At a Wedding I attended in Edmonton one year, the couple had an intimate Ceremony of immediate family only, before opening up the Wedding Reception to extended family and friends. Because family was so important to this couple, they included, as part of the Wedding Ceremony, a special moment where all the family members were asked to hold their rings briefly and say a prayer or bless the rings with a wish.

As the rings were passed along, it became clear that having the family members bless the rings was symbolic of a Marriage begun on the foundation of family.