Rachel Michelle Turner

*Make protection circle with leaves and sticks in woods*

Guardian of the South, totem of the Serpent, power of the Heart, grant us the gift of your Water medicine, so that we may give with our emotions freely and honestly, loving unconditionally.

Guardian of the West, totem of the Jaguar, power of the Body, grant us the gift of your Earth medicine, so that we may hold with our bodies, enduring our challenges with strength and grace.

Guardian of the North, totem of the Hummingbird, power of the Mind, grant us the gift of your Air medicine, so that we may receive with our minds, always open to wisdom and insight.

Guardian of the East, totem of the Eagle, power of the Spirit, grant us the gift of your Fire medicine, so that we may determine with our spirits, living our lives in harmony with the Great Spirit.

In honor of our ancestors, the star people, the stone people, the plant people, our animal brothers and sisters, sages, healers and teachers past, present and future, and all who dwell herein.

In honor of Mother Earth below who sustains us. In honor of Father Sky above who guides us. Bless this our protection circle where we shall bind our souls as one today.

Welcome beloved friends and family. Come join us and sit along the outer ring of our circle. In this circle we are surrounded by protection and love as we bear witness to this marriage.

This contract of marriage is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home. We will now share our vows.

*(Vows-Ash to Rachel, Ash to Val, Val to Rachel, Val to Ash, Rachel to Ash, Rachel to Val)*

For you my love,

You are the star of each night, You are the brightness of every morning, You are the story of each guest,

You are the report of every land. No evil shall befall you, on hill nor bank,

In field or valley, on mountain or in glen. Neither above, nor below, neither in sea,

Nor on shore, in skies above,

Nor in the depths. You are the kernel of my heart, You are the face of my sun, You are the harp of my music,

You are the crown of my company.

*Handfasting ceremony-Ash to tie Rachel, Rachel to tie Val, Val to tie Rachel*

As our hands are bound together now so our lives and spirits are joined in a union of love and loyalty written into the sky above and the earth below. We give thanks to the universe for guiding our paths and allowing us to find one another. We also give thanks to the universe for the blood, sweat and tears shed to reach this moment of pure joy. We vow to continue to choose each other as many days as the universe shall give us.

*Repeat after me and bind the hand*

Above you are the stars

below you is the earth.

Like the stars

your love shall be

a constant source of light

Like the earth

a firm foundation

from which to learn

and from which to grow.

*Ring Exchange-Ash to Rachel, Rachel to Val, Val to Ash*

I take you my heart

At the rising of the moon

And the setting of the stars.

To love and to honor

Through all that may come.

Through all our lives together

May we be reborn

That we may somehow meet,

know and love again

For all our days in all our lives

Do you both, take Val to be your wife to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you both, take Rachel to be your wife to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you shall live?

*(Wait for confirmation)*

Do you both, take Ash to be your husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

By the authority vested in me by the state of KY and the American Marriage Ministries, I now pronounce us married. So mote it be. It is final.

*Kiss*