The Unity Candle
The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Episode 12
- send to friend
- editor
- (4)
- Follow us:
Want to see more? Watch other episodes of “The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding”.
Send us your questions!
We encourage you to email us questions, or record a short video with your question and send it to us. If we use your video in a future episode, we will give you a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Send in your questions to weddings@bustedhalo.com and hear Dr. Christine Whelan, author of the Pure Sex, Pure Love column go head to head with Father Eric Andrews, a Paulist priest with more than 15 years of wedding experience as they debate your questions: Why can’t you get married on the beach? Why is the priest being such a jerk? Why do we have to talk about sex during pre-Cana? And many more.
Dr. Christine B. Whelan, is an Iowa-based social historian, professor, journalist and author. She is the author of Marry Smart: The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to True Love, and Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women.
Fr. Eric Andrews CSP is the President of Paulist Productions, the film and television ministry of the Paulist Fathers, located in Los Angeles, California. Prior to entering the priesthood, he worked for Jim Henson and the Muppets on a variety of television productions.
- send to friend
- editor
- (4)
- Follow us:
It takes longer for the unity candle junk that it does for the vows, the rings.
We end up standing around listening to a soloist singing 98 verses of pete seger’s greatest hits.
So, I recommend that couples incorporate the candle (bringing ceremony & reception together) by doing it at the time of “grace” and “toast.”
Besides, the candles last longer than the marriage!
When I got married, the unity candle was our priest’s wedding present to us…
Hey Fr Eric, Im glad you are still representing for UT!
The sign of unity in a catholic marriage is the rings..when you add another sign of unity it diminishes the first and more important one, The unity candle makes no sense and is an unecessary ” add on”. I have seen weddings where both sets or parents were divorced, with new signifcant others, spouses..a real mess..some weddings the bride and groom lit the small candles. some weddings the mothers did, some wedding both sets of parents did..and last one with all the divorced..couple didn’t know who to ask. Who the heck is it supposed to represent the union of..the mothers, the parents , the couple. Just stick with the rings!!! enough already.
Please note that the editorial staff reserves the right to not post comments it deems to be inappropriate and/or malicious in nature, as well as edit comments for length, clarity and fairness.