The House Made of Heart

Blended Family Sand Ceremony

with 7 Child options...

Celebrating each child's special gifts and how their gift contributes to the making of your new family. May be used with one to seven children.
 

Officiant Speaks:
 

Today (Bride) and (Groom) are joined in their vows by their children, for they too wish to express the love and commitment they have given and received and will continue to feel as a part of this family. 

In this ceremony, you are sharing in the celebration of the happiness that is present in your family, and you are affirming your roles in that most fundamental of all human relationships … marriage and the family.
 

 May the joy and excitement of today and the warmth and loving of your home also serve as a model for you of what you will seek to find when it is your time to enter into marriage and to create your own family.

Love is a very magical gift from God. It is a gift that lights us up inside. When a man and woman join their hearts together a single brighter light goes forth from their united being.

When a family is formed as an extension of the union, the light is intensified by the light that flows from the children as well. The happiness you feel in being a family together is a reflection of this.

 Each child brings their own special light and gift onto this union. What is joined here today is unique unto itself as this is a unique design and blending can never again be duplicated. 
 

To symbolize this unique blending of family that we will witness today, each individual will add their sand to the family vessel. As the sand is being added into the family vessel we will see each of the unique designs that are created. They will be one of a kind and as special and unique as each individual is to their place within the family.

Bride …  please step forth and add your sand first, as you are the family’s heart and the foundation. Built of nurturing and wellbeing for the family. Gently, guiding, inspiring, soothing and comforting. You guard and tend the hearts and emotions of your beloved family. You keep the hearth fires burning in all seasons come what may. You are ever present and steadfast in subtle yet dynamic ways, offering great and enduring strength and loving wisdom to each family member that carries on for a life time.

Next is Child 1. You are the eldest. As the eldest, you are often the leader, providing a watchful eye and examples for the others to follow. Your gifts to this family are the qualities of steadfast inspiration, independence, determination and self reliance. You provide an admirable model to this family as a shining example as to what it takes to achieve personal goals. These are key qualities to obtaining success in all aspects of life. Please add your sand into the family vessel to represent your many gifts and light within this family. We learn from your examples and the honor your gifts.

Important: Ceremony will download as a Word Document. Once your payment has been confirmed, you will receive an email with a download link. Please follow the link to the download page and follow the instructions provided in the email.

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