as a Wiccan, when m fiance and I get married I would like if possiblle to have a handfasting but not have to do the legalities seperately..is it possible to combine the two in the uk? and as im a hedge witch ratherthan a part of a coven could i still find a wiccan priest/priestess to marry us?
2006-11-26 12:19:35 · 5 answers · asked by Sandra R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely you can - a dear friend of mine who lives in Hull just recently got married in a Pagan ceremony there.
Congrats!
May the Lord and Lady rain blessings on your union!
I'm not sure how you'd find a Pagan Prist/ess, but there MUST be some sort of online networking going on.
2006-11-26 13:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do not know about the UK. but here in the states (it is governed by each state)
i happen to be in Maryland. and as far as Maryland is concerned
any minister that is granted the rights to marriage by his church can preform a legal ceremony. my ordination is through the ULC right now. as soon as my grove is 2 years old we will apply for a federal not for profit status as a religious organization. this will open a few more doors for us.
as to finding a Wiccan Priest/Priestess, they are usually pretty accepting of other systems and beliefs. it should not be all that hard.
congratulations
and best wishes
Yogi
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wolftone
Hand fasting is the ancient Celtic Pagan ritual that would be the equivalent to a modern marriage. but it is a spiritual and a physical ceremony.
it is also designed so that if the people should come to a point where they no longer love each other that they can separate in peace.
it can last a set am mount of time or be permanent.
most will be for a year and a day at first and then after that time
there will be another ceremony to make it a permanent bond.
2006-11-26 12:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the UK. You might like to contact your local city hall (do they call it city hall in the UK?) and find out. I know I can get married legally by a priest or priestess, but I'm not in the UK.
As for a priest/priestess to marry you, try http://www.witchvox.com
They have listings of witches from all over the world and possibly will be have some listed in your area.
2006-11-26 12:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations!
In the US, there are licensed officiants who will perform handfastings for Wiccans, even those who are not of their Coven, and I would imagine that there'd be those in the UK who would do the same.
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_index/xclergy.html might offer a place to start looking. Good luck!
2006-11-26 12:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have religious beliefs, Whats hand-fasting ?
2006-11-26 12:24:24 · answer #5 · answered by wolfe_tone43 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋