10 Beautiful Handfasting Ideas

Handfasting is an ancient tradition of binding two people together in the name of love, trust, and promise. Some handfastings would be for a year and a day, as in ancient Scotland, and other handfastings would be permanent and legally binding. In modern times, it is a beautiful ritual of tying the couple’s hands together with a beautifully crafted ribbon to signify the couple “tying the knot”.

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10 Beautiful Handfasting Ideas

1. Surround your bride and groom with a circle of magickal herbs or protective flowers.

Choose from Bay, Chamomile, Chrysanthemums, Edelweiss, Ferns, Heliotrope, Blue Hyacinth, Jasmine, Morning Glory, Peonies, Red Salvia, white, or red Roses, Sunflowers, Sweetpea, Sweet William, Tarragon pink, and Violets.

2. Burn wedding oaths as you would petition spells.

3. Braid a piece of the bride and groom’s hair, along with dried herbs, into the ceremonial handfasting knot.

This signifies a more physical and long-lasting bond between the couple.

4. Arrange the wedding party chairs to represent the sacred spiral.

Your wedding party dancing down the aisle is hugely popular right now! Why not have them spiral dance, instead? Raise that wedding energy!

5. On the wedding program, give everyone a quick blessing to say as a group!

The more people, the more power!

6. Use the ceremonial sword to cut away all harmful energies as the couple walks into their new life of marriage.

7. Throw lavender instead of rice.

8. Burn sage blessing sticks instead of throwing rice.

9. In lieu of a veil, have the bride wear a crown of flowers and have the him/her throw it as a bouquet!

This symbolizes the passing on of maidenhood as the bride begins her/his transition into mother/parenthood.

10. Have the new spouses wear crystal crowns at their reception to signify the transition to Queendom or Kindgom.

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Aurora Moone

Aurora Moone is a beautiful, kind-spirited, loving, motivating, and exciting Witch of 21 years. Having traveled all over the United States, Aurora has close friends of every religious background and spiritual path. She believes, whole-heartedly, in the power of coexistence through love, respect, and growth. She feels that we have responsibilities that involve everyone, no matter what path they walk. “No matter what group you commit to, no matter what spirituality you align with, no matter what religion you follow, no matter what political party you fall under, and no matter what your gender or race is, we are all citizens of Earth, and we all have a responsibility.” – Aurora Moone During her time in Hattiesburg, MS, Aurora founded Coexist at Southern Miss and Southern Miss Spell Casters. She specializes in mindfulness, Usui Reiki, Ascension Reiki, Wicca, meditation, extra-sensory perception, instant magic, and tarot analysis and reading. She is a 4th rank Temple Tradition Priestess.

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