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My daughter is marrying this September to a wonderful Christian man. He does have 3 children from a previous marriage and would like them to be part of the ceremony. His daughter is the flower girl and his sons will be ushers but they wanted something a little more personal. I have read about the family medallion ceremony but they will still be living with their mother and I don't know if that ceremony is appropriate. I was thinking of the Family Unity candle but the ceremony is outdoors near the river and I'm afraid about breezy conditions making the lighting difficult.

 
Congratulations on your new grandchildren.  You are right in thinking that a unity candle doesn't work well at an outdoor event.  The only way to make it work is to not light the side candles early.  Instead, have the bride, groom, and each child light their candles just before lighting the center candle.  The center candle will need to be enclosed in a hurricane glass.  If the group surrounds the candle, so that they make a human shield against the wind, they might be able to get all of the candles lighted at the same time.  Be sure that they have several books of matches (a hand-held butane lighter doesn't look that nice during the ceremony, particularly if it should appear in the pictures).
 
If the children regularly visit their father and his desire and your daughter's is to create a family together when the children are there, then a family medallion ceremony could be done.  However, if the two boys are old enough to be ushers, they are probably too old for a family medallion ceremony. 
 
It is not uncommon to simply recite a vow to the children rather than doing anything else.  In this case, your daughter would make a pledge to the children to love, support and encourage them and help them to grow to become mature, responsible adults.
 
Best wishes to all of you.
 
Glenna Tooman, ForeverWed.com Wedding Consultant
 
 



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