Wings, a Light Saber and a great Retro Tux

Welcome to Ceremonies With Spirit.  

In future posts, I will be discussing my whole "practice' when it comes to celebrating the milestones of life (sounds like a greeting card) and what I think are important moments when creating and executing ceremonies, celebrations and rituals.  

But since I've just gotten home from a most wonderful experience - let me tell you about my day:

Today it was my privilege to marry M&C - a couple of long standing (9 years) who finally "made it legal' with a ceremony in Woodhaven Park.  In attendance was C's son - also a C - so lets just call him Jedi.  As the bride "didn't want to be the only one in a silly dress (she was a Renaissance Angel in Green with a double set of wings), she asked that the guests wear costumes.  Jedi came as Annikin Skywalker, complete with light saber.  M wore a great beige Austin Power style tuxedo.  I wore flashing Mickey Mouse ears - as befits my status as an honorary Mousekteer (really) and my usual cool weather purple dress.

Guests ranged in costume from Clark Kent & Lois Lane (Clark did have a superman t-shirt on under his suit), King Arthur & Gweneverre, a bunch of gansters and their molls, Marilyn Monroe in a fabu white dress, various escapees from the Renaissance Faire/SCA, a winged Devil, Medusa (the bride's mom), a Chef (who really was the Chef, and prepared the feast as well as being the best man), A Wizard and Witch (who weren't together), a Lumberjack and a Chest of Drawers.

The Ceremony included acknowledgement of Jedi adopting M as his father for real, and taking M's surname going forward, and I have to say was one of the best I've written - certainly it had the most laughs built in.  Though everyone got weepy when C&M said their own "spill the heart" words.  Rings were exchanged between M&C, and Jedi and M exchanged silver chains - Jedi had picked out a charm that says #1 Dad.  It was a beautiful thing to see - and an honor to officiate.

Festivities - socializing - feasting - music - laughter - and then it was time to go home.  Another day well done.  Many happy years to this newly legalized family!