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may no one put asunder
Reflections, inspiration, and memorable ceremonies
When privacy about your wedding is a priority
Your privacy is more important than business promotion. If you need to keep pictures and video of your ceremony off the internet, that's okay. Weddings in the Gunks is a ministry of marriage, but it's a ministry that is run like a business. That's why permission to...
Sand ceremonies and earth ceremonies as part of your wedding
Sand ceremonies are a beautiful act of unity, with sand from more than one container being combined in much the same way that our lives are combined in marriage. Some of my wedding clients want to celebrate the individuality that continues even when lives are deeply...
Jumping the broom
Like many modern wedding traditions, jumping the broom has many stories about its origin and purpose, and it's a ceremony that holds different meaning for different people who do it. The practice may have developed independently in Wales and the American South, and...
Write your own vows with this rule of threes
Writing your own wedding vows is a very romantic idea, but it's not for everyone. Some folks freeze up at the thought of writing anything creative at all, some get scared at the sight of a blank page or screen, and there are also those from whom words flow like water....
Officiating your naturist wedding
Not everyone stresses over what to wear to their own wedding. Not everyone stresses over how to dress the wedding party. Not everyone thinks about how the parents' outfits will look together in wedding pictures. There are some who feel that being clothed in the sky is...
Handfasting as part of your wedding
I fell in love with tying the knot with handfasting 35 years ago. It’s a nontraditional wedding element that remains one of my favorites.