Hand Fasting Ceremony
(An Ancient Celtic Tradition)
We will now do the ancient Celtic hand fastening ritual where 3 cords will be placed over their joined hands.
Guest 1 will now place the Burgundy cord to symbolize romance, partnership and happiness.
Guest 2 will now place the Ivory cord which stands for peace, sincerity and devotion.
Guest 3 will now place the gold cord which represents unity, prosperity and longevity.
Guest 4 will now tie the cords together to signify the tying of the knot.
As this knot is tied, so are your lives now bound together. Woven into this cord, into its very fibers, are all the hopes of thy friends and family, and of themselves, for a new life together.
With the fashioning of this knot you tie all the desires, dreams, love, and happiness wished here in this place to your lives for as long as love shall last.
In the joining of hands and the fashioning of a knot, so are your lives now bound, one to another.
By this cord you are thus now and forevermore bound to your vow. May this knot remain tied for as long as love shall last.
May this cord draw your hands together in love, never to be used in anger.
May the vows you have spoken never grow bitter in your mouths. As any child discovers when they are learning to tie their own shoes, the first move is to cross the ends.
The cross creates the (X), which is the symbol of partnership and union. As your hands are bound by this cord, so is your partnership held by the symbol of this knot.
May it be granted that what is done before the gods be not undone by man.
Two entwined in love, bound by commitment and fear, sadness and joy, by hardship and victory, anger and reconciliation, all of which brings strength to this union.
Hold tight to one another through both good times and bad, and watch as your strength grows.
I shall now remove the cords.
Guest 1 will now place the Burgundy cord to symbolize romance, partnership and happiness.
Guest 2 will now place the Ivory cord which stands for peace, sincerity and devotion.
Guest 3 will now place the gold cord which represents unity, prosperity and longevity.
Guest 4 will now tie the cords together to signify the tying of the knot.
As this knot is tied, so are your lives now bound together. Woven into this cord, into its very fibers, are all the hopes of thy friends and family, and of themselves, for a new life together.
With the fashioning of this knot you tie all the desires, dreams, love, and happiness wished here in this place to your lives for as long as love shall last.
In the joining of hands and the fashioning of a knot, so are your lives now bound, one to another.
By this cord you are thus now and forevermore bound to your vow. May this knot remain tied for as long as love shall last.
May this cord draw your hands together in love, never to be used in anger.
May the vows you have spoken never grow bitter in your mouths. As any child discovers when they are learning to tie their own shoes, the first move is to cross the ends.
The cross creates the (X), which is the symbol of partnership and union. As your hands are bound by this cord, so is your partnership held by the symbol of this knot.
May it be granted that what is done before the gods be not undone by man.
Two entwined in love, bound by commitment and fear, sadness and joy, by hardship and victory, anger and reconciliation, all of which brings strength to this union.
Hold tight to one another through both good times and bad, and watch as your strength grows.
I shall now remove the cords.
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