Blessing Stones Ceremony

[babycow]

Just thought I'd share this unique ceremony idea with you gals before I sign off tonight.

 

Blessing Stones

 

During the ceremony the Bride and Groom each take a stone from a basket

and repeat a verse together. The guests are then asked to take a stone.

After the couple are pronounced Husband and Wife,

everyone follows them to the edge of the water to make a wish or a Blessing.

The couple counts to 3 and everyone casts the stones into the water at the same time -

NOT at the Groom! Ha!

The ripples that are made represent everyone's paths crossing and bring love and good wishes not only for the couple, but for anyone that they come into contact with.

(Some couples opt to use seashells)

 

There's a great pic on their site of everyone lined up at the shore throwing their stone in the ocean.

~Enjoy

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[MorganShae]

Erica,

 

That is so crazy... I actually saw this same website tonight and came to the traditions section to post it and see if anyone had done this before. I think it is really cool and unique.

[BrittneyD]

I love this too. I saw this a few months ago. I am not very good at writing my own ceremonies though. I e-mailed these people, and they won't give it too you unless you are booking a wedding through them.

[babycow]

Morgan: That IS so wierd!

 

 

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Originally Posted by BrittneyD I love this too. I saw this a few months ago. I am not very good at writing my own ceremonies though. I e-mailed these people, and they won't give it too you unless you are booking a wedding through them.

That's too bad, I have other ceremonies that I can't find the readings for either. You could ask your officiant/priest to write something for you or open it up to the ladies on the board for any suggestions on how to word it.

After posting las night, I was thinking about how I wanted something I could keep from all our guests; like a guestbook but more...meaningful.

I was thinking of assembling some sort of keepsake out of:

At the center: Sand Ceremony sand; representing FI and I

Surrounding sand:Item such as stones (w/guests names); representing our Destination wedding guests

Surrounding stones: Other natural item (shells?) (w/guest names); representing our At Home Reception guests.

 

It would be something circular but I can't figure out what to put it in so it can be kept out all the time. Any ideas??

Ooh...what about a pyramid shape, but then it would have to be items that can be glued down, like those macaroni portraits kids make in school...hmmm...Sorry about the rambling, I can see this in my head but can't quite get the details right.

Any help would be appreciated.

[DreamsTulumBride]

I just love that ! Thank you for sharing this with us !

[StephanieMN]

I just found this and you could adapt it to work with this idea ROCK CEREMONY

Each guest has been given a small polished stone upon arriving.

 

Before you met, your lives were on different paths with different destinations.

But love has brought you together and joined these separate paths into one.

Each one of your friends and family here today have been given a small

polished stone that represents their unique individuality and their

presence at your wedding today. You also each have a stone of

your own that symbolizes your previous separate lives,

separate sets of friends, separate families and the

different life’s journeys you once traveled.

 

I will now ask that everyone please take out the stone you have been

given and pause to make a wish or blessing for happiness and

good will for the couple for the future of their marriage.

 

Everyone pauses to make their wish.

 

Now, we will collect the stones and the couple will then

add their individual stones to the container as well.

 

The couple adds their stones to the container.

 

With the combining of these stones, you have now symbolically joined your once

separate lives. As the stones have been combined with love into one container,

so now are your friends and family joined, through you, into one. And your

once solitary life's paths are also now one. All that was once separate

is now shared, and in this sharing you both will find new strength

and joy as together you forge a new life's path and destination.

[babycow]

Thanks Stephanie. That reading is just perfect, I think I want to adapt it to sea shells for our ceremony and then have a printout for our at home reception guest table with stones, since I don't think it's going to be very beachy theme.

[Yari]

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Originally Posted by Stephanie 525 I just found this and you could adapt it to work with this idea ROCK CEREMONY Each guest has been given a small polished stone upon arriving. Before you met, your lives were on different paths with different destinations. But love has brought you together and joined these separate paths into one. Each one of your friends and family here today have been given a small polished stone that represents their unique individuality and their presence at your wedding today. You also each have a stone of your own that symbolizes your previous separate lives, separate sets of friends, separate families and the different life’s journeys you once traveled. I will now ask that everyone please take out the stone you have been given and pause to make a wish or blessing for happiness and good will for the couple for the future of their marriage. Everyone pauses to make their wish. Now, we will collect the stones and the couple will then add their individual stones to the container as well. The couple adds their stones to the container. With the combining of these stones, you have now symbolically joined your once separate lives. As the stones have been combined with love into one container, so now are your friends and family joined, through you, into one. And your once solitary life's paths are also now one. All that was once separate is now shared, and in this sharing you both will find new strength and joy as together you forge a new life's path and destination.

I love this...I just saved it to come back to it later. Thanks!

[JanaBrooke]

I just love that idea, it actually gave me chills! So wonderful - I am definitely saving this to incorporate into whatever I end up doing. I still have a while to put something together, but this is a great addition!!!