Our Heathen Handfasting Ceremony, Freyja's Day 9/30/2016

Our lovely priestess (and good friend) Valerie wrote and performed the ceremony, and she did the invocation in Icelandic (the translation was provided in the scroll programs for the guests).
Here is the Icelandic to English translation of the invocation:
Nauð is alight, Nauð is alive,
Pure in its brightness,
Pure against darkness.
Please, all of Asgard, ancestors, elves and elemental wights, join us in today's celebrations,
Bless us with your presence in this consecrated grove.
Hail the folk!
The living blood of Heimdall,
And honor to you glorious ancestors,
Whose deeds have brought us forth,
An unbroken line,
we continue the breath of our people.
Hail the folk!
Hail Alfather Odin!
Lord of Asgard,
Pale poet of battle,
Noble rider of Sleipnir.
Knowledge for your eye,
Runes for your sacrifice.
We ask you to walk with us in Midgard and make this realm your home.
Hail Odin!
Hail mighty Thor,
Master of Thrudheim,
Thunderer and might maker of right,
Winter is nearing and your protection is dear to us,
We ask you to walk with us in Midgard and make this realm your home.
With Mjolnir, strike out injustice done to those devoted to you.
Hail Thor!
Hail Sif!
Good-mother of Ullr and Thrudr,
Lady of Thrudheim,
Wife of Thor, and great seeress,
Warm the earth with your tresses
By your decree, the grains are graced with gold,
We ask you to walk with us in Midgard and make this realm your home.
Hail Sif!
Hail Freyja!
The Lady Vadanis ,
Owner of Brisingamen,
Ruler of Folkvangr, realm of the glorious dead,
Today we ask you most of all to be our patron Goddess,
For one of your many gifts is the grace of true love which we are in the presence of today.
We ask you to walk with us in Midgard, and make this realm your home.
Hail Freyja!"
The raw footage of this video is courtesy of Jason Craig of Steady State studios.
Our Photographer was Myles Katherine.
The video was put together by me.
*As stated in the credits, the music used is by Bathory and Skyforger

[@okierebel9203]

may the Gods shine blessings upon your house for staying loyal to them. Always keep the old ways alive.

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Okie Rebel. thank you

[@angeliahall9906]

Your ceremony was so beautiful! It made me cry! My fiance and I are going to be married in Feb of 2020 and I found your video looking for ideas on how people should be seated. Thank you for sharing your special day.

[@Alaska_Grey]

Congratulations on your engagement! I hope it and your marriage be blessed!❤

[@hitewakeasllielimsolls8443]

*A Real and Organic Wedding !* So beautiful and true to Our Ancient Ancestors. You're an inspiration. Anyone fancy a wedding while I'm here ?

[@ashleyragan6057]

Ollie Plimsolls yes I fancy a wedding skal

[@ashkorewhitemoon9240]

This is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@sheerluckholmes7720]

Hail Freyja! Ancient Ash Tree from the Great Northern Fatherland greetings from the Ancient Eucalypts of the Great Southern Land ! Blessings to you !

[@Raduselderbrother]

my name is Freya without the J

[@wendeln92]

That forest backdrop is absolutely gorgeous.

[@th-ck9vl]

Oh wow I didn't even notice

[@alype1915]

Beautiful ceremony. Congratulations :) I wish you all the happiness the Gods can give you. Greatings from Switzerland.

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Audrey P thank you, sister!!

[@johnbross5751]

Morrigan be with you and congratulations on the handfasting

[@DedraAmbroseandSnow]

My fiance' & I are soon to do this as well. I'm extremely happy & excited. I'm now planning it out & all of that.

[@mackiereyes7574]

This is beautiful! Everything I want my own hand fasting to be like. May the Gods bless your marriage, may it be long and happy! Best wishes from Mexico. Blessings my sister )O(

[@melaniegrooms6556]

This has me in tears it was so beautiful!!!

[@nightdoom5977]

Absolutely beautiful. Skál to the both of you. First time seeing this though. May the gods and goddesses and ancestors watch over you and bless you.

[@kyrahhanson8084]

I cried. This was so beautiful

[@jenniclarke2334]

this is so beautiful. I want something like this. may your future together be prosperous and plenty. Blessed be my brother and sister.

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Jenni Clarke hail sister! Thank you for the kind words

[@TheWhimsicalFamily]

Beautiful! Planning mine currently. We had a Christian wedding (my husband religion) so now were planning this for mine.

[@jeancooper7953]

Very well done. Everything work for a lovely ceremony and the priestess performing the ceremony is great!!

[@lavendergilly5843]

I've been studying other belief systems customs and this was the most video I've seen. I'm only 2% Scandinavian but I am 20% German, and I feel at home when I see this. I don't know why Christians in history took so many ancient practices away. The Bible is an interesting book, and I think all religions are interesting. I'm not for violence. Only curiosity.

[@DedraAmbroseandSnow]

I have Irish in me gypsy blood as well as Cherokee. My fiance' & I are planning hours for this year 2020.

[@mariyagross286]

I feel exactly the same im getting married in 10/16/21 and i dont want a Christian wedding at all

[@user-gt8xg3fk4e]

This was such a beautiful handfasting. It makes me so excited for mine

[@dulcegonzalez6667]

Wow love your video thank you for sharing i am planning my own wedding and loved it got chills really

[@rosering02]

That was beautiful. Congratulations and many blessings to you both.

[@abbyfoye1699]

If my wedding is not like this I don’t want it

[@DifferentKindofGlam]

That was beautiful!!!!

[@proudpagan428]

Merry meet. Blessed be

[@Pagyptsian]

This was wonderful 🧡

[@tokyopuffer]

Beautiful!

[@danielleu.877]

chills, through the whole thing watching

[@0riginist971]

So inspiring, I will consider one for myself. I got chills even though I didn't know much of what was being said (in any language).

[@lynsaydiane7747]

0riginist Thank you :) There's a translation for the Icelandic part in the description, if that helps!

[@Athen239]

Love!

[@Athen239]

I'm in the process of designing my wedding, so videos like this really help and inspire.

[@a.d.j.m5475]

Hurra! How sweet man 😭🤘🏻❤️

[@5corneralebrigade]

I was afraid of my want for a heathen wedding over any * other thank you

[@andrewhains3508]

wow, how beautiful! i would love to have a wedding like this someday

[@lillylazer429]

Beautiful ceremony

[@ashleyragan6057]

We want to do our ceremony similar to ours, but here we do not have a kindred near us in Kansas. If I could talk with you I would appreciate it so much! Your ceremony is beautiful!

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Ashley Ragan thank you, and certainly!

[@ashleyragan6057]

Lynsay Beck thank you [e-mail] email me and we can exchange info :)

[@dylangoss6524]

So pretty sister heil Odin

[@chetoliver5897]

Where is this? Would love to have been apart of something like this. Hail the gods, godessess, and the ancestors

[@martinmonty7014]

Made me smile would love to attend to such a ceremony. love the god`s and may frey offer u all peace

[@lynsaydiane7747]

martin monty thank you, and to you as well!!

[@LolaLens]

I just saw this now! lol. Looks great.

[@mrillmatic95]

Hail the gods hail the volva

[@gelirwen9329]

Perfect wedding. Bons baisers de France.

[@nadines1889]

Where do you find a high priestess to do this ceremony??

[@lynsaydiane7747]

she's a good friend of mine, we met through mutual friends while working at a festival together years ago and I went to her for advice a lot when I was first starting my own solitary practice :) If you're looking, I'd suggest asking your local pagan groups in your area and see who is ordained

[@1moonamoon]

Beautiful

[@Jennifer-qv6oo]

Birds are speaking 🔥🔥🔥 maybe just me but I believe it was the God and goddess speaking 🔥

[@Katie-rx7lh]

This is so beautiful!!! I love the song as everyone walks down the aisle and all the other music! What is the song and artist?

[@fantasmawitch]

Absolutely lovely! I will be having my handfasting this fall so this gives me ideas, hah! I hope you don't mind me asking but where did the maidens get their dresses? They are so gorgeous! ~Many blessings to you both!

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Jenny Witchy thank you, sister

[@courtneylee2691]

Oh my gosh. May I ask where your wedding dress is from? So gorgeous! A beautiful and inspiring ceremony.

[@OperaSpider]

Courtney Lee thank you :) My dress is from The White Dress boutique in Portland, OR

[@aerozopher]

nice folks

[@datgnome000]

Please tell me the name of your dress! It is absolutely everything I want for mine :) blessings

[@jackielou68]

That was beautiful! We just got engaged and now I'm starting the planning process, which is daunting to say the least. I got lots of wonderful ideas from the ceremony. This is a shot in the dark, but do you happen to have a copy of the vows somewhere saved that I could request? I would love to use a few things from it if you don't mind and my life would be a million times easier if I didn't have to try to write it while listening, haha! Thank you and congratulations!

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Jackie Thomas thank you :) I do have a copy, but since the ceremony and vows were composed for us by our priestess, I would have to ask her if that's ok

[@jackielou68]

Lynsay Beck thanks

[@aliveinsidehisheart3433]

What is in the mug?

[@lynsaydiane7747]

mead :)

[@jesseaughe6801]

what is the name of the song at the first

[@lynsaydiane7747]

Ring of Gold by Bathory

[@chriscopeland8083]

Nauo? Is alight nauo is alive? I do not know this word. Anybody?

[@marielarodriguez5369]

💖✨

[@MuzycznyWiking]

🔥🧔✌️

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

If this is how I'm going to get married, I'd want to happen outdoors at night in front of a bonfire.

[@sgdfization]

lui si vede che è mbriacone

[@eRaZeHyper]

muh tree

[@gritskennedy5007]

Twas his religious steadfastness he refused to shear his long greasy hair while serving food and having customers lo strangers pulling long grey fine hair from their cups of coffee to go that this Heathen shouted you Cannot mold me into your world for that my wife I sacrifice by allowing her to take thy place at thine fry station and closing shift clean up crew.

[@johnpaul2389]

nerds

[@lynsaydiane7747]

John Paul and we're happy that way :)

[@johnpaul2389]

Lynsay Beck that's truly awesome, you're chemistry shows it as well. live long and prosper....nerds;)

[@tasmadison2688]

Okay I'm speaking into my telephone I can't Mike can't communicate with me because I can't communicate with gay people to gay people I don't understand you I don't hear you I don't like you I don't follow you so okay bye

[@tasmadison2688]

There's nothing humorous of regarding either of you you don't have a sense of humor

[@tasmadison2688]

They're just a bunch of poses so unentertaining couldn't be more entertained they don't even talking anything they don't know how to communicate, you don't know anything about my lavida. I never had covid I had a simple common cold and I went and got some steroids and I was better. Stop blaming me for your own sick life. Truly the most boring people that I've ever never encountered. 😁

[@tasmadison2688]

Is this the poser copycatter the only reason is successful is because James and Alex I don't sexualize people that ain't something I do so please leave me alone. I mean just go back to your country don't ever come to the United States of America again cuz Mike talks s*** about Tracy too he said he's not like three people like her I go to work I don't know what you guys do but I go to work and school. If I were either of you which I ain't I would immediately shoot myself in the head immediately. 😁

[@tasmadison2688]

Ok guys where tu bila? -checling merchandise. -MariposSAS , Bonita . -Mi y Justin , +]Plus circus. *Epilespy RIP Coraje y honor. They so jealous of me, they don't wha0t say. Get to work, niche. You guys are gay. Na even talking to you. Do you own KZbin? -I'll bust head open, -Fernando Alfaro -Love, God , Y Devil. It isn't wedding, without dancing. -keep practicing

[@tasmadison2688]

*Biche, MUY JOY TO YOU.

[@maldito_sudaka]

This is beatiful. I can't wait to do this after my judicial marriage ❤

[@queenofvalyria]

Beautiful ceremony