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In wedding planning effective imagery is essential for your ceremony.  Great wedding ceremonies join the bride and groom visually, not just verbally.  Imagery will always be more effective than wording in a wedding ceremony.  For this reason the use of a unity candle, or wine sharing or the symbolic use of crystals followed by the presentation of roses to female VIPs are indispensable to a great wedding. They also make for great photo ops to develop your wedding photo album.

For those couples who may not want to use a unity candle but want a photo opportunity of equal and exceptional value, wine sharing is an excellent alternative.  At mid-ceremony,  after the exchange of vows and rings, the groom pours wine or champagne for his lady and himself.  Beautiful music plays or a soloist sings as the couple share this private moment with their guests looking on.  After this, they may present roses to their mothers or other VIP females if that option is used.    Wine sharing is an alternative to unity candle lighting and should not be used with a unity candle as the effect is redundant.