{"id":957,"date":"2019-08-27T02:36:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T06:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2024-07-21T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:00:31","slug":"handfasting-and-marriage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/handfasting-and-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Weddings & Handfastings: Rites of Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queen Lady Passion and *Diuvei are professionals who have officiated memorable Pagan\/Wiccan Handfasting ceremonies and are also empowered to legally marry folks. They’ve done both kinds of rites for decades in enchanting ways that please everyone from grandma to frat-bro’ best man.<\/p>\n

They have married couples, conducted a speed-dating rite that resulted in at least one marriage, and performed a mass Handfasting<\/a> in front of the Buncombe County, North Carolina courthouse.<\/p>\n

They have done rites ranging from extravagantly elaborate (such as on the ritzy Grove Park Inn terrace, complete with Maypole) to simple, atop a mountain, deep in the forest, in a lakeside gazebo, and riverside at sunset. They’ve wed couples that wore ornate black & silver, hippie natural garb, or nothing at all (“skyclad”). Many services culminate in a traditional after-feast or modern catered reception.<\/p>\n

Every rite is unique and touching: They arrive dressed in traditional regalia; use the olde, traditional vows from the Gardnerian Book of Shadows and tools of Art (chalice and blade); have the couple jump their decorated, carved broom; and provide a personalized parchment copy of the vows to frame, as well as a keepsake blue silk handfast ribbon embossed \u201cWith Love in Our Hearts. Blessed be.\u201d Each includes incense, candlelight \u2014 whatever magical ambiance the bride and groom or same-sex couple desires.<\/p>\n

They offer their ritual room as a venue, or travel to the couple\u2019s reserved or preferred location.<\/p>\n

What you get:<\/h2>\n
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  • Frame-worthy copy of the traditional Pagan vows<\/li>\n
  • Embossed keepsake blue satin binding ribbon<\/li>\n
  • Free Handfasting\/Wedding planner full of ideas to make your day special<\/li>\n
  • Personalized ceremony \u2014 we accommodate your colors, theme, venue<\/li>\n
  • Phone and email access to ensure unforgettable event success<\/li>\n
  • Tax-deduction for making a religious charitable donation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Browse our Album of Handfastings & Weddings:<\/h2>\n

    Videos<\/h3>\n