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Blending the Sands Ceremony #1 - Bride and Groom Minister: (If you use two sea shells to pour the sand) _________ and _________, may your love always be as constant as the never-ending waves, flowing endlessly from the depths of the sea. Just as there will never be a morning without the ocean's flow, may there never be a day without your love for each other.
Minister: _________ and _________, today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand; each representing all that you were,
all that you are, and all that you will ever be. Each one holds its own unique beauty, strength, and character. They can stand on their own and be whole, without the need of anything else. When the two are blended together they represent an entirely new and extraordinary love relationship. Each grain of sand brings to the mixture a lasting beauty that forever enriches the combination. The Bride and Groom pick up the containers of sand As you each hold your sand the separate containers of sand represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one. You may now blend the sand together symbolizing the uniting of the bride and groom into one. The life that each of you have experienced until now, individually, will hereafter be inseparably united, for the two shall become one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be.  Tamara & Mark Merrill's "Blending of the Sands" Ceremony Photo by Bert Hustad - Visit the Merrill Photo Gallery Blending the Sands Ceremony #2 - Bride, Groom and Children Minister: _________ and _________, today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other and honor your children as well. family relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand; each representing all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be and another container for each child.
Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage and your family be. For a list of books that might be helpful as you begin your blended family, click here! Blending the Sands Ceremony #3 - Bride, Groom and Parents Minister: _________ and _________, today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these individual containers of sand; one, representing you, _________ and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other representing you, _________, and all that you were and all that you are, and all that you will ever be. As you each hold your sand the separate containers of sand represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family. At this time, I would invite the parents of _________ and _________ to come forward. These four vials of sand represent the bride and groom and each family. You may now blend the sand together symbolizing the uniting of the two families into one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage and your families be. Read: Blending of the Sands Ceremony, an article by Larry James! Here is something NEW and completely different for your "Blending of the Sands" ceremony.  This Forever Frame is perfect for a "beach theme" wedding! Click here for more details!
The Blending of the Sands concept was originally created by Geneene L. Thornton, Owner, Waterfront Weddings by Celebrations EVENT Planning in San Diego, CA in 1993. 
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Use two different colored sands which you can find at most arts and crafts stores. Small glass bottles or vials are usually found there
as well. A nice touch is to pour the colored sands into a small "heart-shaped" bottle. Later, you can melt some wax to seal it to hold the sand in place,
then seal it with a cork or lid. Have your names and your wedding date etched in the glass bottle prior to the ceremony.
