Handfasting

Photograph by Art by Design Photography, shared with kind permission

This ancient Celtic tradition is a beautiful way to celebrate a marriage or other romantic union. The ceremony centres around the binding of the hands together, to symbolise your two lives being entwined through your love. As your celebrant, I will work with you as a couple to create a bespoke ceremony that weaves your journey as a couple and story so far and your hopes and promises to each other for the future.

You do not need to be legally married to have a handfasting. Some couples choose to have a simple legal wedding ceremony and use the handfasting as their more meaningful ceremony later that day or on another day, incorporating their spiritual beliefs, a trusted celebrant, a favourite location in nature, and close friends and family.

I am a trained celebrant with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and have consciously walked an earth-based spiritual path for over fifteen years. I also have many years of experience in holding sacred space as a birthkeeper, honouring birth itself as ceremony. I have a deep reverence and respect for the old ways and am able to bring many spiritual and sacred elements into ceremony, tailored to your beliefs and your path.

As a bespoke service, price can vary and I am able to give you a quote after an initial chat with you and your beloved.

Photograph by Art by Design Photography, shared with kind permission

Photograph by Art by Design Photography, shared with kind permission

Hands bound together looking into each other’s eyes as you make your promises

Jumping the broom!

Please use this form to request a call back to discuss handfasting.