Regardless of whether you are going to feature a unity candle, or some other type of unity symbol in your wedding ceremony, here’s one detail to think about:  If this part of your ceremony is important enough to you that you would like a photograph of it, think about the placement of these items when planning your ceremony.

These first two images are good examples of good planning by either the couple or the ceremony officiant and church staff.  In the first photography, this particular church has enough space behind the altar so the couple can light the unity candle facing out towards the guests (and the photographer).  In the 2nd photograph, the unity candle was placed in an area where the photographer could actually be directly above the couple as the light the candle, offering a more unique viewpoint on this particular part of the ceremony.

However if you don’t think about where the unity candle is going to be placed, you might unfortunately end up with images like the two below……

Sometimes there’s nothing you can do about it.  Or if the unity portion of your ceremony isn’t that important to you, it’s not that big of a deal either.  However if you want to ensure that the unity candle/sand ceremony is captured at your wedding, it can’t hurt to ask your officiant or church staff about your placement options, in order to make sure your photographer has access to capture this part of your ceremony.