Civil Unity Sand Ceremony

The Civil Sand Ceremony Includes:

Sand, Glass Block, Metal Stand

Available Colors:
yellow, red, light blue, green, orange, brown, lime green, hot pink,
purple, dark blue, turquoise, light brown, white and black.

The following is the order for the Civil Sand Ceremony.

Rev. Fennessy:

"_______ and _______, you have just sealed your relationship by giving and receiving of rings and this covenant is a relationship pledge between two people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives.

You are committing here today to share the rest of your lives with one another. Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand into a third one. One, representing you, _______: and all that you were, are, and will be. One, representing you, _______: and all that you were, are, and will be. As these two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand continue to exist, but a third entity is also created; one which did not exist before but will last forever.

________, pour half of your sand which will represent you as an individual.

________. pour half of your sand which will represent you as an individual.

_______ and _______, now pour your remaining sand into the container together to represent the joining of your two individual lives into this union of marriage. Just as the individual grains of sand can never again be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so to shall your marriage be."

If children are a part of the new family, the sand ceremony can involve them also. Families choose a different color for each member.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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