Wedding tree planting ceremony

Adding a unity ceremony to your wedding is a creative answer for modern couples. The unity ceremony gives the couple an opportunity to visually express their vows, and also create something to mark the significance of their special day. Here are 5 of our favourite ideas for an alternative unity […]

Bride and Groom planting a tree during the ceremony. Intimate riverfront leavenworth wedding. Image by Forthright Photo.

These ideas are anything but cookie-cutter.

If you're looking to plan a meaningful and personalized wedding ceremony, consider adding a tree planting unity ceremony to your big day. Here, we explain exactly what a tree planting unity ceremony is, how to have one, and tips for choosing a tree to symbolize the marriage.

A tree planting ritual can be a meaningful and lasting unity symbol to include in your wedding wedding ceremony, especially for secular celebrations.

For many couples, the pressure to include certain wedding traditions in your ceremony can be pretty intense. Whether it's your relatives, your venue, or some other external source, sometimes you can feel like you're being forced to have a wedding that doesn't feel 100% like you. I can say from personal experience that I definitely struggled with the idea of not having a more traditional wedding (at first, anyway). Initially Kevin and I were under the impression that a local church would…