Trista and Ryan did it in front of millions on national TV. Did what, you may be

asking? They provided engaged couples all over the world with an alternative to

the Unity Candle, that wedding ceremony tradition of lighting separate candles

and using  the lit flames to both light a single new candle, representing your new

lives together.The Sand Ceremony is particularly appropriate for beach

weddings  and any  outdoor weddings where it might be difficult for a candle to

stay lit. 

We provide three containers, one for you and your fiance to pour the sand into,

two for each of you to pour the sand from. We will provide colored sand, trying

as closely as possible, to match the colors of your wedding.  After the officiant

reads the explanation of the ceremony, you pour the two containers of sand into

the third container simultaneously. You may wish to leave a small amount of sand

in each container to symbolize that although you are now joined as one, you

each remain individuals.

Words to this effect can then be used: BRIDE and GROOM,  as these two colors

of sand can no longer be separated into their individual colors, so too are your

lives forever joined in marriage.