One of my favourite old Irish wedding traditions is the tradition of “Ring Warming”. This is a great way to kick off your wedding ceremony! Ring Warming is basically when your wedding rings are held and “warmed” by each of your guests at the beginning of your wedding ceremony Read more…
The Oathing Stone or Wishing Stone ritual is an ancient Scottish / Celtic tradition in which the couple place their hands on a carved stone with each person’s name on it or a stone of their choosing. Throughout the wedding / commitment ceremony the stones are swapped between both parties Read more…
The Lucky Horseshoe I happen to love the lucky horseshoe, it’s prevalence in Irish culture is still quite strong – particularly as a wedding gift. I have popped a brief meaning of the horseshoe below: When a horseshoe is hung in the home it is said that you must hang Read more…
There are virtually thousands of ways to unite and celebrate your love. Sometimes the difficulty is crafting a unique wedding ceremony which matches rituals with a couple’s ideals. We have to remember a wedding ceremony is the union of two individuals, very often with separate belief systems and different perspectives Read more…
Today at Celebrate Love we explore the symbolism and tradition of Celtic Hand-Fasting – my personal favourite enhancement to a wedding ceremony! This particular ceremony is hugely popular among my clients and I constantly get asked the background of the tradition, so I have decided to start documenting my findings, Read more…