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Wedding Memorial Candle Ideas from Your Wedding Place.com

Remember a Loved One at Your Wedding

It's your wedding day, and you can't imagine having it without someone you loved dearly. Here are some ideas for a memorial candle ceremony.

Light a Memorial Candle

• Provide a second table at the altar or near the front of the church. On it, place a Memorial Candle in tribute to your loved ones.

• Ask your officiant to include them at the beginning of the candle-lighting ceremony. For example, "Before (Bride) and (Groom) light a candle to symbolize their union, they will light a candle in honor of (Loved One), whom they dearly miss, and who they know is present with them here today."

• Then, light the Memorial Candle, ask the officiant to say a prayer, then move to the altar to light your Unity Candle.

Light Taper Candles In Memoriam

• It is traditional to have one or both parents light the individual tapers for their children before the bride and groom light the Unity Candle. If one or both of your parents is deceased, the bride or groom can light the taper and ask the officiant to acknowledge the act before the Unity Candle is lit.

• You may also think of using candelabras, and having sisters, brothers, or other family members light a candle for each relative that is no longer with you.

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