Rituals for your secular ceremony
Rituals?
There are many different rituals practiced at a Lay Wedding Ceremony. It's not obligatory; each couple decides what they want.
We'll be happy to discuss this with you, to see if one of these rituals is right for you.
Here are two of the most common in a quick overview. There are others, of course, which I can tell you about if you wish.
The sand ritual
Each bride and groom holds a vial of sand, each a different color.
Each person's sand represents the whole of his or her life and experience, as an individual, his or her own whole person.
The bride and groom then pour these sands together into a vase, where they mix and can no longer be separated.
It's a very pretty ritual visually, and the symbolism is very strong too, as the Bride and Groom create a whole that can never be separated again.
They are united as one.
Of course, this ritual offers a multitude of choices, both in terms of containers and sand colors, so it can be completely customized to the taste of the Bride and Groom, and even match the colors of the wedding decorations!
Couples with children can even add their own little grain of sand to the ritual!
The ritual of tied hands
The bride and groom hold hands, facing each other.
The Officiant, using one or more ribbons, then gently ties and binds their hands together, symbolizing their union and bond for life.
Here, too, a multitude of variations are possible, not only in terms of the ribbons, which can take on different symbolic colors, be transformed into a scarf or other, but also in terms of the participants, as this is also a ritual where it's easy to integrate other people, be they friends or family members.
For couples with children, it's also easy to include them fully, and they're usually delighted by this playful ritual!
