I alway fancy a pagan wedding but do not knew how to go about it.I wanted to join a pagan community but the one near me meet up in a pud which put me off.As i do not drink and hate pubs.And it quiet scarely goinginto a pub on your ownwhen you are a girl.
RE: pagan wedding
Well, junior, they've got to meet somewhere!;) Cost of room hire elsewhere might be a consideration, and many pubs have a function room upstairs or at the back of the pub, which they're very happy for people to use for no direct cost, because they get bar takings that they wouldn't otherwise be getting if no one else is using the room.
Many people go to pubs for meetings and either drink very little alcohol because of maybe driving afterwards, or stick to fruit juices.
I've been to a number of such Pagan meetings in pub rooms, and I can assure you they aren't drunken orgies, but very pleasant social occasions with like-minded folk and, very often, a talk either by one of the members or perhaps a visiting speaker.
If you know the people organising the meetings, or have a contact number, why not ring up and explain how you feel about going in alone ... which I do understand ... and ask if someone could perhaps meet you in the car park so you can go in together.
I'm sure oakapple will be along shortly to hopefully endorse what I've said, and give you some more information about Pagan weddings. In the meantime have a look at the resources 'sticky' at the top of the Wicca forum ... some of the websites might have information, or you could google 'pagan wedding' and see what comes up in the results. 'Handfasting' would be another useful search term.
Hope this helps. 🙂
Holistic
RE: pagan wedding wedding
Hi Junior
Where do you live? If you live near Hertfordshire I have a friend who performs handfastings and other ceremonies. Message me if you would like more info.
Sally x
RE: pagan wedding wedding
Thanks sally but i live in worthing which is in west sussex.I think thats miles away
If you are looking for a celebrant to carry out a handfasting for you but don't know any other pagans then I would suggest contacting the Pagan Federation or Liferites.
With regard to moots, there are quite a few "coffee moots" around the country nowadays aimed at people who don't like pubs, aren't old enough to go into pubs or who need to take kids with them. I started one of these up in Manchester (I no longer run it but it's still going) because of the number of people I met who avoided moots because they are in pubs. I would check online pagan forums and magazines such as Pagan Dawn and Pentacle or go into your local pagan or new age shop to find details of these.