Lisa actually designed the henna on my left hand to have a gap where the ring would go, but Matt’s hand didn’t have a cheat sheet.Īfter the rings, we took the chalice and the blade. I’m laughing here because when it was my turn to ring Matt, he initially gave me his right hand, and it took us both a second to figure out what was wrong.
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Our wedding was that it was packed full of such tangible significance. I guess it’s something to do with the physical symbol, something beyond words. When I think of getting married, this is the part of the ceremony I’ve always linked to making it reality. That doesn’t have any particular significance, but I like it. Matt’s sister Jen carried his ring in, wearing it on her thumb I think, and my brother carried mine in on his pinky. Next came the vows and exchange of rings. We were lucky to have someone to lend us better ideas.Īfter the red cord was nicely knotted, Lisa said we were married, MARRIED, but we still had a few more things to do as part of the ceremony. When we were floundering around trying to decide what to do, I was a little worried that it would end up being so casual it would feel like we weren’t taking it seriously. I think it worked out much nicer this way. We wanted to keep our wedding simple, and I think this was, but instead of abandoning tradition entirely, we ended up including several traditions. I’d never really thought of where the expression “tied the knot” came from, but I liked the symbolism of being bound together like that, so I’m glad we were able to include it in our wedding. Nobody seemed worried by the end.Īfter the elemental readings, we joined hands in the infinity symbol (which my geeky side got a kick out of) and Lisa tied our hands with a red cord to symbolize blood (because it makes us family). Since I told everyone ahead of time that the wedding was slightly pagan, I think some of our family were apprehensive about what they were in for, but it was an inclusive, non-threatening celebration.
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Overall, the ceremony was very casual and happy, which is exactly what we would have planned for if we’d had any idea how to do so.
There was a lot of kissing, which was good. The rest of the favor was a box of animal crackers, which seemed appropriate. As part of their wedding favor, everyone had little silver bells.
He also led everyone there by hitting the chime at the end when we were officially married. Greyson was ready to ring the chime, which he got to do every time Lisa (or anyone I suppose) said “So mote it be.” That’s her container with the sparkling grape juice in it. Jack had a hard time not laughing, which I liked because I was also feeling pretty giggly. Probably not what it’s built for.Īll the people holding elements had a reading, which we forgot to tell them until the day before. The zoo actually has a nice “stage” sort of area, which was the perfect place to stand and get married. Photo by Morganįrances is carrying a glass full of feathers for air, Jack has a candle for fire, Brian the blade for the god and Greyson has a chime, to represent divinity and because it sounds pretty.
Jen got the chalice – for the goddess, Amy carried the red cord – for the union, Kim had bread to represent earth, and another Kim had sparkling grape juice, representing water. Everyone in the bridal party carried something in. The Ceremony was vaguely pagan: half earth religion half Buddhist, which worked out perfectly for us. I don’t disagree, but I wanted my dad to walk me down the isle. Many people who do a non-traditional type weddings think having their dad to give them away reinforces gender stereotypes, implies women are property, you know. This worked out well since we wanted henna for the wedding (more on that part later). We figured something simple, preferably without too much specific religious context as neither of us are Christian, and we take our words seriously enough to not want things we don’t believe as part of our wedding.Ī friend introduced us to Lisa, a minister or priestess depending on her mood, who is also a henna artist. Matt and I didn’t really know going into this what we wanted to do for the ceremony.
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