Just as different ingredients are needed to complete the perfect recipe, these spices represent each of your individual characteristics coming together to complete the other person - “spicing” up your life and concocting the perfect recipe for a happy marriage! Combining oils, herbs or spices symbolizes the blending of each one of your talents and different facets of your personalities. If you and your soul mate have a passion for delectable food and have always bonded together through cooking, this may be the perfect unity ceremony for you. Photo from Kari and Eamon's Creative Cooking School Wedding, photography by Jenny Storment Photography

The log symbolizes the first obstacle that the couple will face in their marriage as they work together to overcome it. Photo from Sean and Bernhard's Multicultural Barn Wedding, photography by Lovebird StudiosĪlthough these handsome grooms are actually sawing something in half for their unity ceremony, this German tradition of cutting the log represents togetherness and unity in a different way. For each couple, the flame may mean something different: the warmth of your love, igniting the partnership of marriage or coming together, each with your own individual spark, to create new light. Lighting the unity candle is a timeless, classic way to symbolize your two lives coming together as one. Photo from Erin and Virgil's Intimate Restaurant Wedding, photography by Elvira Kalviste

Whether you're a couple that loves to cook, is environmentally friendly, are both wine connoisseurs or love everything about the beach, get ready to be inspired. So why not get creative with this memorable moment? If you don't know where to start, we've rounded up 10 amazing unity ceremony ideas for you and your honey. But did you know that you can infuse your special day with your interests and passions even further through the unity ceremony? This is an extremely symbolic part of the main ceremony that represents two separate lives becoming one and embarking on a new journey together as one entity. Elements of you and your soon-to-be spouse can be found in every last detail of your wedding, from the tabletop decor to the wedding signage and cake decoration.

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