Your Magical Day The Way You Dreamt It To Be
Well, I would say that as you have chosen to read further you are at least a little bit in love with all things Norse or perhaps something with a more celtic or pagan flavour suits you. Whichever path you are wanting to take. together we can make your dreams a reality with a wedding ceremony or civil partnership celebration that authentically reflects the wonderful couple you are. One of the fabulous things about using my services is you have complete freedom to choose what elements you would like to have included in your day - music, symbolic rituals, poetry or even the dulcet tones of a Skald (Norse poet or musician). Once we have had an initial chat, I shall put together all of the information I glean from the two of you and shall cast my runes to magically begin creating your unique ceremony. Not sure about promises or oaths? No problem. I can guide you to write your own alternatively, I create them for you. If there is something I cannot do, I can point you in the direction reqired to add that truly magical experience to your day.
For a marriage to be recognised in law in England & Wales, a legally-binding ceremony, commonly known as a ‘registration of a marriage’ MUST take place, normally at a Register Office. (The same applies to a civil partnership registration). The service can be very short and basic, and does not have to involve the exchange of rings or vows if you don’t want it to.
Once completed, you then have the choice of where, how and when you want to exchange your vows and rings and celebrate your union in a way that is meaningful to you.
** A registration of marriage currently costs £35 p.p. for your notices and £49 for the room hire(at a Register Office). Add the cost of your marriage certificate and you can legally be registered for less than £130!**
Weddings
Wedding Packages
Full Wedding Ceremony Over time I have found myself conducting more blended wedding ceremonies where the couple each follow a slightly different path. I have found this exillerating and an honour to work with different elements, gods and beliefs. I have also found that a good starting point or foundation with a blended ceremony is nature. Whether you follow Norse, Heathen, Asatru, Animism, Wiccan, Druidic or any one of the varied Pagan paths, nature is at the heart, connecting all, both physically and spiritually. I always bring in ancestors of land, culture, kith and kin to stand witness alongside you and any gods or goddesses we have invited to share the space. Your beliefs will be treated with the utmost respect, care and honour they deserve.
After an initial consultation to discuss what it is you are actually looking for in a wedding celebration, I will send you a questionaire to complete in order for me to learn more about the two of you and to help me create the right ceremony for you. The big question I guess you would have is - what can you expect from me?
As many meetings as you require in order for us to build your magical ceremony
A vow writing workshop to help you convey your words in a meaningful way. This will be arranged for a date and time convenient for us both
On the day of your ceremony, I will be there at least 1 hour before in order to sort out any last minute issues that might arise and help ease you into enjoying your day
I will conduct your ceremony, leaving you with a wonderful keepsake
Once the ceremony is finished I will quietly slip away to leave you to your celebrations alternatively, if you would like me to stay on and MC the big moments and announcements at your reception, this can be arranged
Price - from £700 - £950 Upon signing our agreement as well as a 25% deposit of our agreed fee, your date is secured Terms and conditions apply
It all begins with your dream. Let’s get together and see those dreams take wing! No request is too fantastical and pretty much all wedding dreams can be made a reality to fit your budget. The beauty of it is, even on a small budget we can create a magical day for you that you will remember forever.
Immersive Norse Wedding
As with the full wedding ceremony, we will have an initial consultation to discuss how far you would like to go with this and I will then send you a questionaire to complete in order for me to learn more about the two of you. .
What do I mean by ‘How far to go with this?’ Usually a two day affair with the actual wedding ceremony taking place on ‘Frigg’s Day’ - Friday, Frigg being the Norse patron of love, childbirth and family among other things, however, there may be elements that you would prefer to leave out, enhance or add to. The couple undergo seperate rituals the day prior, supported by the relative women and men in their family or wedding party or just by themselves. On this day the focus is quite strongly on ancestors of culture, kith and kin as well as the older nature gods, the Varnir. This involves a special cleansing ceremony - first the kransen (golden head circlet) would be ceremonially removed from the bride’s head and wrapped to be put away for the bride until the birth of a daughter or granddaughter of her own. The next step in the bride's preparations is a visit to a clean water source where she undergoes a symbolic cleansing of all that has been before, the washing away of her maiden status. The purification from the primal waters preparing her for her mystical role as wife, lover, mother. Herbs, flowers or oils can be added to the process both for their cleansing and healing properties as well as their scent. The groom undergoes a similar pre-wedding cleaninsing rite. This is followed by a ritual symbolic body painting. Painting particular symbols and runes onto your body while chanting the Lokk (sounds of the runes), invoking ancestral spirits of place and culture, and casting the galdr. This day is not a scripted day, I am totally led by my Norse patrons and fylgja. Finally, at the end of the first day the couple will be led on a spiritual journey through a particular rune by means of Lokk Seidr. Altogether the first day can take anything from 3 to 6 hours, so a break in between rituals is probably advisable and we can sit and talk around a crackling fire while having something to drink. I shall ensure that you leave this day feeling well grounded and ready for your wedding celebrations the following day.
The wedding ceremony itself includes elements such as Norse shamanic blessing and blót, offerings around a wedding hearga and godposts of your choice, Thor’s fertility blessing, exchange of family blades and of course the all important honey mead! I shall write the wedding ceremony and send this to you a couple of months prior to the big day so that you can both go through it to ensure you are happy with the content, this also gives us time to make any changes if required. As you can see, this can be a deep dive into old Norse and viking-era ways depending on what elements you feel appropriate for you and those involved… it’s a community affair! This is not re-enactment,, I am using old ways to inspire ceremonies for today’s couples.
*WARNING* Video contains nudity. (clothing for the pre-wedding rituals is optional)
Videography by Thorn and Found and subject to copyright laws
Pre-wedding rituals for bride and groom - videography by Thorn and Found
What you can expect from me:
As many meetings as you require in order for us to build your authentic, meaningful and spiritual ceremony
A vow writing workshop to help you convey your words your way. This will be arranged for a date and time convenient for us both
I can help with arranging (pointing you in the direction of trusted suppliers) all the required aspects of the ceremonies involved for example godposts, metalsmithing, outfits etc
If it is the full 2 day event I will help you plan the seperate pre-wedding rituals and oversee those with ancestral blessings
I will conduct the ceremony on the day including any offerings and blóta, presentation and exchange of family blades, bestow Thor’s blessing and other various spiritual aspects you may wish to include depending on which Norse gods you feel more closely affiliated with (all aspects of this are, of course, adaptable and I shall respect your decisions to leave certain rituals out)
Once you have been introduced into the communial celebratory feast I can quietly slip away to leave you to enjoy the rest of your celebration alternatively, if you would like me to stay to introduce important moments such as speeches, wedding party competitions (tug of war a favourite!) or any other post ceremony elements, then that too can be arranged
A keepsake from your special day Upon signing our agreement as well as a 25% deposit of our agreed fee, your date is secured
Price from £1 500. - £2 500. Terms and conditions apply
