Pagan wedding brainstorming needed!

[ladymalen]

My guy and I are getting married (insert random 'OMGIMFREAKINGOUT' spazz here). We're doing the civil veremony thing in a few weeks, mostly for the benefits we'll get from the Navy. We're planning a handfasting for later this year (the 'real' wedding in our eyes). Now I need non fluffy help in the form of links to communities (my searchs just came

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[greenkira]

When I got married, we built a stone circle out on the old family farm in the weeks beforehand and had a sunset wedding on the summer solstice. The reception was on-site, with most people camping, directly after the ceremony. It was somewhat Asatru for my husband, somewhat Celtic for me, and referenced things from the magical group I was taking part in. Most of the people were in medieval garb and we walked out of the circle under an arch of swords.

The ceremony was about 25 minutes long. Then we had catered turkey legs, 6 cases of mead, 50 gallons of beer and cider, a huge bonfire and all night party. About 200 people came, about half friends and pagans, and the other half family and family friends, including my mom's church musician friends. Almost everyone who attended said it was the best wedding they'd ever been at. The church musicians were egging each other on to dance around the bonfire even.

The trick to having your family enjoy, if not necessarily understand, a pagan wedding? Spectacle, food, and lots of booze.

Just had our fifth anniversary and all is well, and our families even get along!

[ladymalen]

That sounds wonderful! *lol*

And yeah, it's going to be a pretty mixed crowd so it will be intersting to see some people's reactions.

Congrats to you and yours!