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An Oathing Stone Ceremony honours Celtic heritage, but is obviously not limited to couples with a Celtic heritage. An Oathing Stone symbolises the lasting power of weddings vows. In this ceremony, the couple holds or touches a special stone while reciting their vows, grounding their promises in the physical world and symbolising their connection to…

Sand ceremonies are extremely popular in ceremonies and can be used to represent many aspects of union. Unlike Unity Candle ceremonies, these are also ideal and safe for couples wanting young children involved. The ritual is one full of symbolism. It involves taking two vessels of different coloured sand, or sand from places meaningful to…

A Unity Candle is a candle used in a wedding ceremony to symbolise two people joining together in marriage. When I married several decades ago, I obtained permission from the minister who married my husband and I, to have a Unity Candle ceremony. (This was in the days before Celebrant lead weddings, and some churches…

What about including other symbolic and personal tokens?  The colours used for handfasting cords or ribbons can have symbolic meanings that reflect the couple’s relationship: The colours and their symbolic meanings are as follows: In addition to the colours of the cords, there is symbolism attached to the number of cords used too. There are…

I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked by clients “So what is a handfasting?/ an Oathing Stone?/ a unity candle and so on. As a result of that, I thought I would share with you some interesting facts and information about each of them. Symbolic rituals can add a…

The Charente Maritime is one of the most beautiful parts of France for a wedding. Rolling vineyards, warm summers, golden afternoon light and more stunning chateaux than you could visit in a lifetime. If you are dreaming of getting married in France, this region deserves to be high on your shortlist. I am Susie Mae,…