Unity ceremony ideals??? Help!!

^Oooh, that would be adorable!

KMess if people do their research they can find biodegradable balloons. Qualatex balloons are 100% biodegradable break down at the same rate as an oak leaf. ETA: I know there made in here in Canada I can't say the same for the states they may not be available

Http://www.brevardminister.com/blog/fishermen-and-weddings-why-knot

We are doing a Fisherman's Knot unity ceremony. We aren't religious, our ceremony is outdoors so the candle wouldn't work, and the sand thing just seems silly.

FYI, oak leaves can take 4 years to decompose.

I researched the wine box ceremony and am pretty stoked to do that, I think it's sweet.

Don't release any kind of balloon near water. Turtles & fish think they are edible jellyfish.

When I got married this April we did a tree planting ceremony and it was perfect for us (not UP related). But another cute thing you could do is have your own travel map and during the ceremony you could place markers on where you each grew up (if they're different locations from each other) and then place a marker on the location for your first home together (or where you currently live together). From there you could have everyone write down their dream destination on little markers with their names and then where ever you travel together throughout your marriage you either take a marker that someone wrote on or make a new one and place it on your travel map. Of course that would be if y'all plan on traveling a lot! You could make the markers shaped like balloons to go with your UP theme.

PLEASE do not release balloons. Being from So Flo, the oceans are filled with liter. And @Liz. One or two balloons could end up in the ocean and harm one or two sea turtles or one or two sharks or one or two whales .. And so on

Yes, no balloons. Even if biodegradable it would be like floating two grocery bags in the air.

If you have time to wait, I think it would be good for you guys to ask Celia.

No unity ceremony for me, the wedding is the unity ceremony. I didn't feel a unity ceremony was anything important considering they don't do them at court house weddings, so why waste the time and awkwardness of being stared at even longer then I want to be stared at...but there's so many different options; unity cross, sand, painting, wine etc

Unity cross ! Or wine !!

We had a unity cross. I can't post a photo for some reason. But google it. It's really cool

We liked the idea of the wine ceremony but are both beer drinkers so we are doing a beer ceremony.

We are doing a unity tree. One pours dirt. The other pours water.

We are going to do a glass pouring ceremony. I heard about it from Celia. I think it's mostly done through this company: unityinglass.com which is pretty pricey, but my sister does glasswork and so she is going to create something for us from the frit that we pour together. She will never have to think about what to get us for Christmas ever again-- she can just make us something new with the frit

I am actually making the grape soda Ellie badges for the favors and asking guest to put them on before the reception to enter "our club"

We also have an adventure book as our guest book

Sand

I am doing the unity cross but I do know you can do a unity heart as well.

I think I want to go a unity candle. I was thinking about have our mothers light the candles together as a symbol of both our families coming together. Both FH and my fathers are both deceased, I thought it would be a good way to incorporate our mothers into the ceremony.

We were torn between the cross or candle and we decided on the candle. We are going to keep them so that we can light again for our vow renewal in a few years