Tiffeny and Jack wrote their own vows. I ask for the bride and groom who decide to do this to impose some discipline on themselves - write their vows ahead of the week of the wedding, think of what it is they want to promise the other, and put it on paper (...and send it to me!). The weakest vows are the ones written after the rehearsal dinner...too much wine, too little time, too little inspiration. Jack and Tiffeny's vows were heartfelt, touching, and very personal.
I included the ancient ritual of handfasting in this ceremony...adapted so that Jack and Tiffeny's parents and Jack's aunt could all participate in "tying the knot." I talked about each ribbon in symbolic termswhen the ribbons were tied around their joined wrists. Jack and Tiffeny put their own original stamp on this ritual...they kept the ribbons tied and their wrists joined together as they processed out after the ceremony. In the picture below, you can see Jack's mother about to tie her ribbon.
I write so often about the impact of weather on the way a wedding day unfolds. Jack and Tiffeny took a risk that gray skies would not turn to rain. It was the right gamble...because this ceremony would not have been as delightful, meaningful, and dramatic indoors. Don't know why...it would just have been different.
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