Humanist, Celtic, Handfasting Ceremony

By Mr Mike Wood and Mike Wood

A Humanist Celtic style handfasting containing traditional elements modified to suit modern needs. There are no archaic word usages or references to deities or spirits.This ceremony was used in our handfasting in the UK in 2015. Our family and friends of all ages, enjoyed taking an active part in the ceremony; none of them having had any previous experience of handfastings. We developed this format because we felt the legal registry signing was too clinical and restrictive. We wanted something that reflected our feelings about marriage/civil partnership ceremonies and was inclusive of our family and friends who we also wanted to play a more active part than the official ceremonies allowed.Looking solely at handfasting ceremonies we found that they invoked spirits and deities and were therefore not fully inclusive of all faiths and often attempted to reconstruct archaic language and structures which neither flowed or felt authentic. After extensive research we developed the following ceremony which we hope you too will enjoy and will assist you in creating your own special day. The language used in this ceremony should not offend people of any faith, or none, as it does not invoke any deity or belief system. Everyone at our handfasting enjoyed the experience and felt comfortable enough to take an active part in the ceremony. So, in that sense, it is a meaningful addition to signing the official register.With a little adaptation, it is therefore possible to combine this ceremony with an official signing of the register. To do this you will need to contact the local registry office and ensure that your setting possesses the required license as well as your proposed arrangements conforming to UK law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520350910
• ISBN13: 9781520350912
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"