Ceremony Idea! ~ Warm the Rings with Love
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 2:03PM Tweet Last Sunday was 10.10.10 - a gigantic wedding day. We asked everyone what they were up to on Facebook and Twitter and for the day and amongst lots of great answers, we found something totally new to us! Los Angeles based officiant, Eric Schwartz {who performed FOUR weddings that day} told us about a great new tradition at one of his weddings from the day - ring warming. We invited him onto the blog to explain!
From Officiant Eric Schwartz:
You are planning your wedding and want to include a unique feature during the ceremony. What do you choose: a unity candle, blending of the sand, rose ceremony? How about a Ring Warming ceremony. Never heard of it? Most people haven't. Incorporating non-traditional elements into your ceremony can not only make it even more memorable for you and your guests, but also keep everyone's attention.
Before you say your vows and exchange your rings, the wedding officiant will ask everyone, including your wedding party to participate in a ring warming. Your officiant will explain to everyone that the ring warming is an opportunity to send the bride and groom good luck and love through a silent wish to the rings when passed to them.
It is a great idea to have one or two people in your wedding party help out with the process of moving the rings from row to row of your guests. Make sure to have the rings in a box or tied together as you don't want them to get lost.
At the end of the ring warming, your rings are brought back up to the best man or maid of honor until the exchange of rings. If you have less than forty guests, it is possible to do this in less than ten minutes with music playing in the background. (15 seconds per person)
If you have a lot of guests, you may want to consider continuing with the ceremony while your rings are moving. This can be a time for you and the groom to talk to each other and watch the guests. It is a lot of fun and will definitely make your guests talk about your wedding the next day.
We love this idea! Could it work for your ceremony? Are you doing something else new and unique? Share it with everyone in the comments! 
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Reader Comments (2)
yay! that was my wedding that the good eric schwartz officiated on 10.10.10. we looped our rings to nice ribbon and then pinned them inside a hollowed-out book. i did two separate ribbons/pins since his ring is huge and heavy (tungsten carbide) and mine is tiny and far more scratchable (white gold). that seemed to work well but i've heard of others using a small bag made of nearly transparent fabric, or just tying them together with ribbon or yarn.
this was one of my favorite parts of the wedding, and every guest i spoke to was very touched by their inclusion. it was great for me too-- i decided to stand next to my groom while it was happening, and watched the congregation. this gave me an opportunity to see the faces of the people that had shown up for us, and that was incredible. i was so nervous coming in that i didn't look at any of the guests at all, but when i turned i got so many smiles, thumbs ups, and waves that i felt so much more calm. supported and happy afterwards. i love this tradition and highly recommend it!
Christine, It was such a pleasure performing your ceremony. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day.