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Viking Wedding Vows: Traditional & Modern Ways to Say SKAL! To Love

Traditional and modern Viking wedding vows for your ceremony, including 'marriage of equals' blood oath, family participation, spiritual / Norse pagan blessings, wedding swords exchange, and more. Start planning today!

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Celebrate a Traditional “Honey Moon” with a Month of Mead and Romance

Celebrate your honeymoon the traditional way with nightly honey mead, intimate moments, and tips to keep the sparks flying all month long. This Pagan wedding tradition is perfect for modern couples, with easy nonalcoholic options and a low-effect approach that works for any budget.

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8 Romantic Celtic Wedding Blessings & Poems to Read at Your Ceremony

8 beautiful Celtic wedding blessings and love poems from Irish, Scottish, and Welsh traditions. Perfect for a cultural wedding reading, handfasting ceremony, or vow renewal ceremony. (Wedding readings PDFs)

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New Wedding Script! A Low-Key Wiccan Wedding Ceremony

This low-key Wiccan wedding ceremony script is the latest addition to our library! See what makes it special, from candle lighting to handfasting ritual.

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Marriage Advice From 5 Ancient Gods & Goddesses

Fun marriage advice & wedding tips from the ancient Gods & Goddesses of Marriage, from Isis to Hera, Hathor, and more!

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The Magic & Meaning of Viking Wedding Rings

Viking wedding rings bring deep meaning & mystical power into the modern Viking wedding ceremony. Learn how to keep this magic alive in your marriage rite!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

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A Simple Guide to Handfasting Cord Color (Meaning & Magic)

Discover the special meaning behind handfasting cord colors & choose magic color combinations for your handfasting ceremony with this simple guide!

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Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage

Plan a pagan wedding ceremony that honors Hera Goddess of Marriage and receive Hera’s blessing! 5 Pagan wedding ideas and traditions for the marriage rite.

Dos novias sonríen y ríen durante una hermosa ceremonia de boda Wiccan al aire libre. Su amigo y el oficiante de la boda están al fondo, felices y sonrientes.

5 Preguntas para Oficiar una Boda Wicca

¿Le han pedido que oficie una boda Wiccana o una ceremonia de handfasting? Aquí hay cinco preguntas que un oficiante de bodas siempre debe preguntarle a la pareja antes de la ceremonia, incluyendo qué rituales y símbolos se incluyen, qué lecturas y bendiciones con temas de la naturaleza o paganos deben incluirse, y más.

Two brides smile and laugh during a beautiful outdoor Wiccan wedding ceremony. Their friend and a wedding officiant stand in the background, happy and smiling

5 Questions to Ask When Officiating a Wiccan Wedding

Asked to officiate a Wiccan wedding or handfasting ceremony? Here are five questions a wedding officiant should always ask the wedding couple before the ceremony, including what rituals and symbols are included, what nature-themed or Pagan readings and blessings should be included, and more.

Una foto de cerca muestra a una oficiante de boda con un vestido verde azulado mientras envuelve un cordón de unidad alrededor de las muñecas de los novios durante una ceremonia de ayuno de manos (handfasting)

Cómo incluir "Handfasting" en su boda o Ceremonia de Renovación de Votos

Todo lo que necesita saber para añadir una ceremonia de "handfasting" a su boda o renovación de votos, incluyendo el simbolismo y el significado del ritual de handfasting, cómo hacer un bonito nudo con el cordón, cuándo incluirlo en la ceremonia (en qué orden) y cómo realizar una handfasting como oficiante, con ejemplos de lo que debe decir y hacer con enlaces a un guión de muestra.

A woman holds up her hands while facing the rising sun, to call the corners and cast a magic circle for a Pagan wedding ritual. She wears a wreath of flowers in her hair and a flower-print dress. She is standing in a small field or opening in the forest, full of flowers, with trees along the horizon.

How to Call the Corners & Cast a Circle for a Wiccan Wedding Ceremony

Follow these simple instructions to call the four corners and cast a circle for a magical Wiccan wedding ceremony, including examples of what to say for wedding officiants when calling the quarters or four directions, variations to include in your wedding script, the symbolism and meaning of each cardinal direction and its corresponding elements and spirits, and the purpose of casting a circle in Pagan rituals.

Illustration by Jessica Levey of sage bundles, herbs, a handfasting cord, lavender, and more for a witchy wedding Pagan wedding

Magical Herbs for Your Wedding Ceremony, Handfasting, or Vow Renewal

Add a dash of magic to your marriage ceremony, handfasting, or vow renewal with this simple introduction to common herbs and botanicals. Believed by many to hold magical and symbolic properties, these plants have been used on wedding altars and marriage blessings, and in other commitment ceremonies, witchcraft and spellcasting, and individual spiritual practices since ancient times.

Salt & Sage Love Smudge for a Lowkey Pagan Wedding Blessing

Salt & Sage Love Smudge for a Lowkey Pagan Wedding Blessing

This original salt and sage ‘love smudge’ is the perfect ritual blessing for a lowkey Pagan wedding! Including directions on how to prepare the blend and cast a circle around the wedding ceremony space, with examples for the officiant on what to say and do during the smudging ceremony. This smudge recipe includes pink salt and sea salt, sage, rosemary, thyme, lavender, cinnamon, soil, and more, for powerful magick on the wedding day, and was created by AMM minister Reverend Scarlett Mullikin.

6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

From unity ceremony to unique recessional, here are 6 creative ways to include a sword in your wedding ceremony. This list incudes a military saber arch, Viking theme ring exchange traditional Sikh marriage kirpan, and more. Use these wedding sword ideas as-is, or personalize with the help of your wedding officiant for a custom unity ceremony.

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