Unity Candle
Here is what I started with
Well I could have bought a unity candle...but I wasn't really feeling any I had seen. I am simple and figured that would be the best bet (and probably the most budget friendly too). Thanks to the tips I picked up from the girls on the DIY board.
Memorial Candle
We both have quite a few people that have passed on that are important to us and who we have become...because of that we nixed the idea of putting a picture out for each person, or listing names. Instead we are doing a candle that will be out during the ceremony for all of those that cannot be there with us.
I did the same thing for this as I did for the unity candle - printed my design from word onto a sheet of vellum - cut it to size and attached it with zips.
The cost is less than $4.00 for the candle. We did buy a base for it to stand on and since the fi wants this displayed at the reception we did have to get a glass enclosure bringing it up to approximately $12.00 with the "extras."
The memorial candle says:
Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us every day
Unseen, unheard, but always near
Still loved, still missed, and very dear
I did the same thing for this as I did for the unity candle - printed my design from word onto a sheet of vellum - cut it to size and attached it with zips.
The cost is less than $4.00 for the candle. We did buy a base for it to stand on and since the fi wants this displayed at the reception we did have to get a glass enclosure bringing it up to approximately $12.00 with the "extras."
The memorial candle says:
Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us every day
Unseen, unheard, but always near
Still loved, still missed, and very dear
Here are other unity candle sayings I had googled:
In Loving memory this light shines as a symbol of a life and love remembered.
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Our thoughts are ever with you
Though you have passed away.
And those who loved you dearly
Are thinking of you today.
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Everyday in some small way
Memories of you come our way.
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for loving and sharing,
For giving and for caring.
God bless you and keep you,
Until we meet again.
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When a loved one becomes a memory
That memory becomes a treasure.
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Your life was a blessing
your memory a treasure...
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure...
You are not forgotten loved one
Nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nothing can ever take away
The love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day
Remembrance keeps him/her near.
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Always in our thoughts
Forever in our hearts
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For those who are
in our hearts on
our Wedding Day
~ and Always ~
bless us in spirit
as we begin our
new life together
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although we can’t see you
We know you are here
Smiling down
Watching over us
As we say “I Do”
Forever in our hearts
Forever in our lives
And so we say our vows
In loving memory of you
For those gone in presence
but here in essence
This light shines as a symbol
of lives and loves remembered
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Loving Memory of
Our departed loved ones
Gone before us
Now in the Lord's keeping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Loving Memory
of
the departed members
of the
~
Bride last name
and
Groom last name
~
families
gone before us
now in the Lord's keeping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On our Wedding Day
we share our happiness
with those who live
in our hearts.
Much of who
we are today
is a reflection
of their love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our thoughts are ever with you
Though you have passed away.
And those who loved you dearly
Are thinking of you today.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Everyday in some small way
Memories of you come our way.
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for loving and sharing,
For giving and for caring.
God bless you and keep you,
Until we meet again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When a loved one becomes a memory
That memory becomes a treasure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your life was a blessing
your memory a treasure...
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure...
You are not forgotten loved one
Nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nothing can ever take away
The love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day
Remembrance keeps him/her near.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Always in our thoughts
Forever in our hearts
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For those who are
in our hearts on
our Wedding Day
~ and Always ~
bless us in spirit
as we begin our
new life together
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although we can’t see you
We know you are here
Smiling down
Watching over us
As we say “I Do”
Forever in our hearts
Forever in our lives
And so we say our vows
In loving memory of you
For those gone in presence
but here in essence
This light shines as a symbol
of lives and loves remembered
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Loving Memory of
Our departed loved ones
Gone before us
Now in the Lord's keeping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Loving Memory
of
the departed members
of the
~
Bride last name
and
Groom last name
~
families
gone before us
now in the Lord's keeping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On our Wedding Day
we share our happiness
with those who live
in our hearts.
Much of who
we are today
is a reflection
of their love.