Outdoor Pagan Wedding ideas

I think you could honor the 4 directions (north, south, east, and west) and the 4 elements (earth, wind, fire, water) and the 4 seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter).

Thanks for the idea. We are wanting to have a Pagan feel to it but we weren't sure what to do. We are wanting Pagan decorations also incorporated but we really aren't sure what all to use.

Nature. If you aren't going to do a handfast or have it on Beltane then I would suggest incorporating a lot of nature. No one is uncomfortable with being outside. Instead of the handfasting, you could do a ceremony where both of you water a small tree that represents your marriage, or you could share from a goblet of wine. It also depends on your season. I would incorporate harvest for the fall, flowers for the spring, lots of candles.

Very good ideas. Thank you

My DH and I had a vaguely Pagan wedding ourselves. Because some of my family is very religious and I didn't feel like spending the entire reception fielding questions about it all, we went with a Celtic theme and that allowed us to incorporate a lot of the things we wanted without offending anyone. Since our officiant is an avid writer, and actually a published poet, he wrote a lot of the ceremony and it fit what we wanted beautifully without being overtly Pagan. That, and we had our ceremony in a gorgeous outdoor setting.

I'd be happy to share some of the ceremony script with you in PM, if you'd like to see if it might fit what you're going for. I know Chas would be thrilled that we passed it on to another couple.

Thank you so much and I would love it if you would share some of the ceremony script with me! Thank you very much!

View Quoted Comment I’d like to see some of your ceremony script as well

I can understand where you're coming from. I'm Pagan, my FH is not. Actually, he's not really religious at all. To honor my need to be with nature, we've agreed to have our ceremony outside, rain or shine, in the grass near a big creek. Also, we're going to do a hand fasting. Our ceremony is very small, simple, and quick (20 minutes tops!), with only 17 people total (include ourselves and officiant).

I didn't want our guests to feel uncomfortable either, so those small elements at the ceremony are enough for me.

The reception we're going the gamer/movie route, as most of our guests can better relate to that.

Really just do whatever feels right to you. I'd thought about this for some time. When I was walking through the forest one day at a venue it came to me. What I love the most about being Pagan and what makes me the most comfortable is being in a relaxing atmosphere, convening with nature. So that's what I wanted the ceremony to be. How could anyone be upset being in a beautiful setting surrounded by nature? The hand fasting was a bonus for me, as I feel it's an important symbol of our union.

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I have seen some couples honoring nature in some way at their ceremony instead of doing a hand fasting, like planting a tree, watering seeds, etc.

My friend had nondenominational wedding and hired a Druid for the ceremony. She had her reception at her house and we all were asked I the invitation to bring soil from home. When we got to her house we helped plant a tree and added our soil to show that we were all apart of their growing love. It was tasteful and beautiful. Look up ceremony traditions that don't scream pagan but are symbolic.

This is so me and my fiance! We are not really practicing right now so what we did instead was just add small "spiritual" elements. We are doing a handfasting, but this is honestly NOT a strictly pagan thing. Our officiant (who is a fully practicing pagan) is just kind of scaling back the wording a bit to not refer to any gods or goddesses specifically by name and basically just tell everyone what each color represents for us. We will have the cords passed around before I enter so that all of our family and friends can put their "prayers and well wishes" into them. We are kind of doing a spiritual rustic mix. I have some crystal jewelry and hair accessories, but a simple classis white dress. I have a lunar nail design planned. Our centerpieces are just fall decor and our seating chart has some lunar representation. We are just adding small spiritual and natural touches right along the traditional elements that most people expect to see. Most of our guests won't really notice that anything is overtly pagan, just that it's something they haven't seen before! Don't feel like you need to do one or the other, blend the two worlds together how you see fit!

I forgot to add that we are having an outdoor wedding and reception ☺️