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Lucy and Karl's colourful bond of marriage

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Lucy and Karl married were lucky enough to marry at one of their favourite spots in the whole of Sydney. The gorgeous wedding took place under a majestic fig tree, overlooking Sydney Harbour. In addition to some meaningful readings, the couple chose to include an ancient Celtic handfasting ritual to help bind them in matrimony. Lucy and Karl took the time to think about the values they wanted to be a part of their marriage. They chose braided coloured ribbons to represent each of those values. The ribbons were bound together as they joined hearts and hands in marriage. Lucy and Karl were thrilled with what they described as a "perfect day".  --> "We so appreciate your guidance in developing a truly personal and meaningful ceremony that we will always cherish. From the moment we engaged you as our celebrant we knew we didn't have to worry about a thing - your professionalism and encouragement at each step of the way made the proces...

Christine and Paul's wedding with Unity Bowl and Handfasting Rituals

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Christine and Paul's wedding day had lots of personal touches ranging from spiritual to humorous. Fantastic Jazz music set the tone for their special day as friends and family gathered to celebrate. The ceremony felt very warm and intimate. For the Unity Bowl ritual each guest was asked to bring along a precious object - a crystal, stone or fossilized wood for example. During the ceremony family and friends placed offerings within a beautiful glass bowl, and expressed their wishes for the happy couple and their future together. The different objects within the Unity Bowl symbolised the many different colours, shapes and energies of love. At the end, Christine and Paul had a very beautiful memento to keep and remind them of their wedding. The couple were joined together in matrimony using a Celtic handfasting ritual. It is from this ancient ritual that we get the saying to 'Tie The Knot'. As Christine and Paul were bound together by their vows, they were...