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pagan

Whether you identify as Pagan, Wiccan, or Druid, you’ll find what you need in our archive. We’ve got Pagan ceremony scripts and vows, Pagan wedding traditions and rituals, and dozens of real weddings featuring Pagan couples from all over the world.

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Megan & Federico’s fandom-loving fantastically fall wedding

It’s our favorite week for spooky, gothic, and horror-themed weddings — it’s HALLOWEEN WEEK! Today we’re gawking at a seriously lovely outdoor winery wedding featuring mini pumpkin place cards, a zombie-killing sword ceremony, a full moon, and some amazingly carved pumpkin centerpieces. You’ll never believe how the bride found their creator.

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Heather & Bobby’s Lord of the Rings meets Game of Thrones fantasy wedding

Are you in the mood for some serious castle partying with swords, flutes, medieval garb, and the most epic phoenix and Lord of the Rings cake ever? Yeah, we thought so. Get ready for a gorgeous venue, intricate elements ceremony, costume awards, sword arches, and the most lush fantasy wedding we’ve seen in a long time. And just wait until you see the bride’s dad get crowned king of Gondor!

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Rebecca & Isaac’s kid-friendly forest handfasting

Kilts, ring security, games for the kiddos, and a lot of high-fiving — this wedding is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Plus, their hand-written ceremony is tissue-worthy. And just wait until you see the original painting that was created as the ceremony happened!

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Meridith & Kevin’s Victorian-inspired autumn wedding

The wedding explodes with Victorian style, rich hues, and elegance. Add in the pagan ceremony, secret tattoos, and double top hats, and you’re in for a treat. And just wait until you see the bride’s favorite moment (sobs!) and the feeling the bride describes at the ceremony (shivers!).

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Lisa & Will’s rainy rainbow festival wedding

Get ready to be envious of the sheer amount of fun in this wedding: a bouncy castle, arcade games, a maypole, the limbo, live music, and a silent disco at the end of the night! This was a three-day weekend of laid-back camping shenanigans. Add in the butterflies and the amazing pagan handfasting and we’re all just done-for.

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Mari-Anne & Larry’s big fat pagan handfasting

An enchanted forest theme, costumes, homemade mead, and a handfasting… we’re in the mood for some fantastical forest-y love! Add in a giant inflatable D20, some DIY, and a few choice vow alterations, and you’ve got all kinds of fun twists. Plus, you’ll love who walked the bride down the aisle!