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Does that even make sense? Well, it sorta does to me.

Just because Mr. PF and I are having a destination wedding doesn’t mean that we are bucking all tradition completely. We are actually going to incorporate some of my family traditions, his family traditions and some island traditions in our ceremony. It should be very interesting, to say the least.

Image via Jabez Photography

The first ceremony we are doing is a tradition from my family, which incorporates a Lasso.

The lasso we are using has been in our family for many generations and has been used by almost all of my family members during their weddings. The Lasso is a beaded rosary that is shaped like an infinity symbol or an 8. It symbolizes our eternal love for each other and the bond we will be sharing from then on. We are going to have my parents and his parents put the lasso around our shoulders together to symbolize the two families joining together. While they are doing this, the officiant will say:

As you are bound together now, so too your lives and spirits

are joined in a union of everlasting love and trust.

Above you are the stars and below you is the earth.

Like the stars, your love should be a constant source of light,

and like the earth, a firm foundation from which to grow.

So we ask God to bless and protect this couple and their future together.

The next ceremony we are doing is the sand ceremony, which I’m sure many of you are familiar with. Since it would be really hard to light candles during the ceremony on the windy beach, we are going to go the sand route. We will have four different colors of sand to symbolize different aspects of our marriage. Red sand to symbolize love and passion, blue sand to symbolize tears (good and bad), green to symbolize abundance and prosperity and finally white to symbolize compassion and understanding.

Image via St. Simon Elopements

The last tradition being incorporated into our ceremony is an island ceremony called a flower offering. Neither of us had ever heard of something like this and we loved the meaning and symbolism behind it. We will provide the guests with flower petals and we will head out to the dock at our venue and offer the flower petals to the ocean. We do this to honor the past, give thanks to the present and invoke love, happiness and abundance for the future. Plus, we will get awesome pictures like these…

Images via Susan Pacek Photography

What kinds of family traditions are you incorporating into your wedding? Are you starting any new traditions?