Right from when John proposed in December last year they knew that they wanted an outdoor wedding combined with a family unity ceremony of some kind. It was soon after that that they discovered the unity sand ceremony and decided that it would be perfect for their blended family wedding.

It was very important for both Linda and John that their blended family be included in a family unity ceremony and with five children between them the unity sand ceremony was the best choice because of the ease of getting the seven of them involved without looking silly.

Linda used a whiskey decanter instead of a conventional unity sand ceremony vase set because she couldn’t find another receptacle large enough. “We needed something big enough for all of us to participate,” Linda said. “We had a total of 800 grams of sand!”

They also chose some particularly apt music for the unity sand ceremony – David Chamberlain and Teresa James singing “Yours, Mine and Ours.” This song is said to be THE family unity ceremony song for the blended family and, in Linda’s words, “is really beautiful.”

The bishop, who was the Officiant, recited “a verse that we got right off your site,” Linda said. “He included our names and the children’s names. Some people thought we should have the verse framed and hung on the wall.” The unity sand ceremony is very rare on Prince Edward Island; in fact “the bishop had never seen it before.”

As you can see from the photos with this article, the photography was a real success. As Linda said, “The view is really gorgeous and that was another of the main reasons for having the wedding outside. Plus it’s close to home and in the country.”

When asked what she would say to other brides who were considering the unity sand ceremony, Linda said she thought the sand ceremony “was a much nicer idea than other ceremonies because it’s something that you’ll always have. And the comments we got on the ceremony were unbelievable. People, including the bishop, thought that it was just awesome. It was just a nice touch and works so well for a blended family.”

“We really enjoyed doing the sand ceremony. All of our guests thought the Unity Sand Ceremony was very neat and added a nice touch to the ceremony.” As Tasha found you don’t have to perform the Unity Sand Ceremony during the Marriage Service itself, you can perform it during the reception afterwards with great effect. Tasha and Ricardo have three children who they included in the Unity Sand Ceremony by them having their own vase of different colored scenic sand.

All had their own favorite color: red and black for the boys and blue for their daughter. Tasha’s scenic sand was light green and Ricardo’s was dark green while the celebrant’s was white. Altogether they made for a very colorful Unity vase. Tasha intends showing off the Unity vase and individual vases in a display in their home to remind them of the vows they made on their special wedding day. She also thinks that the display makes a very beautiful decoration. Tasha said that she was inspired to have the Unity Sand Ceremony included in her wedding because she thought it was something different to include in the ceremony of the day. Asked to give some advice to other brides, Tasha said that it was important to order in good time before the ceremony so that nothing was rushed. Also it was important to get everything from the same supplier so that it all matched perfectly. And that’s exactly what you can do at MyDivineWedding.com.