Most of today’s Christian wedding services or masses include the opportunity for the bride and groom to light a unity candle, symbolizing the joining of two lives into one. This tradition has become a special moment during the ceremony, a time when the couple truly realizes how much they will now depend on one another as they travel through their lifetime.

Anniversary couples who are renewing their vows for a special landmark anniversary can experience that moment once again through the use of a similar item known simply as an “anniversary candle.” Looking much like the unity candle, a personalized anniversary candle can be used during a ceremony or even lit during a party if no religious ceremony is held.

The anniversary candle bears the name of the couple, the date of their wedding, and the anniversary year; i.e. 25th or 50th. Most anniversary candles also include some sort of graphic, such as a couple dancing, a heart, or another picture. Like unity candles used for weddings, anniversary candles often include one large candle and two smaller ones. Holders are sometimes part of the package but may be purchased separately in some cases. They are usually available in silver or gold.

These personalized candles add a wonderful touch to any ceremony and remind the couple and their guests just how much of a stake they have in each other’s lives and how – through the years – their lives have truly melded into one.

There’s nothing sadder than celebrating a special event without a much loved family member or friend. But it happens to all of us. Weddings are held without Grandma or Grandpa or, sadly, without Mom or Dad. It’s natural to feel sad about missing that special person, but it is possible to do a little something to keep their memory alive as you go through that special day.

Certainly, you can include photos or other memorabilia connected to the deceased as part of the festivities. In addition, however, companies that carry personalized items usually offer for purchase “memorial” vases or memorial candles that pay tribute to special people who have passed on before the event but whose lives had a significant impact on the bride and groom or other individual celebrating a special day.

These memorial vases usually bear a line from Scripture or a verse from an appropriate poem. In addition, the name of the person being memorialized and the dates of their life (birth-death) can be included as well. The vase may be placed wherever it is deemed appropriate. For example, it may sit on the altar during a wedding ceremony or near the guest book or wedding cake at a reception. The bride and groom can determine the best placement.

Regardless of where the personalized memorial item is placed, however, it will be a significant reminder of a much-loved person (or people) in the life of those whose special day has arrived.

Most of today’s Christian wedding services or masses include the opportunity for the bride and groom to light a unity candle, symbolizing the joining of two lives into one. This tradition has become a special moment during the ceremony, a time when the couple truly realizes how much they will now depend on one another as they travel through their lifetime.

Anniversary couples who are renewing their vows for a special landmark anniversary can experience that moment once again through the use of a similar item known simply as an “anniversary candle.” Looking much like the unity candle, a personalized anniversary candle can be used during a ceremony or even lit during a party if no religious ceremony is held.

The anniversary candle bears the name of the couple, the date of their wedding, and the anniversary year; i.e. 25th or 50th. Most anniversary candles also include some sort of graphic, such as a couple dancing, a heart, or another picture. Like unity candles used for weddings, anniversary candles often include one large candle and two smaller ones. Holders are sometimes part of the package but may be purchased separately in some cases. They are usually available in silver or gold.

These personalized candles add a wonderful touch to any ceremony and remind the couple and their guests just how much of a stake they have in each other’s lives and how – through the years – their lives have truly melded into one.

There’s nothing sadder than celebrating a special event without a much loved family member or friend. But it happens to all of us. Weddings are held without Grandma or Grandpa or, sadly, without Mom or Dad. It’s natural to feel sad about missing that special person, but it is possible to do a little something to keep their memory alive as you go through that special day.

Certainly, you can include photos or other memorabilia connected to the deceased as part of the festivities. In addition, however, companies that carry personalized items usually offer for purchase “memorial” vases or other products that pay tribute to special people who have passed on before the event but whose lives had a significant impact on the bride and groom or other individual celebrating a special day.

These memorial vases usually bear a line from Scripture or a verse from an appropriate poem. In addition, the name of the person being memorialized and the dates of their life (birth-death) can be included as well. The vase may be placed wherever it is deemed appropriate. For example, it may sit on the altar during a wedding ceremony or near the guest book or wedding cake at a reception. The bride and groom can determine the best placement.

Regardless of where the personalized memorial item is placed, however, it will be a significant reminder of a much-loved person (or people) in the life of those whose special day has arrived.

One of the nicest additions to the wedding ceremony of the last few decades is the unity candle lighting ceremony. Popularized sometime during the 1970s, this portion of the marriage ceremony has now pretty much become commonplace in most Christian wedding services and is viewed by many as one of the most touching parts of the day’s events.

During the unity candle lighting ceremony, the couple being wed vow to join their lives as one, uniting themselves in good times and bad and promising to support one another throughout their lives. In some instances, the individual candles from which the unity candle is lit remain lighted to symbolize that though the couple is now married, they stay maintain their individual lives and purposes. Others choose to extinguish the individual candles in favor of just one glowing central candle.

For this ceremony, couples usually purchase a large personalized white candle that sits on a stand on the altar, with one single candle on either side. The candles come in a variety of styles, from very plain to more ornate, sometimes featuring silver or gold decoration as well as the name of the couple and date of the ceremony. It is customary to maintain the candle as a keepsake of the wedding ceremony and many couples light it each year on their anniversary.