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Love Letter and Wine Box Ceremony
Here is what you will need:
•A wooden wine box
•a bottle of your favorite wine
•two love letters sealed in separate envelopes
•a small hammer and several nails.
A few weeks before the wedding, take some time to each write a letter to one another, expressing your thoughts about the good qualities that you found in your future partner, the reasons for falling in love with them and your hopes and dreams for the future. In other words, you write a "love letter" to each other and place it in a sealed envelope, with the name of your partner on the outside. Do not read what the other has written.
Be creative with the box by putting foam inside to support the wine bottle. Line the inside with satin material. You can also include CDs of your favorite music, favorite pictures of you together, and other mementos making it your own romantic time capsule. Keep the box in a place of honor as a constant visual reminder of your love and commitment to each other. The box can be a life preserver in years to come.
The Wine Box should be opened on your 5th wedding anniversary.
There is only one other reason the box should be opened before your anniversary. If there should come a time when you hit a bumpy road in your relationship, before you give up or make any irrational decisions, open the Wine Box. The hope is that there will never be a reason to have to open the box except on your anniversary!
Hit a rough spot in your relationship? Sit down together, open the box, uncork the wine and unseal the envelopes that you wrote for one another before your wedding, go to separate rooms and quietly read the love letter.
Even if you are not seeing eye-to-eye at that very moment, it will remind you of all the reasons you choose this person as your partner and all the things that helped shape the life they've created together. Never take your blessings of being together for granted.
The romantic sentiments you wrote, the declaration of love, the clear thoughts about why you chose this person as your life partner will help put you back on even ground. This is the perfect ritual to remind you of your wedding day and your intention to love and cherish each other in good times and bad for as long as you both shall live.
Toward the end of your ceremony the Officiant will state the purpose of the "Love Letter & Wine Box Ceremony."
The Officiant will elaborate on the reasons for the sealed love letters, place the sealed envelopes in with the wine bottle and will speak about the exercise that you went through. It should be emphasized that the letters have not been read by the Officiant or by anyone else.
The box will then be nailed shut. The Officiant begins with the first nail, followed by the Bride and Groom sealing the box shut. You can have each member of your wedding party step up and nail the box shut.
Your guests will be pleased to have been a witness to something so unique and different at your wedding ceremony.
•A wooden wine box
•a bottle of your favorite wine
•two love letters sealed in separate envelopes
•a small hammer and several nails.
A few weeks before the wedding, take some time to each write a letter to one another, expressing your thoughts about the good qualities that you found in your future partner, the reasons for falling in love with them and your hopes and dreams for the future. In other words, you write a "love letter" to each other and place it in a sealed envelope, with the name of your partner on the outside. Do not read what the other has written.
Be creative with the box by putting foam inside to support the wine bottle. Line the inside with satin material. You can also include CDs of your favorite music, favorite pictures of you together, and other mementos making it your own romantic time capsule. Keep the box in a place of honor as a constant visual reminder of your love and commitment to each other. The box can be a life preserver in years to come.
The Wine Box should be opened on your 5th wedding anniversary.
There is only one other reason the box should be opened before your anniversary. If there should come a time when you hit a bumpy road in your relationship, before you give up or make any irrational decisions, open the Wine Box. The hope is that there will never be a reason to have to open the box except on your anniversary!
Hit a rough spot in your relationship? Sit down together, open the box, uncork the wine and unseal the envelopes that you wrote for one another before your wedding, go to separate rooms and quietly read the love letter.
Even if you are not seeing eye-to-eye at that very moment, it will remind you of all the reasons you choose this person as your partner and all the things that helped shape the life they've created together. Never take your blessings of being together for granted.
The romantic sentiments you wrote, the declaration of love, the clear thoughts about why you chose this person as your life partner will help put you back on even ground. This is the perfect ritual to remind you of your wedding day and your intention to love and cherish each other in good times and bad for as long as you both shall live.
Toward the end of your ceremony the Officiant will state the purpose of the "Love Letter & Wine Box Ceremony."
The Officiant will elaborate on the reasons for the sealed love letters, place the sealed envelopes in with the wine bottle and will speak about the exercise that you went through. It should be emphasized that the letters have not been read by the Officiant or by anyone else.
The box will then be nailed shut. The Officiant begins with the first nail, followed by the Bride and Groom sealing the box shut. You can have each member of your wedding party step up and nail the box shut.
Your guests will be pleased to have been a witness to something so unique and different at your wedding ceremony.
The Box Ceremony
Photo By Hot Shots Photograpy
Today is filled with so much joy. Song, dance, well wishes and promises to last a lifetime. It’s a day for us all to remember. Emily and Pesina have given so much thought to this day and the vows they themselves have written and pledged to one another. I like to tell couples to think about what they say today because there will be times that don’t feel so joyful. Life can bring challenges they will need to meet and they can look back at today for strength.
As part of their ceremony today each of them have written a letter to the other expressing how they feel about them on this day and this special time in their lives. They are going to lock it in this box and 10 years from now, when they celebrate their anniversary they will open it and read them, remembering how they felt today
The couple locks their letters in the box
Emily and Pesina, should you ever find your marriage enduring serious difficulties, I am asking that before you make any irrational decisions, that you both, as a couple, open the box, drink some wine together, and then venture off into separates rooms to read the letters that you wrote to one another when you were united as a couple. By reading these love letters, you will reflect upon the reasons that you fell in love with each other in the first place. The hope here is, that there will never be a reason for you to open this box, unless of course, it is for your 10th year anniversary!"
Emergency Box Ceremony????
This is extremely romantic and practical. A bottle of wine, one wine glass, and letters from each partner to one another are sealed into a box with nails. If ever the marriage is in serious crisis the couple can open the box, read each other's letters, and share the wine together to remind them of what led them to their commitment and provide some thoughtful perspective on whatever the problem might be. You can opt to include letters from your bridal party, too. Hopefully you'll never need to open it, but it confronts the fact that marriages aren't always such smooth sailing, but creating this emergency kit can help you stay prepared if you ever do hit major waves
I laughed when I saw it written up on a blog with the word "emergency." I had one couple so nervous getting ready for their wedding the ended up drinking the $150 bottle of wine their wedding coordinator had put in their room to go into the box. By their ceremony the next day they were relaxed and really in the moment but during the box ceremony I added "unless you need a really good bottle of wine at some point." It was appropriate and appreciated in the moment. Victoria :-)
I laughed when I saw it written up on a blog with the word "emergency." I had one couple so nervous getting ready for their wedding the ended up drinking the $150 bottle of wine their wedding coordinator had put in their room to go into the box. By their ceremony the next day they were relaxed and really in the moment but during the box ceremony I added "unless you need a really good bottle of wine at some point." It was appropriate and appreciated in the moment. Victoria :-)
Box Ceremony
This box ceremony was different because the couple doesn't drink wine. They used a bottle of good whiskey instead. They also chose to be positive about it leaving out the fact they may "need" it in the future.
Sharon and Tyler have chosen as a couple to perform a Box ceremony.
This box contains a bottle of spirits, two glasses, and a love letter from one to the other. The letters describe the good qualities they find in one another, the reasons they fell in love, and their reasons for choosing to marry. The letters are sealed in individual envelopes and they have not seen what the other has written.
They can open this box on their 5th anniversary and re-live these moments and feelings of today and their lives leading up to this moment, and they will be able to look how they have grow together as husband and wife.
I recommend that you keep the box in a place of honor prominently displayed in your home as a constant reminder of your commitment to each other...
Sharon and Tyler, you may now seal the box.
Sharon and Tyler have chosen as a couple to perform a Box ceremony.
This box contains a bottle of spirits, two glasses, and a love letter from one to the other. The letters describe the good qualities they find in one another, the reasons they fell in love, and their reasons for choosing to marry. The letters are sealed in individual envelopes and they have not seen what the other has written.
They can open this box on their 5th anniversary and re-live these moments and feelings of today and their lives leading up to this moment, and they will be able to look how they have grow together as husband and wife.
I recommend that you keep the box in a place of honor prominently displayed in your home as a constant reminder of your commitment to each other...
Sharon and Tyler, you may now seal the box.
The Beer Box
Yep, the beer box. He brews his own beer. He has a recipe for a 5 year stout. They are putting beer in their box.
I asked "ew, what happens if you open it early and it's not done?" The bride answered: "If you had to open the box in a break up emergency you don't deserve good beer!"
Love it!!!
I asked "ew, what happens if you open it early and it's not done?" The bride answered: "If you had to open the box in a break up emergency you don't deserve good beer!"
Love it!!!
