Comments on: Ring-warming ceremony http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides Sat, 26 May 2012 01:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: katneedle http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-2#comment-144511 katneedle Wed, 02 May 2012 15:04:19 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-144511 my daughter and her beloved did a unity braid,the sections of the braid represented her, him and God, they have it tied to their back door as a gentle reminder. I love the idea of the ring warming, what a fantastic way to involve those you love! my daughter and her beloved did a unity braid,the sections of the braid represented her, him and God, they have it tied to their back door as a gentle reminder. I love the idea of the ring warming, what a fantastic way to involve those you love!
]]> By: angela sackett http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-2#comment-95536 angela sackett Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:42:49 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-95536 We are wedding photographers and my husband is a pastor who has performed many weddings; we saw this at a wedding recently - it was the neatest addition to a ceremony we've ever seen. It was intimate and placed the focus on the couple and gave the friends and families a chance to actively share in the sacredness and sweetness of the day. It gave some really neat images, too, of a true emotional connection from the family to the couple! We plan to recommend this to other couples - although everyone had a valid point about dropping the rings! At our friends' recent outdoor wedding we thought, "It wouldn't be good for those rings to drop into the grass!" :) We are wedding photographers and my husband is a pastor who has performed many weddings; we saw this at a wedding recently – it was the neatest addition to a ceremony we've ever seen. It was intimate and placed the focus on the couple and gave the friends and families a chance to actively share in the sacredness and sweetness of the day. It gave some really neat images, too, of a true emotional connection from the family to the couple! We plan to recommend this to other couples – although everyone had a valid point about dropping the rings! At our friends' recent outdoor wedding we thought, "It wouldn't be good for those rings to drop into the grass!" :)
]]> By: Jen http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-77937 Jen Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:57:01 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-77937 Ooh, you just gave me a great idea...a two-person straw! You wouldn't be able to drink from a Y-shaped straw alone; you both need to work together in order to drink. It's a great metaphor for marriage. I thought for sure someone would have thought of this already, but a google search turns up nothing. Ooh, you just gave me a great idea…a two-person straw! You wouldn't be able to drink from a Y-shaped straw alone; you both need to work together in order to drink. It's a great metaphor for marriage.

I thought for sure someone would have thought of this already, but a google search turns up nothing.

]]> By: Sully http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-2#comment-77880 Sully Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:06:55 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-77880 We had a ring warming ceremony and while it was new to our guests, everyone loved it. Especially me! I feel like our rings are extra special now. Our wedding was held outside in January in Canada... brrrr! So we asked our guests to literally warm the rings with their hands while symbolically warming them with their love and good wishes for our marriage as they passed them. I was slightly nervous about them being dropped as we were on a bridge over a river with little gaps in the boards... but didnt want to attach them to anything. We tied them together with a couple pieces of thin ribbon so they stayed together and were a little more substantial and colorful. And I let go of worrying about it! We had a ring warming ceremony and while it was new to our guests, everyone loved it. Especially me! I feel like our rings are extra special now.
Our wedding was held outside in January in Canada… brrrr! So we asked our guests to literally warm the rings with their hands while symbolically warming them with their love and good wishes for our marriage as they passed them.
I was slightly nervous about them being dropped as we were on a bridge over a river with little gaps in the boards… but didnt want to attach them to anything. We tied them together with a couple pieces of thin ribbon so they stayed together and were a little more substantial and colorful. And I let go of worrying about it!
]]> By: SalaciousD http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-77734 SalaciousD Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:44:47 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-77734 what about with a soup broth? Or locally made cider? Mexican hot chocolate? Heck, you can customize it, fer sher! what about with a soup broth? Or locally made cider? Mexican hot chocolate? Heck, you can customize it, fer sher!
]]> By: Donna http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-2#comment-77024 Donna Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:25:48 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-77024 My aunt's wedding had a ring-warming cermony, she had her ring bearer hold the pillow and as everyone was filing into the church, they blessed it. My aunt's wedding had a ring-warming cermony, she had her ring bearer hold the pillow and as everyone was filing into the church, they blessed it.
]]> By: rja http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-52061 rja Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:20:46 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-52061 Some friends of mine just did a "unity volcano" at their recent wedding. Yep, the elementary school red dyed vinegar and baking soda type. It totally reflected their personalities and still got the point across :-) Some friends of mine just did a "unity volcano" at their recent wedding.
Yep, the elementary school red dyed vinegar and baking soda type.
It totally reflected their personalities and still got the point across :-)
]]> By: Jes http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51401 Jes Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:26:26 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-51401 An idea that my fiancee and I stumbled upon and have incorporated is the Yoruban Tasting Ceremony. the couple feed each other four different elements, signifying different facets of married life: sweet for the happy moments, sour for the disagreements and arguments, bitter for the times of hardship and loss, and spicy for times of passion. The ceremony symbolizes the couple's commitment to support and nurture each other through all of life's events. I thought that was pretty neat. :) An idea that my fiancee and I stumbled upon and have incorporated is the Yoruban Tasting Ceremony. the couple feed each other four different elements, signifying different facets of married life: sweet for the happy moments, sour for the disagreements and arguments, bitter for the times of hardship and loss, and spicy for times of passion. The ceremony symbolizes the couple's commitment to support and nurture each other through all of life's events.

I thought that was pretty neat. :)

]]> By: jenna http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51132 jenna Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:50:21 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-51132 i love this ring warming idea. i also really like the idea of passing around small stones or marbles to collect later in a jar. i never heard of ring warming before, but it sounds like a very touching ceremony :) i would probably affix the rings to a favorite book or record so that no one would drop them! i love this ring warming idea. i also really like the idea of passing around small stones or marbles to collect later in a jar. i never heard of ring warming before, but it sounds like a very touching ceremony :)
i would probably affix the rings to a favorite book or record so that no one would drop them!
]]> By: Anna http://offbeatbride.com/2009/08/ring-warming-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-51026 Anna Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:30:36 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2793#comment-51026 A unity instant milkshake would be great - pour the milk, add the powder/syrup, stir together, drink out of 2 straws! :) A unity instant milkshake would be great – pour the milk, add the powder/syrup, stir together, drink out of 2 straws! :)
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