Because December now has the most weddings being held in the Philippines nowadays, I thought I'd feature our personalized wedding unity coins. These coins are also referred to us arrhae or arras.
For a little background on arrhae's, I searched Google & found this on Wikipedia: The thirteen wedding unity coins symbolize Jesus and the twelve apostles. The exchange of the coins represent the groom's promise to provide for his family, and the bride's trust in his ability to do so.
From , one can find a more extensive explanation. Apart from the symbolism mentioned in Wikipedia, this site also says that the number 13 represents Christ and his 12 apostles. Another popular belief is that the thirteen coins represent the 12 lunar cycles of a year, and the thirteenth coin symbolizes the couple's honeymoon.
Having unity coins is a long held tradition in Filipino weddings & is definitely here to stay. When a friend suggested we do a personalized version of the coins, we just thought it was such a great idea!
We initially did the classic unity coins with the symbols & the name for each on one side of the coin & the couples names or initials & wedding date on the other side of the coin.
Later on, we got requests for a travel themed unity coin set where one side of the coin had the more famous landmark in a particular city or country. Couples would usually list the cities or countries where they have traveled together or those on their list of places to visit.
Both designs can be done in either polished brass, for those who want a shiny gold look to it or in antiqued brass for a vintage look.
For this year, we hope to do more designs. We're hoping to do a victorian theme, a shabby chic theme and I forgot for now what else we have discussed. Should you have your own ideas or peg pics, feel free to PM us on our FB page.
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