Remembering a loved one at your wedding Unity Candle
It's your wedding day, and you can't imagine having it without someone you loved dearly. Here are some ideas for a memorial candle ceremony.
Light a Memorial Candle
Provide a second table at the altar or near the front of the church. On
it, place a Memorial Candle in tribute to your loved ones.
Ask your officiant to include them at the beginning of the candle-lighting ceremony. For example, "Before (Bride) and (Groom) light a candle to symbolize their union, they will light a candle in honor of (Loved One), whom they dearly miss, and who they know is present with them here today."
Then, light the Memorial Candle, ask the officiant to say a prayer, then move to the altar to light your Unity Candle.
Light Taper Candles In Memorium
It is traditional to have one or both parents light the individual tapers
for their children before the bride and groom light the Unity Candle. If
one or both of your parents is deceased, the bride or groom can light the
taper and ask the officiant to acknowledge the act before the Unity Candle
is lit.
You may also think of using candelabras, and having sisters, brothers,
or other family members light a candle for each relative that is no longer
with you.
