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Planning Your Wedding
Ceremony
Temple of Divine Spirit


Your Wedding
Your Vows
Your Way
Planning your wedding can be both stressful and rewarding.  
We hope to do our best to ease the stress by helping you
design the ceremony of your dreams.  We have basic outlines
for Christian, Wiccan, Tribal and Pagan ceremonies and will work with you to ensure your vows celebrate your love, your
commitment and your own personal beliefs.   Incorporate your
family and friends into the ceremony, select any readings
and/or music you prefer - it's YOUR special day and we will do
our utmost to make sure it's what YOU desire.  

Rev. Mother Susan will travel throughout Rhode Island to
officiate at wedding/banquet halls, beaches, parks, private
residences etc.  From formal black tie weddings to barefoot in
the park ceremonies, Rev. Mother will work to make your
ceremony unique and memorable.

Fees start at $100.00, extra charges for travel over 30 miles,
ferry/bridge tolls  and for rehearsals.  

For Florida weddings see Rev. Paul's page

Non-Legal Marriage Ceremonies

Handfastings
In long ago times, people would wed or handfast for a year and
a day.  At the end of this period, they could either separate,
re-handfast or unite in a more formal "forever" ceremony.  
Today handfastings are an option for those who are unable
or not ready to formalize their relationship with a legally
binding marriage.  A Spiritually Binding Marriage such as a
Handfasting or Affirmation of Love unites people in the
spiritual realm but has no impact in the mundane world and is
not legally binding.

Affirmation of Love
For many couples, a public declaration of their love provides
great personal satisfaction and allows them to share their  
relationship with family and friends.  It shares many aspects of
a handfasting but not the year and a day "time limit". A
beautiful ceremony designed to enable a couple to publicly
declare their feelings for each other with or without a defined
commitment. Can be used as a commitment ceremony for
same sex couples or when more than 2 people are making a commitment to a relationship.

Renewal of Vows
A wonderful way to acknowledge a special anniversary or as a
marital "refresher", a renewal of vows can allow you to say
what you didn't say in your original ceremony or express how
your love has grown since you first married.  
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