About Weddings and Handfastings

Our wedding day can be one of the most joyous days in our lives - if it is properly planned! A great wedding day does not happen by chance, and rarely happens quickly.

One of the most important descisions that will need to be made is what type of wedding you want to have. This can vary from the simple and informal to the grand and spectacular. You may want to get married in the most romantic country house, or you may not even want to do the "legal bit" and just hold a public ceremony of commitment. The choice is yours.

Once you have decided on the type of wedding you want, another important area to work out are the vows that you are going to make to each other. Again, these can be as simple or complex as you desire - it's your day and they are your vows. The main thing is to make them realistic. There is no point in promising something that will be impossible to keep! There have been some excellent articles on the subject of vows by Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz in the LifeRites magazine.

There are several UK sites on the 'Net that deal with weddings, such as Confetti, WebWedding and Wedding Guide UK