Modern Handfasting: A Complete Guide to the Magic of Pagan Weddings

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Everything You Need to Plan Your Pagan Wedding

Handfasting is quickly becoming a widely practiced tradition, not only for pagans, but for people from all walks of life. This book is a thorough resource that shares rituals, sample vows, and all the information you need to plan your own ceremony or serve as a celebrant for others.

In Modern Handfasting, you will discover the history, legal considerations, logistics, and magic of the big day. Author Liz Williamsa priestess and longtime celebrantguides you through writing your vows, opening the ceremony, creating and consecrating a circle, calling the quarters, tying the knot, and closing the ceremony. You will also discover tips and stories from other couples and celebrants as well as practical information on early planning, troubleshooting unexpected problems, finding a celebrant, and performing love magic. Learn how to choose flowers, dates, and other details with magical correspondences.

Author Bio

Liz Williams (Glastonbury, UK) is a celebrant, tarot reader, author, and workshop leader. Together with her husband, she owns the Witchcraft Shop in Glastonbury, England. She is the develop of the Cauldron of Learning series and is the author of Miracle of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism (Reaktion Books, 2020). She holds a PhD in the philosophy of science from Cambridge University.