AHR~ Family Unity Ceremony HELP!!!!

missgomes · January 23, 2011

Hi everyone! We are having an AHR about 2 months after the wedding for everyone who can't make it out to Jamaica. It's going to be semi informal, a bbq at a local beach/state park. My son really wants to be apart of the wedding so we would like to do a ceremony specifically dedicated to him. Has anyone ever done this or seen it done?? Help!

I am thinking of doing a candle ceremony, vows dedicated to our "new family". We will dress in white. I am even thinking of going semi formal in attire... what are your thoughts?

I need as much help as I can get. Should we decorate? Send out invites? Sand ceremony, candle ceremony? I am looking for suggestions and ideas.

Thank you!

clgriffi7 · January 23, 2011

I definitely like the idea of semi-formal white attire, but I think I would go with a sand ceremony over a candle ceremony. Not sure how old your som is, but sand just seems safer. Also, if you buy one of the sand ceremoeny kits with a place for a photo in it, you can put a picture of the new family and place the frame somewhere prominent as a reminder. (I am partial to the keepsake that a sand ceremony offers!)

I think if you are having the event at a state park/beach, then you don't really need to decorate as a pretty outdoor setting will be all you need. Maybe just decorate the table around which the ceremony will take place.

And I think you should do some sort of invite that you let your son help you design. For our AHR, we are just planning on doing a custom postcard with a description of the event and a request to RSVP via email. So even though there is no need for a formal invitation, I think it would be nice to send out something as it gives you yet another keepsake for the event.

Best of luck with your planning.