Your wedding ceremony should reflect your own personality and style. It can include as much or as little tradition as you like, and as much or as little spirituality as you like as well.
If you are looking for something non-denominational that represents the connection you are making, why not consider one of the options below.



Unity Candle
The Unity Candle ceremony is quite popular, as it can be used to unite two people, as well as their families. The unity candle ceremony uses two taper candles with a large pillar 'unity candle' in the centre. At the beginning of the wedding ceremony, a representative from each family - usually the mothers of the bride and groom - light the two taper candles. After the vows are read, the bride and groom use the two taper candles to light the unity candle together.



Sand Ceremony
A sand ceremony is performed using coloured sand, poured into a keepsake vase or other see-through container. This type of ceremony works particularly well if you have children, and would like them to be involved in the wedding ceremony, as they can play a part by adding their own coloured sand to the container at the same time as the bride and groom.



Handfasting Ceremony
Originally a Celtic or Pagan ritual, handfasting can be used as a beautiful and quite literal symbol to represent the pair of you 'tying the knot'. There are many ways of performing a handfasting ceremony; if you have a small enough group of friends and family, they can each tie a ribbon or cord around your wrists; for a larger ceremony, each ribbon could symbolise a vow.
 


As always, this is your wedding and however you decide to celebrate your marriage will be the right way for you. If you have any other ceremony ideas, let us know in the comments.