| Despite the rates and incidence of divorce in the | | | | help you with that decision: |
| modern society, weddings remain to be intimate, | | | | 1. Presentation. You can choose pillar candles in single |
| family affairs with promises and dreams of forever. | | | | candelabras or go with the traditional candelabra. The |
| Because wedding days remain very significant days | | | | candle holder can be engraved with the name of the |
| of our lives, brides and grooms alike want important | | | | dead relative and a short memorial. Alternatively, you |
| family members to be present on their wedding day. | | | | can also go with floating candles in a clear glass vase. |
| It's not uncommon for weddings to be happy | | | | The vase can be engraved with the name of the |
| reunions of estranged family members or a way for | | | | deceased and the short memorial statement. |
| people to reconcile. But what about parents or | | | | 2. Ceremonial lighting. As an alternative to the lighting |
| grandparents who have gone ahead? | | | | ceremony above, some couples may choose to use |
| Often, you have family members who have crossed | | | | the memorial candle as their unity candle to signify |
| over to the other side you wish could be present on | | | | the relatives blessings on their union. Others would |
| your wedding day. Fortunately, even if they're no | | | | choose to bring the memorial candle to the reception |
| longer in the physical world, there's a way to include | | | | as well, where a short, happy memorial could be |
| these dear relatives on your wedding day - have a | | | | included in the reception program. |
| memorial candle and hold a ceremony on your | | | | 3. Wedding theme and motif. Memorial candles need |
| wedding day. | | | | not be the traditional plain whites; they can be more |
| In Honor of a Loved One | | | | colorful and stylish, perhaps even fun. You can |
| Increasingly becoming popular in weddings these days | | | | choose colors according to your wedding theme and |
| is the presence of an engraved memorial candle on a | | | | motif and even designs to match the deceased's |
| table near the altar. The ceremony precedes the | | | | personality. Weddings, after all, are a joyful occasion. |
| usual unity candle-lighting. The ceremony is often brief | | | | The dead won't begrudge your happiness and |
| but solemn and meaningful. Either the bride or the | | | | certainly would appreciate being remembered fondly |
| groom speaks of the deceased and how important | | | | in such a happy occasion. |
| their presence are to the wedding. The bride and the | | | | Wedding memorial candles enhance the solemnity and |
| groom them light the candle and the officiant says a | | | | intimacy of a wedding ceremony and often bring the |
| short prayer for the dead relative. | | | | couple a feeling of oneness with their relatives. This |
| Choosing The Right One | | | | modern addition to traditional wedding ceremonies |
| Knowing the significance of this ceremony in a | | | | and symbols brings families closer together in a |
| wedding means the choice of a candle should be | | | | joyous occasion where the dead would certainly be |
| done with meticulous care. Here are some tips to | | | | smiling down on them. |