I Call This the Double Date
We were windswept on a mountain hilltop that we all agreed looked like Ireland. There was a quote by Donovan, a handfasting and Sufi dancing. The wedding benches were handmade by the groom and given as gifts to the musicians whose heartfelt playing and singing brought tears to my eyes. The grapevine arbors and archways looked enchanting against the blue sky. The chickens and gardens made me smile.
I went through some initial withdrawal honoring the couple’s request not to take photos of the ceremony, so beautiful. But it was also a relief to sit with the breeze and birdsong and let my heart fill for the joining of my long-time friend and his partner. Later, as bride and groom, they posed by their sunflower maze for a picture with the wedding officiate, another dear friend, Katherine Moonflower. Then came the best slushie punch and hummingbird cake I ever tasted. There was also a gluten free chocolate cake that was topped with fat red berries.
Note: Read more about Katherine’s Life Ceremonies HERE.
July 14th, 2014 7:36 am
Beautiful!
LOVE the first pic too!
July 15th, 2014 4:47 am
That’s an interesting concept – no pictures. It would be difficult but it sure would allow one to take it all in, in a different way.
July 15th, 2014 7:39 am
They both practice Native American ways and the ceremony within that, and prefer that to be intimate and not photographed (and not all over Facebook) but they did have a designated photographer taking pictures for them.
July 16th, 2014 8:24 pm
[…] 12. We were windswept on a mountain hilltop that we all agreed looked like Ireland. There was a quote by Donovan, a handfasting and Sufi dancing. The wedding benches were handmade by the groom and given as gifts to the musicians whose heartfelt playing and singing brought tears to my eyes. The grapevine arbors and archways looked enchanting against the blue sky. The chickens and gardens made me smile. – More from I Call This a Double Date HERE. […]
July 17th, 2014 4:55 am
Wow. I’d never encountered the word “handfasting” before. Thanks, CR!