I was searching around the internet for some interesting things that would be used in a Handfasting wedding and found this.
Handfasting Album Vinyl Binder from Zazzle.com
So I thought I would share it. It looks like it would hold a nnormal sheet of paper size. But to keep your photos nice you could go to the store and get the page sheets that hold your paper and still do a scarpebook type of a book. The pages will just be smaller. Oh well your memories will still be all in one place!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Handfasting Basket Thirteen Blessings
I found this on the internet and thought it was really cute so I thought I would include it here.
To fill the baskets, you'll need a variety of things, each symbolizing some aspect of the relationship. Try to find thirteen items that are meaningful to the couple. Small ornaments are perfect for this, so they can be hung up later, but use your imagaination to find the symbols that are right for your couple. Ornaments for a yule tree would be perfect. Use the following list to help get you started:
- A sun, symbolizing the strength and sturdiness of the male partner
- A moon, representing the woman, beautiful and mysterious*
- A cat, to guard the hearth and home
- A dog, to offer loyalty and protection
- An owl, for wisdom
- A star, for the dreams of the future
- A clock, to remind them that time is valuable
- An acorn, for strength and longevity
- A butterfly, for all the summers they will be together
- A car, for the journey they're about to embark on
- A house, so they have a place to return
- A pinecone, for prosperity and abundance
- A heart, for the love that brought them together
This basket of gifts I give from the heart
with blessings for [name] and [name]'s handfasting.
With these treasures I offer you joy, and hope,
and happiness and love everlasting.
Include a note explaining to them what each item represents, so that they will always have these thirteen blessings with them in their relationship.
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/lithacrafts/ss/Handfast_Basket_3.htm
The Cake
If you're holding a handfasting instead of a traditional wedding, you may want to do something special instead of just
having a traditional cake. Sharing a cake with your new spouse is a time-honored tradition that goes back man centuries, so if you're looking for something a bit different, you might want to try something that reflects that history. The idea of the big ostentatious white wedding cake is a relatively new one; in fact, in days gone by, the wedding or handfasting cake was actually quite simple and plain. Sometimes it was brushed with sugar or honey if the bride and groom were well-off, but often it was just a cake with little to no ornamentation.
Originally, wedding cakes were provided by the guests. Each person attending the ceremony brought a small cake, and they put them all in a big pile. Eventually, as enough people arrived, you ended up with a giant heap of cakes. Around the Victorian era, however, that changed, and it became the responsibility of the bride and groom to provide a cake for guests. Now, it seems that the bigger and more elaborate the cake is, the more impressive people see the wedding.
An important part of any circle or group ritual is the "cakes and ale" served at the end. The sharing of food and drink
serves a twofold purpose: to help "ground" the celebrants after intense energy work, and the simple plain fun it is to bask in the "afterglow" of ritual in the spirit of good fellowship and celebration. Certain foods, of course, should be featured a certain sabbats: Bread at Lammas, Eggs at Ostara, and Apples at Samhain to name a few. However, seasonal celebrations are not the only celebrations that warrant special foods.
Food and drink often played an integral part in the wedding ceremonies of old. In ancient Macedonia, weddings were solemnized when the bride and groom ate from the same loaf of bread, symbolizing their unity. In some traditions, it was customary for the happy couple to share a "loving cup" (two-handled goblet) as part of the ceremony. In Scotland, a round of shortbread was broken over the bride's head, no doubt symbolizing wealth and fertility in the rich pastry. But the symbology did not end with the ceremony or wedding feast -- newly wed couples were fed dishes and beverages that featured honey for the first month of their married life to encourage love and fertility. The surviving vestige of this tradition lives on in the name given to the holiday immediately after the ceremony: The Honeymoon.
When planning a handfasting feast or bringing a dish to a potluck, it is always a good idea to include foods that promote good luck, happiness, prosperity, and fertility. Sweet foods such as honey (mentioned above) and chocolate (which is considered a powerful aphrodisiac!) should be featured, as they symbolize the sweetness of a loving union. Likewise, fruits (Love) and nuts (prosperity) are welcome. Beneficial herbs and spices include basil, cinnamon, cloves and saffron, to name a few.
Last but not least, every handfasting feast should feature a special loaf of bread or cake, that should be cut and served by the bridal couple to symbolize the beginning of their life together. Granted, a cake can be bought from any bakery. However, there is something wonderfully magickal in a cake produced by the hands of the bride (or the Groom, for that matter). Or, at very least, by someone close to the couple, who has taken the time to incorporate good luck wishes and magicks into the cake batter!!
Traditionally, a handfasting cake is laden with fruit and nuts and spices. Unfortunately, the trouble with Grandma's Victorian Wedding Fruitcake recipe, is that fruitcake is either really, really good, or really, really bad, with not a lot in between. Not to mention the fact many modern tastebuds do not find the heavy spiciness of dark fruitcake at all palatable. That being the case, white cakes, chocolate cakes, and cakes such as the one below now find themselves as an integral part of handfasting ritual.
Here are a few recipes for your handfasting cake.
Wiccan Handfasting Cake
Recipe by Gerina Dunwich
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup
honey
5 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
2-1/2
teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon rose water
pinch of basil
6 fresh
rose geranium leaves
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy an light. Add the honey and mix well. Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Gradually add the flour and blen thoroughly with a large wooden spoon after each addition. Stir in the lemon rind, lemon juice, rose water and a pinch of basil --- the her of love. Line the bottom of a greased nine-by-five-by-three-inch loa pan with the rose geranium leaves and then pour in the batter. Bak the cake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour and fiftee minutes. Remove from oven when done and let stand on a rack
for twenty minutes before unmolding. Spread icing or sprinkle sugar on top of the Handfasting Cake just before serving.
{The above recipe for "Wiccan Handfasting Cake" is quoted directly from Gerina Dunwich's book "Wicca Craft: The Modern Witch's Book of Herbs, Magick, and Dreams", page 147, A Citadel Press Book, Carol Publishing Group, 1991/1995)
Handfasting Cake
(Scotland) adapted from Kitchen Witch's Cookbook
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups currents
1 1/2 cups white raisins
4 cups flour
2 1/2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup Drambule Liqueur
12 medium eggs
2 t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1 cup almonds ground
1 T lemon rind powdered
1 cup almond slivers
5 cups maripan
icing of any kind
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. grease and line 2 or 3 spring form pans with waxed paper. Mix the currants, raisins and /4 cup flour in medium sized bowl. Beat the butter, sugar, and liqueur, then add eggs one at a time. combine flour, baking powder,cinnamon and nutmeg, in another bowl. Mix the flour into the egg mixture on low speed. Then beat on high for 2 minutes scraping the bowl constantly. Fold in the raisin mixture, ground almonds and powdered lemon rind. Pour into the pans. Sprinkle with slivered almonds, bake until done about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Cool. Spread each cake with marzipan and stack cakes on top of each other. Frost Magical Attributes: Love, joy, fidelity, patience, blessing Celebrations: Weddings, vow renewals, engagements.
having a traditional cake. Sharing a cake with your new spouse is a time-honored tradition that goes back man centuries, so if you're looking for something a bit different, you might want to try something that reflects that history. The idea of the big ostentatious white wedding cake is a relatively new one; in fact, in days gone by, the wedding or handfasting cake was actually quite simple and plain. Sometimes it was brushed with sugar or honey if the bride and groom were well-off, but often it was just a cake with little to no ornamentation.
Originally, wedding cakes were provided by the guests. Each person attending the ceremony brought a small cake, and they put them all in a big pile. Eventually, as enough people arrived, you ended up with a giant heap of cakes. Around the Victorian era, however, that changed, and it became the responsibility of the bride and groom to provide a cake for guests. Now, it seems that the bigger and more elaborate the cake is, the more impressive people see the wedding.
An important part of any circle or group ritual is the "cakes and ale" served at the end. The sharing of food and drink
serves a twofold purpose: to help "ground" the celebrants after intense energy work, and the simple plain fun it is to bask in the "afterglow" of ritual in the spirit of good fellowship and celebration. Certain foods, of course, should be featured a certain sabbats: Bread at Lammas, Eggs at Ostara, and Apples at Samhain to name a few. However, seasonal celebrations are not the only celebrations that warrant special foods.
Food and drink often played an integral part in the wedding ceremonies of old. In ancient Macedonia, weddings were solemnized when the bride and groom ate from the same loaf of bread, symbolizing their unity. In some traditions, it was customary for the happy couple to share a "loving cup" (two-handled goblet) as part of the ceremony. In Scotland, a round of shortbread was broken over the bride's head, no doubt symbolizing wealth and fertility in the rich pastry. But the symbology did not end with the ceremony or wedding feast -- newly wed couples were fed dishes and beverages that featured honey for the first month of their married life to encourage love and fertility. The surviving vestige of this tradition lives on in the name given to the holiday immediately after the ceremony: The Honeymoon.
When planning a handfasting feast or bringing a dish to a potluck, it is always a good idea to include foods that promote good luck, happiness, prosperity, and fertility. Sweet foods such as honey (mentioned above) and chocolate (which is considered a powerful aphrodisiac!) should be featured, as they symbolize the sweetness of a loving union. Likewise, fruits (Love) and nuts (prosperity) are welcome. Beneficial herbs and spices include basil, cinnamon, cloves and saffron, to name a few.
Last but not least, every handfasting feast should feature a special loaf of bread or cake, that should be cut and served by the bridal couple to symbolize the beginning of their life together. Granted, a cake can be bought from any bakery. However, there is something wonderfully magickal in a cake produced by the hands of the bride (or the Groom, for that matter). Or, at very least, by someone close to the couple, who has taken the time to incorporate good luck wishes and magicks into the cake batter!!
Traditionally, a handfasting cake is laden with fruit and nuts and spices. Unfortunately, the trouble with Grandma's Victorian Wedding Fruitcake recipe, is that fruitcake is either really, really good, or really, really bad, with not a lot in between. Not to mention the fact many modern tastebuds do not find the heavy spiciness of dark fruitcake at all palatable. That being the case, white cakes, chocolate cakes, and cakes such as the one below now find themselves as an integral part of handfasting ritual.
Here are a few recipes for your handfasting cake.
Wiccan Handfasting Cake
Recipe by Gerina Dunwich
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup
honey
5 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
2-1/2
teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon rose water
pinch of basil
6 fresh
rose geranium leaves
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy an light. Add the honey and mix well. Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Gradually add the flour and blen thoroughly with a large wooden spoon after each addition. Stir in the lemon rind, lemon juice, rose water and a pinch of basil --- the her of love. Line the bottom of a greased nine-by-five-by-three-inch loa pan with the rose geranium leaves and then pour in the batter. Bak the cake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour and fiftee minutes. Remove from oven when done and let stand on a rack
for twenty minutes before unmolding. Spread icing or sprinkle sugar on top of the Handfasting Cake just before serving.
{The above recipe for "Wiccan Handfasting Cake" is quoted directly from Gerina Dunwich's book "Wicca Craft: The Modern Witch's Book of Herbs, Magick, and Dreams", page 147, A Citadel Press Book, Carol Publishing Group, 1991/1995)
Handfasting Cake
(Scotland) adapted from Kitchen Witch's Cookbook
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups currents
1 1/2 cups white raisins
4 cups flour
2 1/2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup Drambule Liqueur
12 medium eggs
2 t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1 cup almonds ground
1 T lemon rind powdered
1 cup almond slivers
5 cups maripan
icing of any kind
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. grease and line 2 or 3 spring form pans with waxed paper. Mix the currants, raisins and /4 cup flour in medium sized bowl. Beat the butter, sugar, and liqueur, then add eggs one at a time. combine flour, baking powder,cinnamon and nutmeg, in another bowl. Mix the flour into the egg mixture on low speed. Then beat on high for 2 minutes scraping the bowl constantly. Fold in the raisin mixture, ground almonds and powdered lemon rind. Pour into the pans. Sprinkle with slivered almonds, bake until done about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Cool. Spread each cake with marzipan and stack cakes on top of each other. Frost Magical Attributes: Love, joy, fidelity, patience, blessing Celebrations: Weddings, vow renewals, engagements.
Venues
You will need two venues.
One for the handfasting itself and one for the reception. If you would like you can always use the same place for both.
Finding a handfasting site maybe a little difficult on finding a place to have a traditional handasting outside in Januray if you live where it snows. But consider having it at the place where the reception is. Most places will let you have the site for an extra hour or two for an addiontional costs. To some that maybe okay. But if you are a tight budget that may not be the best thing. Consider having the handfasting at a coven members house or a family members house. Even if you are getting married you can always find a nice pavilion someplace and have the wedding there if its in the summer months where you would have better weather. Just keep in mind about rain and also other bad weather that may come about.
There is several things to keep in mind here planning for the reception. If you are wanting your reception in a hall or a baquet site they may only allow you to use thier catering services or you may pick from several different company's. Other don't care what you bring in or cook yourself. These are te things you are going to make sure about your site.
Keep that in mind if you have a favorite catering service or your family is doing the cooking you may have to have it someplace that isn't as fancy or as nice as the place you were wanting to have the reception at.
Look around town....look in the neighboring cities as well. Don't go too far so if you have liquor the people have to drive awaile to get home. Take that into considerations.
Also another thing to keep in mind about it is "Who's decorationg it". Is it part of the cost? Does it cost extra? Does it incule China and silverware or is it paperplates and plastic ware. Once again ask. No one will get mad at you for asking. But you could be very disappointed if you show up at the reception and the tables are stacked in the corner of the room and the chairs are stacked up next to them. ASK!
Also keep in mond are the decorations. Some places will decorate with your colors and thier flowers etc. But some will cover the tables and chairs and then you docorate the tables with a nice certerpiece that you want or even place the favors there. Favors...."WHAT?"....we will talk about this in another blog.
But just remember. When looking around for places to have the recept
One for the handfasting itself and one for the reception. If you would like you can always use the same place for both.
Finding a handfasting site maybe a little difficult on finding a place to have a traditional handasting outside in Januray if you live where it snows. But consider having it at the place where the reception is. Most places will let you have the site for an extra hour or two for an addiontional costs. To some that maybe okay. But if you are a tight budget that may not be the best thing. Consider having the handfasting at a coven members house or a family members house. Even if you are getting married you can always find a nice pavilion someplace and have the wedding there if its in the summer months where you would have better weather. Just keep in mind about rain and also other bad weather that may come about.
There is several things to keep in mind here planning for the reception. If you are wanting your reception in a hall or a baquet site they may only allow you to use thier catering services or you may pick from several different company's. Other don't care what you bring in or cook yourself. These are te things you are going to make sure about your site.
Keep that in mind if you have a favorite catering service or your family is doing the cooking you may have to have it someplace that isn't as fancy or as nice as the place you were wanting to have the reception at.
Look around town....look in the neighboring cities as well. Don't go too far so if you have liquor the people have to drive awaile to get home. Take that into considerations.
Also another thing to keep in mind about it is "Who's decorationg it". Is it part of the cost? Does it cost extra? Does it incule China and silverware or is it paperplates and plastic ware. Once again ask. No one will get mad at you for asking. But you could be very disappointed if you show up at the reception and the tables are stacked in the corner of the room and the chairs are stacked up next to them. ASK!
Also keep in mond are the decorations. Some places will decorate with your colors and thier flowers etc. But some will cover the tables and chairs and then you docorate the tables with a nice certerpiece that you want or even place the favors there. Favors...."WHAT?"....we will talk about this in another blog.
But just remember. When looking around for places to have the recept
Flowers
Flowers.....bouquet, mothers flowers, boutonnieres, table decorations, church or altar decorations and so on. The list is as long as the meanings of flowers.
There are alot of sites that you can find with meanings of flowers. I would post them here but the list is long. One day.
Here are a few sites with the meanings.
Language of Flowers
Pioneer Thinking Language of Flowers
Flower Dictionary
There are alot of sites that you can find with meanings of flowers. I would post them here but the list is long. One day.
Here are a few sites with the meanings.
Language of Flowers
Pioneer Thinking Language of Flowers
Flower Dictionary
Here is a list of flowers that I have found.
A
• Acacia - Secret love; chaste love; beauty in retirement; elegance; friendship; hope
• Acanthus - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
• Achillea millefolia - War
• Aconite (Wolf's Bane) - Misanthropy
• Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality
• Agapanthus - Love letters
• Agnus castus - Coldness; indifference
• Allspice - Compassion
• Almond Blossom - Hope; lover's charm
• Aloe - Grief
• Alstroemeria - Devotion; friendship
• Alyssum - Worth beyond beauty
• Ambrosia - Love returned
• Amaranth - Fidelity
• Amaranth, Globe - Unchangeable; immortality; unchanging love
• Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity; splendid beauty
• Anemone - Unfading love; truth; sincerity; anticipation; forsaken; fading hope
• Angelica - Inspiration
• Aniseed - Restoration of youth
• Apple blossom - Preference; good fortune
• Arbor Vitae - True friendship
• Arbutus - Thee only do I love
• Artemisia - Dignity
• Asphodel - My regrets follow you to the grave
• Aster - Love; daintiness
• Azalea - Take care of yourself for me; fragile passion; temperance; Chinese symbol of womanhood
B
• Bachelor's Buttons - Celibacy; single blessedness; hope in love
• Baby's Breath - Everlasting love; happiness; pure in heart
• Basil - Best Wishes; love; hatred
• Bay Leaf - Strength; I change but in death
• Bear's Breeches - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
• Begonia - Beware
• Betony - Surprise
• Bells Of Ireland - Good luck
• Bilberry - Treachery
• Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence
• Bittersweet - Truth
• Bluebell - Humility; constancy
• Borage - Courage; bluntness
• Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love
• Broom - Humility; neatness
• Bulrush - Indiscretion; docility
• Burnet - A merry heart
• Buttercup - Cheerfulness; ingratitude; childishness; desire for riches
C
• Cactus - Endurance; warmth; grandeur
• Calendula - Joy
• Calla - Magnificent beauty
• Camellia - Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man; loveliness
• Camellia (Pink) - Longing for you
• Camellia (Red) - You're a flame in my heart
• Camellia (White) - You're adorable
• Camomile - Energy in adversity
• Candytuft - Indifference
• Carnation (in general) Bonds of affection; health and energy; fascination; alas for my poor heart
• Carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you
• Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable
• Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you; admiration
• Carnation (solid colour) -Yes
• Carnation (striped)- No; refusal; sorry I can't be with you; wish I could be with you
• Carnation (white) -Sweet and lovely; innocence; pure love; woman's good luck gift
• Carnation (yellow) - You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain
• Cattail - Peace; prosperity
• Cedar - I live for thee; think of me
• Celandine - Joys to come
• Chamomile - Patience ; attracts wealth
• Chysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; You're a wonderful friend
• Chysanthemum (red) - I love
• Chysanthemum (white) - Truth
• Chysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love
• Cinnamon - My fortune is yours
• Clover (four-leaf) - Good luck; be mine
• Columbine - Folly
• Coreopsis - Always cheerful
• Corn - Riches
• Cornflower - Delicacy; refinement
• Coriander - Lust
• Cowslip - Pensiveness; winning grace
• Coxcomb - Foppery
• Crocus - Cheerfulness; abuse not; joy
• Crown Imperial - Majesty; power
• Cyclamen - Resignation and goodbye; diffidence
D
• Daffodil - Respect; regard; unrequited love; deceit
• Dahlia - Good taste; instability
• Daisy - Innocence; loyal love; purity; faith; cheer; simplicity
• Dandelion - Wishes come true; faithfulness; happiness; rustic oracle
• Daphne odora - Painting the lily
• Delphinium - Airy
• Dogwood - Durability
E
• Edelweiss - Daring; noble courage
• Eglantine - Poetry; I wound to heal
• Elder - Zealousness
• Elm - Dignity
• Eucalyptus - Protection
• Eupatorium - Delay
F
• Fennel - Worthy of all praise; strength
• Fern - Sincerity
• Fern (Magic) - Fascination; confidence and shelter
• Fern - (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love
• Feverfew - Protection
• Fig - Argument
• Fir - Time
• Flax - Domestic symbol; fate; I feel your kindness
• Forget-me-not - True love; memories; forget me not
• Forsythia - Anticipation
• Foxglove - Insincerity
• Fuchsia - Good taste
• Fuller's Teasel - Misanthropy
G
• Gardenia - You're lovely; secret love; refinement; joy
• Garland of roses - Reward of virtue
• Garlic - Courage; strength
• Geranium (Oak leafed) - Friendship
• Geranium (Rose) - Preference
• Geranium (Scented) - Preference, melancholy; stupidity; folly
• Gillyflower - Bonds of affection
• Gladiolus - Love at first sight; ready-armed; strength of character; generosity
• Gloxinia - Love at first sight
• Golden Rod - Precaution
• Grass - Submission; utility
• Guelder Rose - Winter; age
H
• Harebell - Submission; grief
• Hawthorn - Hope
• Hazel - Reconciliation
• Heather (lavender) - Admiration; solitude
• Heather (pink) - Good luck
• Heather (white) - Protection; wishes will come true; good luck
• Helenium - Tears
• Heliotrope - Devotion; eternal love; faithfulness
• Hemlock - You will be my death
• Hibiscus - Delicate beauty
• Holly - Good will; defence; domestic happiness; foresight
• Hollyhock - Female ambition; fecundity
• Honesty - Honesty; fascination
• Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection; sweetness of disposition
• Hop - Injustice
• Hyacinth (general) - Rashness, sorrow, flower dedicated to Apollo
• Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy
• Hyacinth ( purple) - I'm sorry; please forgive me; sorrow
• Hyacinth (red or pink) - Play
• Hyacinth (white) - Loveliness; I'll pray for you
• Hyacinth (yellow) - Jealousy
• Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding; frigidity; heartlessness; vanity
• Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits; cleanliness
I
• Ice plant - Your looks freeze me
• Iris - Faith; hope; wisdom and valour; my compliments; eloquence; message
• Ivy - Fidelity; friendship; affection; marriage
J
• Jasmine - Amiability; wealth; grace and elegance
• Jonquil - Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy
• Judas Tree - Unbelief; betrayal
• Juniper - Protection; succour
K
• Kingcup - Desire for riches
L
• Laburnum - Forsaken; pensive beauty
• Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness; levity
• Laurel (mountain) - Ambition; glory
• Lavender - Devotion, distrust
• Lemon - Zest
• Lemon Balm - Brings love
• Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex
• Lilac - First love
• Lily (general) - Purity
• Lily (calla) - Beauty
• Lily (day) - Coquetry
• Lily (eucharis) - Maidenly charms
• Lily (orange) - Hatred
• Lily (tiger) - Wealth; pride
• Lily (white) - Virginity; purity; majesty; it's heavenly to be with you
• Lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air; false and gay
• Lily of the valley - sweetness; return to happiness; humility; perferct purity
• Lobelia - Malevolence
• Love-in-a-mist - Perplexity
• Love-lies-bleeding - Hopeless; not heartless
• Lupin - Voraciousness; admiration
M
• Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty; love of nature; nobility; dignity; splendid beauty
• Marigold - Comforts the heart; grief; cruelty; jealousy; sacred affection
• Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness; blushes
• Meadowsweet - Uselessness
• Michaelmas Daisy - Afterthought; farewell
• Mignionette - Your qualities surpass your charms
• Mimosa - Sensitivity
• Mint - Protection from illness; warmth of feeling; virtue
• Mistletoe - Kiss me; affection; I surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India, magic plant of the Druids
• Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is near; chivalry
• Morning Glory - Affectation
• Moss - Maternal love; charity
• Myrrh - Gladness
• Myrtle - Love; love in absence; remembrance; Hebrew emblem of marriage
• Myrtle (wax) - Discipline; instruction
N
• Narcissus - Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are; you love yourself too well; self-esteem
• Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism
• Nightshade - Truth
O
• Oak leaves - Bravery
• Oleander - Caution; beware
• Orange - Generosity
• Orange Blossom - Wisdom; purity; eternal love; your purity equals your loveliness
• Orange (mock) - Deceit
• Orchid - Love; beauty; refinement; you flatter me
• Orchid (Cattleya) - Mature charm
P
• Palm leaves - Victory and success
• Pansy - Thoughts; love
• Parsley - Festivities
• Pasque Flower - You have no claims
• Peach blossom - Longevity; I am your captive
• Peony - Shame; bashfulness; anger; indignation
• Peppermint - Warmth of feelings
• Periwinkle (blue) - Early friendship
• Periwinkle (white) - Pleasures of memory
• Persicaria - Restoration
• Petunia - Resentment; anger; your presence soothes me; never despairing
• Phlox - Agreement; unanimity; sweet dreams
• Pine - Hope; pity
• Pink - Boldness
• Poinsettia - Be of good cheer
• Polyanthus - Pride of riches
• Poppy (general) - Eternal sleep; oblivion; imagination; extravagance
• Poppy (red) -Pleasure; fantastic extravagance
• Poppy (white) - Consolation; sleep
• Poppy( yellow) - Wealth; success
• Prickly Pear - Satire
• Primrose - I can't live without you; early youth; young love
• Primrose (evening) - Inconstancy
Q
• Quaking Grass - Agitation
• Queen Anne's Lace - Fantasy
• Quince - Temptation
R
• Ranunculus - You are radiant with charms
• Rocket - Rivalry
• Rose (red) - Love ; I love you
• Rose (white) - Eternal Love; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence
• Rose (pink) - Perfect happiness; please believe me
• Rose (yellow) - Friendship; jealousy; try to care
• Rose (black) - Death
• Rose (red and white) - Together; unity
• Rose (thornless) - Love at first sight
• Rose (single full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
• Rose bud - Beauty and youth; a heart innocent of love
• Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely
• Rose bud (white) - Girlhood
• Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love
• Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude
• Roses (garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
• Roses (musk cluster) - Charming
• Rose (tea) - I'll always remember
• Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love
• Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
• Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion
• Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning
• Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty
• Rose leaf - You may hope
• Rosemary - Remembrance; commitment; fidelity
• Rudbeckia - Justice
• Rue - Disdain
S
• Saffron - Beware of excess
• Sage - Wisdom; long life; domestic virtue
• Salvia (blue) - I think of you
• Scabious - Unfortunate love
• Shamrock - Lightheartedness
• Smilax - Loveliness
• Snapdragon - No; deception; gracious lady; presumption
• Snowdrop - Hope
• Spearmint - Warmth of sentiment
• Spiderflower - Elope with me
• Spindle Tree - Your charms are engraved on my heart
• Statice - Lasting beauty
• Star of Bethlehem - Atonement; purity
• Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage; desire to travel; come to me
• Stock - Lasting beauty; promptness
• Strawberry - Perfect goodness
• Sunflower - Loyalty; haughtiness; you are splendid
• Sweet Basil - Good luck
• Sweet pea - Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time
• Sweet William - Grant me one smile; perfection; gallantry
• Syringa - Memory
T
• Tamarisk - Crime
• Thrift - Sympathy
• Thyme - Strength and courage; activity
• Tuberose - Dangerous pleasure
• Tulip(general) - Fame; charity; declaration of love;
• Tulip(red) - Believe me; declaration of love
• Tulip(variegated) - Beautiful eyes
• Tulip(yellow) - Hopeless love
U
V
• Valerian - An accommodating disposition
• Vernal Grass - Poor but happy
• Veronica - Fidelity
• Violet - Modesty; faithfulness
• Violet (blue) - Watchfulness; faithfulness; I'll always be true
• Violet (white) - Let's take a chance on happiness
• Viscaria - Will you dance with me?
W
• Wallflower - Fidelity in adversity
• Water Lily - Purity of heart
• Wistaria - I cling to you
• Woodruff - Sweet humility
• Wormwood - Absence
X
• Xeranthemum - Cheerfulness under adversity
Y
• Yarrow - Health; healing
• Yew - Sorrow
Z
• Zinnia - Thoughts of friends
• Zinnia (magenta)
- Lasting affection
• Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of an absent friend
• Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy
• Zinnia (white) - Goodness
• Zinnia (yellow) - Daily remembrance
A
• Acacia - Secret love; chaste love; beauty in retirement; elegance; friendship; hope
• Acanthus - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
• Achillea millefolia - War
• Aconite (Wolf's Bane) - Misanthropy
• Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality
• Agapanthus - Love letters
• Agnus castus - Coldness; indifference
• Allspice - Compassion
• Almond Blossom - Hope; lover's charm
• Aloe - Grief
• Alstroemeria - Devotion; friendship
• Alyssum - Worth beyond beauty
• Ambrosia - Love returned
• Amaranth - Fidelity
• Amaranth, Globe - Unchangeable; immortality; unchanging love
• Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity; splendid beauty
• Anemone - Unfading love; truth; sincerity; anticipation; forsaken; fading hope
• Angelica - Inspiration
• Aniseed - Restoration of youth
• Apple blossom - Preference; good fortune
• Arbor Vitae - True friendship
• Arbutus - Thee only do I love
• Artemisia - Dignity
• Asphodel - My regrets follow you to the grave
• Aster - Love; daintiness
• Azalea - Take care of yourself for me; fragile passion; temperance; Chinese symbol of womanhood
B
• Bachelor's Buttons - Celibacy; single blessedness; hope in love
• Baby's Breath - Everlasting love; happiness; pure in heart
• Basil - Best Wishes; love; hatred
• Bay Leaf - Strength; I change but in death
• Bear's Breeches - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
• Begonia - Beware
• Betony - Surprise
• Bells Of Ireland - Good luck
• Bilberry - Treachery
• Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence
• Bittersweet - Truth
• Bluebell - Humility; constancy
• Borage - Courage; bluntness
• Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love
• Broom - Humility; neatness
• Bulrush - Indiscretion; docility
• Burnet - A merry heart
• Buttercup - Cheerfulness; ingratitude; childishness; desire for riches
C
• Cactus - Endurance; warmth; grandeur
• Calendula - Joy
• Calla - Magnificent beauty
• Camellia - Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man; loveliness
• Camellia (Pink) - Longing for you
• Camellia (Red) - You're a flame in my heart
• Camellia (White) - You're adorable
• Camomile - Energy in adversity
• Candytuft - Indifference
• Carnation (in general) Bonds of affection; health and energy; fascination; alas for my poor heart
• Carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you
• Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable
• Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you; admiration
• Carnation (solid colour) -Yes
• Carnation (striped)- No; refusal; sorry I can't be with you; wish I could be with you
• Carnation (white) -Sweet and lovely; innocence; pure love; woman's good luck gift
• Carnation (yellow) - You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain
• Cattail - Peace; prosperity
• Cedar - I live for thee; think of me
• Celandine - Joys to come
• Chamomile - Patience ; attracts wealth
• Chysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; You're a wonderful friend
• Chysanthemum (red) - I love
• Chysanthemum (white) - Truth
• Chysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love
• Cinnamon - My fortune is yours
• Clover (four-leaf) - Good luck; be mine
• Columbine - Folly
• Coreopsis - Always cheerful
• Corn - Riches
• Cornflower - Delicacy; refinement
• Coriander - Lust
• Cowslip - Pensiveness; winning grace
• Coxcomb - Foppery
• Crocus - Cheerfulness; abuse not; joy
• Crown Imperial - Majesty; power
• Cyclamen - Resignation and goodbye; diffidence
D
• Daffodil - Respect; regard; unrequited love; deceit
• Dahlia - Good taste; instability
• Daisy - Innocence; loyal love; purity; faith; cheer; simplicity
• Dandelion - Wishes come true; faithfulness; happiness; rustic oracle
• Daphne odora - Painting the lily
• Delphinium - Airy
• Dogwood - Durability
E
• Edelweiss - Daring; noble courage
• Eglantine - Poetry; I wound to heal
• Elder - Zealousness
• Elm - Dignity
• Eucalyptus - Protection
• Eupatorium - Delay
F
• Fennel - Worthy of all praise; strength
• Fern - Sincerity
• Fern (Magic) - Fascination; confidence and shelter
• Fern - (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love
• Feverfew - Protection
• Fig - Argument
• Fir - Time
• Flax - Domestic symbol; fate; I feel your kindness
• Forget-me-not - True love; memories; forget me not
• Forsythia - Anticipation
• Foxglove - Insincerity
• Fuchsia - Good taste
• Fuller's Teasel - Misanthropy
G
• Gardenia - You're lovely; secret love; refinement; joy
• Garland of roses - Reward of virtue
• Garlic - Courage; strength
• Geranium (Oak leafed) - Friendship
• Geranium (Rose) - Preference
• Geranium (Scented) - Preference, melancholy; stupidity; folly
• Gillyflower - Bonds of affection
• Gladiolus - Love at first sight; ready-armed; strength of character; generosity
• Gloxinia - Love at first sight
• Golden Rod - Precaution
• Grass - Submission; utility
• Guelder Rose - Winter; age
H
• Harebell - Submission; grief
• Hawthorn - Hope
• Hazel - Reconciliation
• Heather (lavender) - Admiration; solitude
• Heather (pink) - Good luck
• Heather (white) - Protection; wishes will come true; good luck
• Helenium - Tears
• Heliotrope - Devotion; eternal love; faithfulness
• Hemlock - You will be my death
• Hibiscus - Delicate beauty
• Holly - Good will; defence; domestic happiness; foresight
• Hollyhock - Female ambition; fecundity
• Honesty - Honesty; fascination
• Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection; sweetness of disposition
• Hop - Injustice
• Hyacinth (general) - Rashness, sorrow, flower dedicated to Apollo
• Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy
• Hyacinth ( purple) - I'm sorry; please forgive me; sorrow
• Hyacinth (red or pink) - Play
• Hyacinth (white) - Loveliness; I'll pray for you
• Hyacinth (yellow) - Jealousy
• Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding; frigidity; heartlessness; vanity
• Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits; cleanliness
I
• Ice plant - Your looks freeze me
• Iris - Faith; hope; wisdom and valour; my compliments; eloquence; message
• Ivy - Fidelity; friendship; affection; marriage
J
• Jasmine - Amiability; wealth; grace and elegance
• Jonquil - Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy
• Judas Tree - Unbelief; betrayal
• Juniper - Protection; succour
K
• Kingcup - Desire for riches
L
• Laburnum - Forsaken; pensive beauty
• Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness; levity
• Laurel (mountain) - Ambition; glory
• Lavender - Devotion, distrust
• Lemon - Zest
• Lemon Balm - Brings love
• Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex
• Lilac - First love
• Lily (general) - Purity
• Lily (calla) - Beauty
• Lily (day) - Coquetry
• Lily (eucharis) - Maidenly charms
• Lily (orange) - Hatred
• Lily (tiger) - Wealth; pride
• Lily (white) - Virginity; purity; majesty; it's heavenly to be with you
• Lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air; false and gay
• Lily of the valley - sweetness; return to happiness; humility; perferct purity
• Lobelia - Malevolence
• Love-in-a-mist - Perplexity
• Love-lies-bleeding - Hopeless; not heartless
• Lupin - Voraciousness; admiration
M
• Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty; love of nature; nobility; dignity; splendid beauty
• Marigold - Comforts the heart; grief; cruelty; jealousy; sacred affection
• Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness; blushes
• Meadowsweet - Uselessness
• Michaelmas Daisy - Afterthought; farewell
• Mignionette - Your qualities surpass your charms
• Mimosa - Sensitivity
• Mint - Protection from illness; warmth of feeling; virtue
• Mistletoe - Kiss me; affection; I surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India, magic plant of the Druids
• Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is near; chivalry
• Morning Glory - Affectation
• Moss - Maternal love; charity
• Myrrh - Gladness
• Myrtle - Love; love in absence; remembrance; Hebrew emblem of marriage
• Myrtle (wax) - Discipline; instruction
N
• Narcissus - Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are; you love yourself too well; self-esteem
• Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism
• Nightshade - Truth
O
• Oak leaves - Bravery
• Oleander - Caution; beware
• Orange - Generosity
• Orange Blossom - Wisdom; purity; eternal love; your purity equals your loveliness
• Orange (mock) - Deceit
• Orchid - Love; beauty; refinement; you flatter me
• Orchid (Cattleya) - Mature charm
P
• Palm leaves - Victory and success
• Pansy - Thoughts; love
• Parsley - Festivities
• Pasque Flower - You have no claims
• Peach blossom - Longevity; I am your captive
• Peony - Shame; bashfulness; anger; indignation
• Peppermint - Warmth of feelings
• Periwinkle (blue) - Early friendship
• Periwinkle (white) - Pleasures of memory
• Persicaria - Restoration
• Petunia - Resentment; anger; your presence soothes me; never despairing
• Phlox - Agreement; unanimity; sweet dreams
• Pine - Hope; pity
• Pink - Boldness
• Poinsettia - Be of good cheer
• Polyanthus - Pride of riches
• Poppy (general) - Eternal sleep; oblivion; imagination; extravagance
• Poppy (red) -Pleasure; fantastic extravagance
• Poppy (white) - Consolation; sleep
• Poppy( yellow) - Wealth; success
• Prickly Pear - Satire
• Primrose - I can't live without you; early youth; young love
• Primrose (evening) - Inconstancy
Q
• Quaking Grass - Agitation
• Queen Anne's Lace - Fantasy
• Quince - Temptation
R
• Ranunculus - You are radiant with charms
• Rocket - Rivalry
• Rose (red) - Love ; I love you
• Rose (white) - Eternal Love; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence
• Rose (pink) - Perfect happiness; please believe me
• Rose (yellow) - Friendship; jealousy; try to care
• Rose (black) - Death
• Rose (red and white) - Together; unity
• Rose (thornless) - Love at first sight
• Rose (single full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
• Rose bud - Beauty and youth; a heart innocent of love
• Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely
• Rose bud (white) - Girlhood
• Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love
• Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude
• Roses (garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
• Roses (musk cluster) - Charming
• Rose (tea) - I'll always remember
• Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love
• Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
• Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion
• Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning
• Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty
• Rose leaf - You may hope
• Rosemary - Remembrance; commitment; fidelity
• Rudbeckia - Justice
• Rue - Disdain
S
• Saffron - Beware of excess
• Sage - Wisdom; long life; domestic virtue
• Salvia (blue) - I think of you
• Scabious - Unfortunate love
• Shamrock - Lightheartedness
• Smilax - Loveliness
• Snapdragon - No; deception; gracious lady; presumption
• Snowdrop - Hope
• Spearmint - Warmth of sentiment
• Spiderflower - Elope with me
• Spindle Tree - Your charms are engraved on my heart
• Statice - Lasting beauty
• Star of Bethlehem - Atonement; purity
• Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage; desire to travel; come to me
• Stock - Lasting beauty; promptness
• Strawberry - Perfect goodness
• Sunflower - Loyalty; haughtiness; you are splendid
• Sweet Basil - Good luck
• Sweet pea - Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time
• Sweet William - Grant me one smile; perfection; gallantry
• Syringa - Memory
T
• Tamarisk - Crime
• Thrift - Sympathy
• Thyme - Strength and courage; activity
• Tuberose - Dangerous pleasure
• Tulip(general) - Fame; charity; declaration of love;
• Tulip(red) - Believe me; declaration of love
• Tulip(variegated) - Beautiful eyes
• Tulip(yellow) - Hopeless love
U
V
• Valerian - An accommodating disposition
• Vernal Grass - Poor but happy
• Veronica - Fidelity
• Violet - Modesty; faithfulness
• Violet (blue) - Watchfulness; faithfulness; I'll always be true
• Violet (white) - Let's take a chance on happiness
• Viscaria - Will you dance with me?
W
• Wallflower - Fidelity in adversity
• Water Lily - Purity of heart
• Wistaria - I cling to you
• Woodruff - Sweet humility
• Wormwood - Absence
X
• Xeranthemum - Cheerfulness under adversity
Y
• Yarrow - Health; healing
• Yew - Sorrow
Z
• Zinnia - Thoughts of friends
• Zinnia (magenta)
- Lasting affection
• Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of an absent friend
• Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy
• Zinnia (white) - Goodness
• Zinnia (yellow) - Daily remembrance
Who pays for what?
Here is a list for traditional weddings and who pay's for what....bbut remember....these are just guidelines. These aren't set in stone. Do what you can afford and whoever can afford it.
The the bride can't pay for the dinner....who cares have the people attending the wedding bring a dish and have a pot luck dinner. It's your day!
The the bride can't pay for the dinner....who cares have the people attending the wedding bring a dish and have a pot luck dinner. It's your day!
The Bride and her family
Invitations Flowers for the ceremony and party Ceremonial tools Brides dress and accessories Gifts for the bridesmaids Brides transportation to the ceremony Groom's Ring Celebration meal and cake Music for the ceremony Photography |
The Groom and his family
Officiant fees and marriage license Flowers for the bridal party Honeymoon Grooms attire Gifts for the groomsman Couples transportation to the party Brides Ring Celebration Liquor Music for the celebration Rehearsal dinner |
Now these are just guide lines. Don't get in an arguement about not being able to pay for something. Work together! If she can't pay for something OMG...who cares. If you loved the other person just pay for it!
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Next you have other plans to start thinking about.
The biggest decision I think you have to make is "how much do you want to spend."
Are the families going to help? Are you guys going at this alone?
Even if you are on a tight budget, you can still make it special. Find deals, have people help with the cake, food or even the invitations. Look on lists like Craigs list or Ebay for second hand things that you can use for your wedding.
My first wedding was HUGH!!!! BUT it was on a budget. My mother made me my dress. My mother-in-law made most if not all of the food. We had the wedding and reception at this pavillion where one of my husband to be friends owned it. I also had a friend who made the flowers and decorations at cost as a gift to me. A club that my husbands family knew donated all the liquor for us. Whatever was consumed was our gift from them. Also had a friend took pictures (which I found out later on that he was drunker than a skunk and couldn't focus very well). Also all of those were shot. BUT we still had our friends take pictures which still made up a very nice album. I think the cake was the only thing that we bought straight out. I think cost at the time $150 maybe at the time.
All this for over 200 people in the middle of Feburary! Which with the cost of everyones help only still cost me about $200....everyone else paid for everything else and came together real nice.
If I can do it YOU can do it.
The biggest thing is ASK YOUR FRIENDS who they know and what they can help with. You will be so surprised on things you will find out.
My second wedding was even cheaper....but then again we just bought rings and went to a courthouse to get married.
Now.....I'm planning my step daughters wedding. Who will be getting married July the 7th. And I can't wait. Still on a limited budget. The wedding was less than two months from when she was asked. But still I'm sure it will be just as beautiful as she is.
Just remember....ask people for help. Don't be afraid. If you know of someone that takes pictures but not professionally but you have seen thier work and the pictures you have seen are just as nice, ask them to take pictures.
The biggest decision I think you have to make is "how much do you want to spend."
Are the families going to help? Are you guys going at this alone?
Even if you are on a tight budget, you can still make it special. Find deals, have people help with the cake, food or even the invitations. Look on lists like Craigs list or Ebay for second hand things that you can use for your wedding.
My first wedding was HUGH!!!! BUT it was on a budget. My mother made me my dress. My mother-in-law made most if not all of the food. We had the wedding and reception at this pavillion where one of my husband to be friends owned it. I also had a friend who made the flowers and decorations at cost as a gift to me. A club that my husbands family knew donated all the liquor for us. Whatever was consumed was our gift from them. Also had a friend took pictures (which I found out later on that he was drunker than a skunk and couldn't focus very well). Also all of those were shot. BUT we still had our friends take pictures which still made up a very nice album. I think the cake was the only thing that we bought straight out. I think cost at the time $150 maybe at the time.
All this for over 200 people in the middle of Feburary! Which with the cost of everyones help only still cost me about $200....everyone else paid for everything else and came together real nice.
If I can do it YOU can do it.
The biggest thing is ASK YOUR FRIENDS who they know and what they can help with. You will be so surprised on things you will find out.
My second wedding was even cheaper....but then again we just bought rings and went to a courthouse to get married.
Now.....I'm planning my step daughters wedding. Who will be getting married July the 7th. And I can't wait. Still on a limited budget. The wedding was less than two months from when she was asked. But still I'm sure it will be just as beautiful as she is.
Just remember....ask people for help. Don't be afraid. If you know of someone that takes pictures but not professionally but you have seen thier work and the pictures you have seen are just as nice, ask them to take pictures.
To make it short
Now to make this all short.
- Begin and find out three months that have the attributes you wish for in
your union. Write these down on the chart below. - Reread the energies of the moons.
- Lists dates under the moon phase you are looking for.
- List the weekday. Two days before the date listed are still potent. Choose a
date durning the waxing of the moon not the waning. Enter these dates here. - Now add the rullership of the hour.
- Now you have a timing chart of great days to hold your
handfasting.
Handfasting Hour
Like months, Days of the week and days, hours are ruled also by certin planets.
The Sun, Venus, Mercury, The Moon, Saturn. Jupiter and Mars rule the hours starting at sunrise and repeating themselves until the next sunrise.
So when you pick an hour to handfast good infulences are Venus and the Moon on any given day of the week.
Try to avoid hours of Mars and Saturn these hours have negative engergies.
The Sun, Venus, Mercury, The Moon, Saturn. Jupiter and Mars rule the hours starting at sunrise and repeating themselves until the next sunrise.
So when you pick an hour to handfast good infulences are Venus and the Moon on any given day of the week.
Try to avoid hours of Mars and Saturn these hours have negative engergies.
Choosing a Weekday
The day is just as important to a bride as a month.
Here are somethings to keep in mind.
Don't forget the light and the dark parts of the year. It goes with the day
as well. Once again the veil is the thinnest at dusk or dawn. Most weddings
were avoided at those times. If the Sun shines on the new couple it is good
fortune.
Monday or Friday are good days to get married known as the Moon or Venus Day.
But if you take into consideration the hour then it rules out the day.
If you plan your handfasting around the phases of the moon, the new moon is
at it's fullest, plans and intentions are clarified. Also makes plans move
foward nicly. Also the new moon is a good time for new journey's.
Full moons are when the moons engergies are the strongest. Relationships are
the strongests at this time as well.
Durning the waning moon the outward engery from the moon is upn us which it
makes it a bad time for handfassstings. Plans durning this time are more then
likly to be frustrating.
Here are somethings to keep in mind.
Don't forget the light and the dark parts of the year. It goes with the day
as well. Once again the veil is the thinnest at dusk or dawn. Most weddings
were avoided at those times. If the Sun shines on the new couple it is good
fortune.
Monday or Friday are good days to get married known as the Moon or Venus Day.
But if you take into consideration the hour then it rules out the day.
If you plan your handfasting around the phases of the moon, the new moon is
at it's fullest, plans and intentions are clarified. Also makes plans move
foward nicly. Also the new moon is a good time for new journey's.
Full moons are when the moons engergies are the strongest. Relationships are
the strongests at this time as well.
Durning the waning moon the outward engery from the moon is upn us which it
makes it a bad time for handfassstings. Plans durning this time are more then
likly to be frustrating.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Choosing a month
You handfasting is a very special one. And the date could be very important
just as well. Remembering something as special as your wedding to last a
lifetime.
In this part I'm only going to talk about picking a month. The day of the
month will follow in the next posting
So which date will it be?
Which month do you want to handfast in? Here are somethings to keep in
mind.
Do you want your Handfasting to be in the light of the year or dark.
The dark of the year is time for creativity, when physical life is dormant
but magickal and spiritual forces thrive. Its time for imagining and
planning.
The light half of the year bursts forth those ideas. It's time for social
and when plans are brought into action.
On October 31st when the vail between the worlds are the thinnest the God is
reborn in the womb of the Goddess. She as Moon Goddess and as Mother nurtures
him though the dark autumn until December 21. Gods birth is joyous and a time
for new beginnings. So announcing an engagement or even hold a Handfasting in
December or January is fine.
Beltane is another great time for a Handfasting. God reaches manhood and the
Moon Goddess becomes his lover and mate. Their passion is on fire and is
infused with fertility. Beltane is a popular time for Handfastings. At Beltane
the Goddess and the God are united. In their honor couples would "go a maying",
they would gather hawthorn, the tree symbolizes courtship and love. Maypoles
are erected and decorated with ribbon and flowers to represent the Goddess and
the God. Many that were handfasted were renewed next year at a bonfire.
Another good day would be August 1st Lughnasadh. The God is at full manhood
and the Goddess is with child.\
September 21 is also equated with fertility. It is another favorable time
for unions.
In the middle ages the Zodiac was a big influence, that couples relied on
astrology to help them decide on what day to get married. Celtic astrology
assigns a specific tree to each on the lunar cycles. If you love a tree do it
with that cycle. Then incorporate this tree into your Handfasting ceremony.
Here is the list.
October 28 - November 24 - Tree Reed - understanding, principled, protective.
November 25- December 23 - Tree Elder - mystical, spiritual, introspective
December 24 - January 20 - Tree Birch - creative, spontaneous, innocent
January 21 - February 17 - Tree Rowan- expressive, free-spirited, passionate
February 18 - March 17 - Tree Ash - fair, trustworthy, compassionate
March 18 - April 14 - Tree Alder - steadfast, emotional, loving
April 15 - May 12 - Tree Willow - romantic, flexible, resilient
May 13 - June 9 - Tree Hawthorn - loving, committed, fertile
June 10 - July 7 - Tree Oak - powerful, confident, fertile
July 8 - August 4 - Tree Holly - nurturing, affectionate, idealistic
August 5 - September 1 - Tree Hazel - wise, tolerant, protective
September 2 - September 29 - Tree Vine - joyous, lusty, prosperous
September 30 - October 27 - Tree Ivy - cooperative, loving, adoring
If you plan on jumping the broom make the broom out of this type of tree that
corresponds with the month. IF you are outside and are planning on having a
fire, give twigs to the people who join in to put in the fire as a symbol of
your wish for your union.
Also you can take into consideration are the planets and zodiac signs.
Zodiac signs have ruling planets this you might consider for your wedding as
well.
Aries - Mars - March 20 - April 20
Taurus - Venus - April 20 - May 20
Gemini - Mercury - May 20 - June 20
Cancer - Moon - June 20 - July 20
Leo - Sun - July 20 - August 20
Virgo - Mercury - August 20 - September 20
Libra - Venus - September 20 - October 20
Scorpio - Pluto - October 20 - November 20
Sagittarius - Jupiter - November 20 - December 20
Capricorn - Saturn - December 20 - January 20
Aquarius - Uranus - January 20 - February 20
Pisces - Neptune - February 20 March 20
just as well. Remembering something as special as your wedding to last a
lifetime.
In this part I'm only going to talk about picking a month. The day of the
month will follow in the next posting
So which date will it be?
- The day you met
- Around your favorite Deities
- Favorite season
Which month do you want to handfast in? Here are somethings to keep in
mind.
Do you want your Handfasting to be in the light of the year or dark.
The dark of the year is time for creativity, when physical life is dormant
but magickal and spiritual forces thrive. Its time for imagining and
planning.
The light half of the year bursts forth those ideas. It's time for social
and when plans are brought into action.
On October 31st when the vail between the worlds are the thinnest the God is
reborn in the womb of the Goddess. She as Moon Goddess and as Mother nurtures
him though the dark autumn until December 21. Gods birth is joyous and a time
for new beginnings. So announcing an engagement or even hold a Handfasting in
December or January is fine.
Beltane is another great time for a Handfasting. God reaches manhood and the
Moon Goddess becomes his lover and mate. Their passion is on fire and is
infused with fertility. Beltane is a popular time for Handfastings. At Beltane
the Goddess and the God are united. In their honor couples would "go a maying",
they would gather hawthorn, the tree symbolizes courtship and love. Maypoles
are erected and decorated with ribbon and flowers to represent the Goddess and
the God. Many that were handfasted were renewed next year at a bonfire.
Another good day would be August 1st Lughnasadh. The God is at full manhood
and the Goddess is with child.\
September 21 is also equated with fertility. It is another favorable time
for unions.
In the middle ages the Zodiac was a big influence, that couples relied on
astrology to help them decide on what day to get married. Celtic astrology
assigns a specific tree to each on the lunar cycles. If you love a tree do it
with that cycle. Then incorporate this tree into your Handfasting ceremony.
Here is the list.
October 28 - November 24 - Tree Reed - understanding, principled, protective.
November 25- December 23 - Tree Elder - mystical, spiritual, introspective
December 24 - January 20 - Tree Birch - creative, spontaneous, innocent
January 21 - February 17 - Tree Rowan- expressive, free-spirited, passionate
February 18 - March 17 - Tree Ash - fair, trustworthy, compassionate
March 18 - April 14 - Tree Alder - steadfast, emotional, loving
April 15 - May 12 - Tree Willow - romantic, flexible, resilient
May 13 - June 9 - Tree Hawthorn - loving, committed, fertile
June 10 - July 7 - Tree Oak - powerful, confident, fertile
July 8 - August 4 - Tree Holly - nurturing, affectionate, idealistic
August 5 - September 1 - Tree Hazel - wise, tolerant, protective
September 2 - September 29 - Tree Vine - joyous, lusty, prosperous
September 30 - October 27 - Tree Ivy - cooperative, loving, adoring
If you plan on jumping the broom make the broom out of this type of tree that
corresponds with the month. IF you are outside and are planning on having a
fire, give twigs to the people who join in to put in the fire as a symbol of
your wish for your union.
Also you can take into consideration are the planets and zodiac signs.
Zodiac signs have ruling planets this you might consider for your wedding as
well.
Aries - Mars - March 20 - April 20
Taurus - Venus - April 20 - May 20
Gemini - Mercury - May 20 - June 20
Cancer - Moon - June 20 - July 20
Leo - Sun - July 20 - August 20
Virgo - Mercury - August 20 - September 20
Libra - Venus - September 20 - October 20
Scorpio - Pluto - October 20 - November 20
Sagittarius - Jupiter - November 20 - December 20
Capricorn - Saturn - December 20 - January 20
Aquarius - Uranus - January 20 - February 20
Pisces - Neptune - February 20 March 20
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