Category Archives: Celebrating the Seasons

Add Halloween wisdom to your Wedding

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So what’s with the broom and witches? And what’s with the broom and weddings?

So glad you asked! Brooms and witches, today, brooms and hearths tomorrow.

In certain wedding tradi­tions, women wielding brooms walk before the wedding couple, brushing obsta­cles from their paths. They were often elders in the village, women who knew how to ease the stones away without creating a large amount of dust.

Tip: Why not have a wisdom shower? Ask your brides­maids (or go ahead and do it your­self) to ask all the women over 50 to give you advice about marriage, creating a home, being a great woman. It’s a book you’ll trea­sure forever.

Happy the Bride It Rains Upon

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Neither snow nor sleet nor dark of night is going to keep a bride from making it to her wedding. But let’s be sensible here. (I know, I’m shocked to hear the Wedding Priestess utter the S word myself.

Winter’s coming and you’ve got to get to the church, club, restau­rant. Odds are the weather will not be perfect and the ground will be messy, slippy, whatever.

I know you want to capture all those lovely pictures getting dressed at home. Once you do, take the dress off, put your sweats and your boots on (a perfect accom­pa­ni­ment to the veil) and get to the loca­tion without worrying about getting your hem wet, your shoes dirty or freezing.

Once you get that cold it’s hard to warm up. Brides who are freezing are NOT focusing on the wonder of marriage, they’re wondering if their feet will ever thaw out.

Tip: There’s a cute saying for every kind of weather, but mostly they were just covering bases. Dress warmly to get where you need to go and then slip into your dress. You’ve got help. Stay warm and clean! And let a smile be your umbrella on your wedding day! And don’t forget your shawl!

Spice up Your Autumn Wedding with Spices

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Stretch your concept of wedding plan­ning to include the sense of smell. Fact is, if you asso­ciate a certain scent with a memory, your mind will store that memory more clearly. The better and more frequently you remember your wedding, the more you will remember how you felt when you made your promises to your beloved. The more you are in touch with those feel­ings, the easier it is to stay married. You want to keep the good memo­ries flowing because they oil the creaky joints when life gets difficult!

So, think about spices! Put them in your Bouquet. Grind them during your wedding cere­mony (after telling people what they are and why you like them!), make sure that at least one dish includes those fabu­lous tastes.

Tip: Plan your wedding with your marriage in mind. Keep adding the little things that will make your wedding memo­rable (in a good way!)

Let Fall Give Your Wedding Planning a Boost

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There are lots of seasonal metaphors that Autumn offers a wedding couple. I’ll share some of them with you this week.

But the fact is the season also good for “harvesting” all the research you’ve done over the long hot summer. There’s nothing like a cold snap to give you the energy to get things accom­plished. So, even though we’re all whiny because we are loosing warmth and light, get orga­nized and get going. This season has arrived to gava­nize you in your wedding plan­ning! (kudos to © 2007 Christy L. Varon­fakis for this beau­tiful photo!)

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10 Steps to Building the Perfect Wedding Ceremony: 2b The Community

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You’re getting married and you’ve invited these amazing people to your wedding. You’ve brought together the most impor­tant people from your two lives to witness your wedding vows and cele­brate your move­ment into marriage.

Your commu­nity:

  1. Who are they?
  2. What do they mean to you?
  3. What do you want them to do today?
  4. What do you want them to remember about Love and Marriage?

One of the most wonderful things that happens at a wedding is that somebody”s Aunt Jane gets to meet your best friend’s wife because they have so much in common. Getting that bonding happening is building bridges for your marriage. Those bridges will serve you throughout your marriage. You want your commu­nity to mingle. You want them to remember the impor­tant ways in which love has changed their lives. You want them to know how impor­tant they all are to you.

Tip: Take the time to tell your commu­nity why they’re impor­tant to you. And then tell them what you’re offering them at your wedding: a chance for the most impor­tant people in both your lives to meet, greet and get acquainted — all while having a great time!