So….  as part of the wedding ceremony, Iain and I are doing some “candle-y things”.   That is the official technical term for it, don’t-cha-know.  🙂

We are doing the Unity Candle ceremony just after the exchange of rings.   At the beginning of the ceremony, our Moms will be lighting two “side” taper candles each representing our respective families.   When it comes to the appropriate time, we will be taking those tapers, joining the flames together and then bringing them down to light a central “pillar” candle.   The joining of the flames and lighting a central one to represent the joining together of our lives and the “formal” bringing together of our families.    This is the “base model” of the set…. we will be decorating up the candle a bit with a few things (some ribbon, maybe some “bling”, and a vellum wrap-around with a little poem on it and our names), and will post more once those decorations are completed.

The other candle-y thing we are doing is at the beginning of the ceremony – is having two very important friends of ours light memorial candles.   These memorial candles are lit to represent those close to each of us that are no long with us (through death).   We will be particular remembering our respective Dads, an Uncle of mine, and our respective Grandparents.

These candles will also be decorated some as well – again with matching ribbon to above, and a velum wrap-around on the outer vase with the names of those being memorialized with each candle – as well as our names and the date of the wedding.     Pictures will get posted once the decorating of those are complete! 🙂

We purchased the candles for our wedding at a place called Yummi Candles – who have their main manufacturing facility for North America here in Toronto (I guess technically Mississauga).   Attached to that facility is a small “factory outlet”.   This means that candles can be purchased for a fraction of what it would cost at any other location.    On their website their 3-pack of 3×8″ white pillar candles is $22, at the outlet is $11, etc.   So, all together saved a fair amount of money buying it there.