A Versatile Performance for Weddings: A Report from a Bride Who Tried the Wine Box Ceremony at the Ceremony, Reception, and After Party!

Do You Know About the Wine Box Ceremony?

Are you familiar with the wedding performance called the Wine Box Ceremony?

The Wine Box Ceremony is a popular ritual in overseas weddings.

In front of the guests, the bride and groom place a wine bottle and letters to each other in a wooden box and then nail it shut.

(It is also referred to as the Wedding Box Ceremony ♡)

The sealed wooden box is kept at home, and it is opened at a designated time that the couple decides on, such as an anniversary or "X years after the wedding!".

While enjoying the wine (which will have aged more than at the time of sealing), they read the letters expressing their feelings back then, reaffirming their love for each other ♡

It feels like a time capsule and is quite wonderful, doesn't it?＊

Increasing Number of Couples in Japan are Incorporating It ♡

More and more couples in Japan are starting to incorporate the Wine Box Ceremony.

Since it is a unique performance that guests have never seen before, it brings joy to them, and it adds the fun of opening it after the wedding, making it a lovely ceremony.

Here’s a report from a senior bride who actually held a Wine Box Ceremony ♩

Experience of a Bride Who Conducted the Wine Box Ceremony #1

This bride incorporated the Wine Box Ceremony into her wedding ceremony.

She enclosed letters to each other for 10 years in the future, along with a memorable photo. ♡

While it seemed romantic...

The loud banging sound of the hammer hitting the wooden box caused laughter among the guests.

Even now, after the wedding, she is very much looking forward to opening the box in 10 years. ♡

Experience of a Bride Who Conducted the Wine Box Ceremony #2

This bride had all the guests write message cards to be placed in the wine box at the reception.

The message cards filled with love from the guests went into the box together with a wine from the groom's birth year.

Instead of sealing the box themselves, the couple surprised each other by choosing different guests to do the sealing. ♡

What a wonderful idea to transform the Wine Box Ceremony into a guest-participation event!

To reminisce about their wedding day and to see everyone's messages, they've decided to open it on their 1st anniversary.

They are planning to write messages to their future selves 20 years later and seal another wine inside then. ♡

A time capsule starting from the wedding that continues into the future! It's incredibly romantic and lovely.

Experience of a Bride Who Conducted the Wine Box Ceremony #3

This bride prepared a wine box instead of a wedding certificate.

☑ Wine

☑ Letters exchanged during a long-distance relationship

☑ Message cards from guests

She placed those in the box and locked it. (Locking it instead of nailing it is also a nice touch!)

They plan to open it on their 5th anniversary or when they feel like they want to break up after an argument, reading the letters separately in different rooms to recall this day.

By the way, she had a hard time choosing the wine. It seems that whiskey or brandy, which has a higher alcohol content, is easier to store.

Experience of a Bride Who Conducted the Wine Box Ceremony #4

The couple conducted the Wine Box Ceremony instead of a performance during the reception.

They placed a wine bottle and letters addressed to each other for 10 years into a wooden box that already contained time capsule cards written by the guests.

They chose a wine made in the year they started dating. ♡

They plan to open it on their 10th anniversary ♩ How exciting!

Try Incorporating the Wine Box Ceremony ♡

We've introduced the romantic performance reminiscent of a time capsule, the Wine Box Ceremony.

It’s a wonderful ritual that reminds us that a wedding is not an end but a beginning.

If you haven't decided on the performances for your ceremony or reception yet, why not consider incorporating it?

➡ Here are the items to prepare for the Wine Box Ceremony