Is the Unity Candle?
Mrs S posted:
Is the lighting of candles for the candle of unity only for the biological mother of the bride? I had my mother and my Hubby 'light of the mother s ours and the rest of the candles on stage too. I want to know who is supposed to light candles for both the conical shape that the use of bride and groom light the candle of the actual unit. Just read a question saying that the church can not allow anyone but the light of the multitude of them.
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What? The marrying couple is supposed to light it. Never saw it any other way! Our ushers lit the taper candles.
there is suppose to be 3 candles. one representing ur side of the family and one represting his. Than each of you take the candle from your side of the family and light the one in the middle. This symbolizes the joining of the two families.
Whit has got it- doesn’t have to be mother- represents each side of the family.
The mother’s light them.
I had separate candle lighter that lit the two smaller candles to the side of the long pillar candles. Then as the mothers can down the isle (one waited for the other) and they lit the two pillars. My husband and I then lit the Unity candle.
The ceremony should be the way the bride and groom decide is right for them. The church where we were married didn’t allow the unity candle, so we did it at the reception. We had my son light a candle and my husbands daughter light a candle, then we lit the unity candle, then my mother and his father took the two candles from our hands and went around the room lighting each candle on each individual table. As we did this, the minister talked about joining the families and spreading our love to our extended families and friends. Now years after the wedding, people still talk about that.
if everyone lighting the candel was happy, you did the right thing, but the couple usually lights the one in the middle.
supposedly the biological mother is supposed to light it bc when you where born she gave light to the world…so they are lighting the candle for you like they did to you to give you the power to light up the candle that means you have the power to add light to the world (have kids)…my priest told us this