Our Wedding Sand Ceremony   …….A Journey Till Eternity

Ever since I was a kid, I've always dreamed of having an extra-ordinary kind of wedding.... something worth keeping and remembering.  I have so many thoughts in my mind back then but what made me shift my paradigm was when I was invited to witness a wedding sand ceremony.  True enough, the whole package of the sand unity ceremony pressed me to pursue a new journey towards a life-long dream....

June 07, 1960 --- OUR BIG DAY...

            It's as if I was just dreaming.... There waiting at the end of the ceremony sand aisle is the man who owns my heart.   I can't help but shed tears when o ur wedding sand ceremony march played... Indeed, the long wait was finally over...  Talking of dreams... they do come true.

             Butterflies seem to fly inside my stomach as I marched down the sandy aisle.  The cool, breezy air of the sea brushed my skin as I headed towards the man whom I'll be sharing my new life with.  All eyes were on "us"... I can still remember the comment of a friend: "Both of you look more stunning than your sand ceremony kits, which were radiantly set for your big day."... They were all indeed beaming when I finally reached his hands...

            I can't contain the magical feelings at that very moment.  Our wedding sand ceremony began and I was literally swept away... Now I know for myself why unity sand ceremonies earned respect.  Our heart shaped unity sand ceremony set be came one of our wedding photographer's favorites. 

It showcased our sand ceremony supplies along with our wedding sand ceremony vases, which we personally handpicked for our wedding.  The traditional lighting of the candle was replaced by our symbolic pouring of multi-colored sand into our sand ceremony vases. 

And who wouldn't recall our unity sand ceremony vows? ... Those words were like the most soothing music I ever heard ... With all our hearts and souls, we promised to each other that in sickness and in health... for richer or for poorer... till death do us part... LOVE will always remain. 

June 07, 2010

               Here I am again... feeling the cool, breezy air brushing my skin..... As promised, I am back to where we started our journey.   50 years had flown so fast... We are now at our Golden Year.  I’m walking down the sandy sea … wishing it was the same wedding sandy aisle I walked on way back then. In my hands lay our sand ceremony vase… how I wish it contains the multi-colored sand we poured 50 years ago…. Tears began to wander again… how I wish they were tears of joy I felt when we uttered our sand ceremony vows…

                  I’ll continue our journey of love.  Though it pains to let him go… I’m setting him free to be with the One Above.  I’ll forever treasure in my heart the memories we shared. 

                 Slowly, I headed away from the sandy sea… towards a new chapter of my life… And like the sands in the sea, I will forever remain faithful to my vows … Our wedding sand ceremony indeed was a rare gem worth keeping till ETERNITY….