Unity Candles: A Symbol of a Couple’s Love

Your wedding is one of the greatest milestones which you could every experience in your life. It is an event which has a lot of meaning and you want to share it with your friends and loved ones. In short, your wedding is holder of many symbols of the love between you and your future husband, as well as your love as a couple for every single person who is in attendance on that memorable day. Because it is a holder of symbols, many different things that are ever-present in your wedding also stand for things that ultimately point towards the direction of love, togetherness and eternity. One such symbol is the unity candle. The lighting of the unity candle is a beautiful wedding tradition that has been carried on for centuries. One can only hold his or her breath in awe as the unity candles are lit, as a sign of your love and willingness to go through life as a couple.

These unity candles are used during the wedding ceremony, specifically in the part where the vows are read and the corresponding rituals and traditions follow. Unity candles are a lot more special than the other decorative illuminants in your wedding, as they hold a special meaning and stand out from the rest by being lit during the time when you declare wholeheartedly your desire and determination to spend forever with a single person until death do you part. However, the purpose and beauty of unity candles do not end with “You many now kiss the bride” or when everyone leaves for the much-awaited reception festivities. Some couples specifically instruct their aides to bring the unity candles with them to the reception hall and be placed in front of the couple’s dining table as a way to romantically illuminate and further enhance and solidify the evidence of their togetherness.

Unity candles are a wonderful part of any couple’s wedding mementos. Apart from the obligatory keeping of the wedding dress, ring cushion and other whatnots, the unity candles are also carefully placed in storage as part of the remembrance of that special day. Some couples even make it a point to continue to celebrate their relationship year in and year out with their unity candle, bringing it out and lighting it for a moment as they reminisce of that beautiful day that they were proclaimed man and wife. Some, in their old age, keep it out as a symbol of the love that has carried them through the decades and now look forward to a quiet togetherness in their twilight years, with plenty of beautiful memories to share together.

Indeed, unity candles are more than just some pretty store-bought item that must be purchased to complete the entire wedding procedure. Unity candles are meant to be cherished not just for their beauty and intricacy, but for the symbol it carries – the love of a man and woman and their desire to create a beautiful life of their very own.

Submitted by Engraved Gift Creations