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HAND BLESSING???(usually placed before Pronouncing Husband/Wife and Husband/Wife)?GROOM/BRIDE, please face GROOM/BRIDE, and hold his/her hands,These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and vibrant with love, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as he/she promises to love you all the days of his life.These are the hands that will work along side yours, as together you build your future, as you laugh and cry, as you share your innermost secrets and dreams.These are the hands that will work long hours for you and your new family?These are that hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness.?These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes: tears of sorrow and tears of joy?These are the hands that will hold each child in tender love, soothing them through illness and hurt, supporting and encouraging them along the way, and knowing when it is time to let go?These are the hands that will massage tension from you neck and back in the evenings after you've both had a long hard day.?These are the hands that will hold you tight as you struggle through difficult timesThese are the hands that will comfort you when you are sick, or console you when you are grieving.?May they always be held by one another. Give them the strength to hold on during the storms of stress and the dark of disillusionment. Keep them tender and gentle as they nurture each other in their wondrous love.?Help these hands to continue building a relationship rich in caring, and devoted in reaching for your perfection. May Groom/Bride and Groom/Bride see their four hands as healer, protector, shelter and guide.Handfasting CeremonyThe expression "tying the knot" refers to the traditional early Celtic and later Scots and Welsh marriage ritual of handfasting. Though clearly pagan in origin, the symbolism of this ritual was so visually expressive and appealing that it even found its way into the liturgy of some factions of Catholicism practiced in Britain after the rise of Christianity. What follows is the script for a particularly elaborate, beautiful and historically accurate "six-chorded" handfasting ceremony. There are many other simpler variations of the ceremony, using a single chord (the old spelling of "cord") or a family clan tartan, which are much less lengthy and detailed.?Officiant: Know now that since your lives have crossed, you have formed ties between each other. The promises you make today and the ties that are bound here will cross the years and will greatly strengthen your union. With full awareness, know that you declare your intent to be handfasted before your friends and family. Do you still seek to enter this ceremony??Bride & Groom: Yes, we seek to enter.?I bid you look into each other’s eyes.?[Bride's Name], will you honor him??I will.?[Groom's Name], will you honor her??I will.?[To Both] Will you seek never to give cause to break that honor??Yes.?And so the binding is made. Join your hands. (First chord is draped across the bride and groom's hands.)?[Bride's Name], will you share his dreams??I will .?[Groom's Name], will you share her dreams??I will .?[To Both] Will you dream together to create new realities and hopes??Yes.?And so the binding is made. (Second chord is draped across the couple's hands.)?[Bride's Name], will you share his laughter??I will .?[Groom's Name], will you share her laughter??I will .?[To Both] Will both of you look for the brightness in life and the positive in each other??Yes.?And so the binding is made. (Drape third chord across the couple's hands.)?[Bride's Name], might you ever burden him??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[Groom's Name], might you ever burden her??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[To Both] Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union??Yes.?And so the binding is made. (Drape fourth chord across the couple's hands.)?[Bride's Name], might you ever cause him pain??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[Groom's Name], might you ever cause her pain??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[To Both] Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it??Yes.?And so the binding is made. (Drape fifth chord across the couple's hands.)?[Bride's Name], might you ever cause him anger??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[Groom's Name], might you ever cause her anger??I might...?Is that your intent??No.?[To Both] Will you together take the heat of anger and use it to temper the strength of this union??Yes.?And so the binding is made. (Drape sixth chord across the couple's hands. Tie chords together while saying:)?The knots of this binding are not formed by these chords, but rather by your vows. For as always, you hold in your own hands the making or breaking of this union. (Once chords are tied together they are removed and placed on altar.)Hands:(bride) please hold (groom’s) hands, palms up, so that you may see the gift they are to you.?THESE are the hands of your best friend and full of love, that are holding yours on yourwedding day, as he promises to love you all the days of his life!?THESE are the hands that will work along side yours as you build your future together, as you laugh and cry, as you share your innermost secrets and dreams.?THESE are the hands that will massage tension from your neck and shoulders in the evenings after you both had a long hard day.?THESE are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and help you to hold you up in times of struggle.?THESE are the hands that will lift your chin as they raise your face to look into his eyes. Eyes that are filled completely with his overwhelming love for you!?(groom), please hold (bride’s) hands palms up, where you may see the gift that they are to you.?THESE are the hands of your best friend, loving, caring that are holding yours on your wedding day, as she pledges her love and commitment to you all the days of her life.?THESE are the hands that will welcome you home after a very long day.?THESE are the hands that will wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and tears of Joy!?THESE are the hands that will hold you tight when you struggle through difficult times.?THESE are the hands that will comfort you when you are sick and console you when you are grieving?THESE are the hands that will love you and cherish you throughout the years for a lifetime of happiness.?THESE are the hands that will give you support knowing that together as a team everything you wish for can be realized.?May your hands always be held by one another.May they have the strength to hold on during the storms of stress and the darkness of disillusionment. Keep them tender and gentle as they nurture each other in wondrous love.?May you both see your four hands as healer, protector, shelter and guide, for a lifetime.? ................
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