Green Wedding A Tree Planting RItual

There are so many incredible and unique ideas for blending rituals for weddings.  It is also a great way to involve other family members in such a great occasion.

When I met Kevin and Keisha they told me of their mutual love for nature and music.  The wanted a ritual that would represent a blending of their lives together and something they would nuture and grow throughout their marriage.

 

Just like the unity candle and unity sand ceremony. The unity tree planting ceremony can be used to symbolize the joining together of two individuals or the joining of two families.

The ceremony is conducted in much the same way as other unity ceremonies are. You set up a separate table near the altar. On this table you would have a potted tree/sapling, something perhaps with special meaning to the couple or taken from a special place.

You would also have two small buckets of dirt, two gardening trowels as well as a small watering can placed on the table.

If you choose to have the ceremony symbolize the joining together of both family’s then upon the entrance of the mothers, each mother goes to the table and scoops in a small amount of dirt. Then they take their seats.

During a specific reading or song, the couple will each add the remainder of dirt and water the plant together.

After the ceremony, the couple plants the tree in at their home or a special location to symbolize the putting down of roots, longevity and strengths in their marriage.

 

Although this post talks about a tree planting ceremony, I could also see a rosebush or some other plant or flowering bush. 

 

Each year, the couple can see how their love as grown along with the growth of the beauty that they planted the day of their marriage.