White is for the bride’s salvation and willingness to nurture her marriage. Purple is for the groom’s love for his wife and marriage. According to this article, the braid is traditionally made of strands of gold, purple, and white. Some couples may opt to play music as well.Ī cool trivia point of a unity braid is the meaning of the colors of each strand. Often, someone will say a reading during the braiding to explain what’s going on. He will hold a small metal ring with three attached cords. To complete a unity braid, it typically starts with the groom. The cords that are tied during a unity braid ceremony represent each member of the couple, and God as the third strand that helps keep the couple’s relationship strong. This verse can be literally interpreted that a braid (typically a cord of three strands), is very strong. In the Bible, in Ecclesiastes 4:12, there is a reference that a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. The unity braid is also a Christian wedding tradition. If you want to know more about unity candles, check out this article from the Knot. This is a great way to include families in the act. A variation of this tradition is to have the parents of the couple lighting the candles first and then handing them to the couple for use. Typically, the unity candle is lit right after vows are exchanged. Either way, it is up for interpretation and is a fairly popular act at Christian weddings, and becoming more mainstream.
Or, it could be that in Christianity flames represent the power of the holy spirit, love, and passion. This may be due to Bible verses in Genesis 2:24 that reference a man leaving his parents and coming together with his wife to become one. Though it’s not necessarily religious, it is popular in Christian weddings. This act symbolizes two people becoming one. Unity CandleĪ unity candle is when the couple will take two lit candles and then light a third one together. Some unity ceremony ideas are popular in some cultures, and never heard of in others.Ĭheck out these unity ceremony ideas and see if any stand out to you and your fiancé to use in your wedding. Some ideas are very well known, and others are relatively new and gaining more steam as time goes on. This post is all about the different ways that you and your partner can incorporate acts of unity into your wedding to create a unity ceremony. Unless you are really trying to stick to a religious custom, you and your partner can customize your unity ceremony as you see fit. The important thing to note is that unity ceremonies can be open to interpretation, and can be picked and chosen from to match your style. When you have a unity ceremony at your wedding your experience will be enhanced, and you may even end up with a keepsake to start your marriage off with. Each tradition is sweet and unique in it’s own way. Some variations are incredibly religious, and some are not religious at all. Some go back hundreds of years (or more), and others are rather new. There are many different variations of this tradition. Typically, this act is supposed to physically show two families becoming one during the ceremony.
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