The Quaich Ceremony
A Quaich ceremony is a Scottish traditional two handled cup. The Quaich is often referred to as the love cup as you each take a handle to take a drink, showing you trust one another to share the cup. You can fill the cup with a drink of your choice, usually whisky or you can combine two […]
Ring Warming Ceremony
A ring warming is when you give your loved ones the opportunity to hold the couple’s wedding bands with a wish, blessing or prayer for your marriage. By the time your rings make it on to the fingers of the couple they will be saturated with the love of their friends and family. What you will need Ring (s) […]
Love Letter and Box Ceremony
This ceremony involves the couple/parent writing a love letter to each other/the child in the weeks before the ceremony. They will also prepare a special box filled with romantic items such as a CD of their favourite songs, photographs, pieces of poetry and other mementos. For naming ceremonies you could include special itemas such as […]
The Rose Ceremony
For this ceremony the couple/parents needs to give each other/the child a rose. This can also involve the bestman/ witness/supporting adults or other person bringing the roses forward and doing a reading. A fitting example being Robert Burns’ ‘My Luve is like a Red, Red Rose’ before handing them to the couple/parent who will […]
Oathing Stone Ceremony
The Oathing Stone is an old Scottish tradition where the couple place their hands upon a stone while saying their wedding vows. Taken from the ancient Celtic custom of “setting an oath in stone”, inclusion of the oathing stone ceremony in the vows can be deeply moving. During the declaration of wedding vows or civil partnership […]
Including children in a ceremony
Children are an important part of every family, may it be your own child, nephew, neice or even just a child that is important yo you. You may like to involve them in your ceremony in some of the following ways: Have them bring the rings forward Have them do a reading/poem/song Tie the […]
The Sand Ceremony
This ceremony requires you to provide containers of sand – one for party 1,one for Party 2 and one for the celebrant/child The containers of sand are then poured into a larger container at different points in the ceremony, each symbolising a different aspect of the couple, their relationship and their families. This can now be kept by the couple/family […]
Unity Candle Ceremony
This ceremony involves the main parties , using individual candles which they will in turn use to light one unity candle. Family and friends will then be invited forward to light their own candles from the unity candle flame in a symbolic act of togetherness and the merging of both families. This ceremony is suitable […]
Hand Fasting
Hand-fasting is an ancient Celtic/Medieval custom, especially common in Ireland and Scotland, in which two people came together at the start of their marriage relationship to declare of their own free will that they intended to marry. While facing each other, the couple will join hands while a cloth is tied around their hands in a […]