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Post by estatigua (Tiggy) on Aug 18, 2006 17:42:21 GMT -5
:)Helloooooo
Anyone got any suggestions for a Hanfasting Ceremony?
I am going out to Estartit in Northern Spain next month to do my two dear friends handfasting & I feel my words etc are a bit stale & would like something new & fresh. Yeah ok, I know I am being lazy & could write another myself but that is what we are here for isn't it, to swop ideas etc?(Plus, yeah I am lazy, tee hee)
Any ideas folks?
Brightest Blessings
Estatigua x
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Post by *Gypsy* on Aug 19, 2006 6:54:02 GMT -5
For the Newbies, letting them know what you mean.
What is a Handfasting?
Handfasting is a rite in which the Old Gods bless and hallow a Union of two or more people. It is a sacred marriage. Some people have called it a temporary or trial marriage. It is not always a permanent union.
Couples wishing to make their Handfasting rite legal need to follow their local guidelines to obtain a valid marriage license. A legally registered Priestess or Priest can sign and process the license. The Handfasting so conducted will be considered as legally binding as any other kind of secular or religious marriage ceremony.
If Handfasting isn't always a lifelong commitment, how long does it last?
The participants decide beforehand how long they will agree to be committed. The traditional commitment is "a year and a day", but other popular vows include "so long as love shall last" and also "for all lifetimes."
(BTW -- if your commitment was for 'as long as love shall last' and you got a marriage license and did the legal thing, you will still need a divorce to legally dissolve your marriage.)
What happens when the time of commitment ends?
Some people renew the vow every year. Other couples simply part and go separate ways in life. Still others have a ritual to mark the ending of the Handfasting commitment. It has also become popular to follow a Handfasting a year and a day later with a legal wedding.
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Post by estatigua (Tiggy) on Aug 19, 2006 9:08:50 GMT -5
Ooops!
Yes I should have explained shouldn't I. Well done sis.......Tiggy, make a note to do better lol
BB xxx
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Post by boo on Aug 22, 2006 9:44:53 GMT -5
thank you i was going to ask you know me boo
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Post by Daydreamer on Sept 2, 2006 22:30:29 GMT -5
One thing my husband and I did was involve the guests in our hand-fasting by handing out different colored ribbons and inviting them to tie a ribbon to our white ribbon (while it was around our hands) and offer a blessing for our marriage. When we "tied the knot" we captured and secured all of the blessings in the knot. The experience was very moving for us and I loved that everyone got the chance to add to our ceremony (and every single guest opted to participate).
We also asked close friends to choose a reading (poem, personal message, ect...) to read at our ceremony. I asked my best friend to do a reading and my husband asked his best friend to do the same. This added a very personal and touching portion to our wedding. We didn't dictate what they should read, just left it up to them, and they did a wonderful job (there wasn't a dry eye in the house, especially ours).
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Post by estatigua (Tiggy) on Sept 4, 2006 11:57:16 GMT -5
 Thank you so much my dear.I realy like this idea. I am definitely going to write it in to the ceremony. BB Tiggy xx
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Post by Sassy Venus Star on Feb 25, 2010 23:56:58 GMT -5
Thanks Gypsy i was going to ask about Handfasting.
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Post by Sassy Venus Star on Feb 25, 2010 23:58:36 GMT -5
and Tiggy
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Thank you so much my dear.I realy like this idea. I am definitely going to write it in to the ceremony. 