Kidnapped Brides!

Kidnapped Brides!

Weddings, World Traditions

In many cultures, the groom historically often kidnapped the bride, and the groom’s friends would help him, leading to the modern-day groomsmen. At the alter, the groom always stood on the bride’s right side so his right hand—or his sword hand—would be free to...
Spiral Wedding Day Aisle

Spiral Wedding Day Aisle

Weddings

Do you dread the idea of walking straight down the aisle? How about a circle and skip the straight aisle? I do heaps of work with people sitting in circle – it’s such a beautiful way to have people connect with each other and feel part of something. Doing your...
Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

Ritual & Sacred Living

The longest night of the year One special Winter Solstice, I invited the people most important to me to my home. We set a fire in the yard, and filled it with beautiful warm scented herbs. We cast a circle, shared our wishes dreams and plans, we shared what we meant...
Cleansing Ritual

Cleansing Ritual

Ritual & Sacred Living

I wanted to give you  a bit of a heads up on how you can cleanse your environment and soul when you want to transition to a new phase. It might be a change in season, it might be time for a clean out, maybe you’ve just finished studying and are about to start...
Honeymoon history

Honeymoon history

Ceremonies, Same Sex ceremonies, Weddings

Nowadays we are used to planning a special get away with our newly beloved spouse. But honeymoons weren’t always so luxurious. Ancient Norse bridal couples went into hiding after the #wedding, and a family member would bring them a cup of honey wine for 30 days...