deceased's personality. Weddings, after all, are a joyful occasion. The dead won't begrudge your happiness and certainly would appreciate being remembered fondly in such a happy occasion.
Wedding memorial candles enhance the solemnity and intimacy of a wedding ceremony and often bring the couple a feeling of oneness with their relatives. This modern addition to traditional wedding ceremonies and symbols brings families closer together in a joyous occasion where the dead would certainly be smiling down on them.
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