Wanting the love and support of those who are a part of your life is important to most couples. We invite wedding guests not only to be witnesses to the blessed union but also to share in the joy attached to it.  If you would like to make your guests more a part of the ceremony, read on for some ideas.

If you are having a small wedding ceremony, you may ask your guests to bless your wedding rings. You can do this by handing the rings to a person in the front row and asking they be passed from person to person and then brought back to the front. Each person can imbue the rings with love and good tidings. If you are having a larger ceremony and still wish to do this, then choose a few people and ask them to hold your wedding bands and bless them for you.

Having a candle ceremony is another way to incorporate those closest to you into the marriage celebration. It is very similar in nature to a unity candle ceremony, only in this case not only are two families joining but you are doing something that unites each and every individual in the entire room. Every guest is given an unlit candle when they arrive at the wedding ceremony. When the time comes either the officiant of the wedding or the bride and groom walk to a person in the front row and light that candle. This person then lights the candle of the person next to them and so on. Once every guest’s candle has been lit, the last person then passes the candle to the bride or the groom who then brings it up to the front of the church and lights the biggest and brightest candle that is centrally located. Many couples have their candle ceremony right before the procession takes place. The sight of so many lit candles is truly joyful to behold for everyone in attendance.

Another way to involve guests is to ask them to turn to their neighbors near the end of the ceremony, shake hands and offer peace or support to one another, such as by saying, “Peace be with you.”

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