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OPENING:
Priestess:
Friends, family and loved ones, we are here to see Bree and Jaime
join hands, and be bound together by love.
Bree and Jaime, would you like us to perform loving magic on your
behalf?
We do.
Priestess:
(Use a wand to cast the Circle deosil, around guests and wedding
party.)
Priestess:
RING BLESSING:
(Hold paten up with left hand, and hold right hand over rings)
Priestess:
May these rings be consecrated and blessed by Earth, Air, Fire and
Water.
Spirits of the North, South, East and West, Jaime and Bree have
asked You here to witness their spiritual union. Please join us in this
ritual.
Jaime and Bree ask that You look upon them, and bless them as they
are bound to one another in perfect love and perfect trust.
QUESTIONING:
Priestess:
We do
RING EXCHANGE:
Priestess:
Jaime and Bree, you stand before me, asking the God and Goddess
to hear your vows of love and commitment to one another. I ask that
you face each other and make your vows.
UNITY CANDLE:
Priestess:
The flames of the taper candles represent the lives, friends and
families of Jaime and Bree. By joining these flames on the wick of
the unity candle, they bring these parts of their lives, and themselves,
together.
(Jaime and Bree each take a taper candle and light the unity candle
together.)
Priestess:
Today we ask the infinite light of the universe to shine upon this
union. In that spirit I offer a blessing:
Blessed be this marriage with the gifts from the East - new
beginnings that come each day with the rising sun and
communication of the heart, mind, body and soul.
Blessed be this marriage with the gifts from the South - the light of the
heart, the heat of passion and the warmth of a loving home.
Blessed be this marriage with the gifts of the West - the rushing
excitement of a raging river, the soft and pure cleansing of a
rainstorm and a commitment as deep as the ocean itself.
HANDFASTING:
Priestess:
Let your hearts rejoice in the love you have for each other. Please
join hands, left hand to left hand and right hand to right hand.
Priestess:
You are now bound as one in the eyes of the God and Goddess.
With this handfasting ribbon you are bound by the knot of the Triple
Goddess for as long as the love shall last.
Priestess:
God and Goddess, You who hold the secret to the mysteries. I ask
You to bless this wine, the blood of the Goddess. Bring with it Your
blessings for health, wealth, peace and eternal happiness for the
couple. Blessed be!
Priestess:
God and Goddess, You who hold the secret to the mysteries. I ask
You to bless this cake, the body of the God. Bring with it Your
blessings for health, wealth, peace and eternal happiness for the
couple. Blessed be!
Priestess:
God and Goddess, please accept this offering given in perfect love
and perfect trust. Blessed be!
THE KISS:
Priestess: Bree and Jaime, as one last bond and a happy memory,
will you please kiss each other?
Ladies and Gentlemen, I now pronounce Jaime and Bree bonded for
life!
(Applaud)
BROOM JUMP:
Priestess:
At this time, the happy couple would like to jump the broom to ask the
Gods for a joyous, fulfilling, prosperous and fertile marriage.
Jaime and Bree, please jump the broom once for your union and
once for every child you'd like to have.
UNCAST CIRCLE:
Priestess:
(After it is closed the bridal party walks out, Jaime and Bree, Gill with
Jenn, Emily with Aiden, Mandy and Karen, Priestess last.)