Weddings on Cape Cod: Wellfleet

A wedding at Chequessett - let's bless it !
One of my favorites spots to Tie the Knot- Chequessett Yacht and Beach Club 

Sweet Simplicity: Weddings that Warm the Heart

From Lakeside Camps to salty splendor, simply lovely weddings that warm the heart.

This Cape Cod Wedding Minister/Officiant/Celebrant

presided over the last ceremony for this season. This sweet ending took place at Borsari Gallery as Allison and Bryan embarked on their beautiful beginning as husband and wife. As they said their vows "the sun shined warm upon" their faces and "pure were the joys surrounding" them. (from An Irish Blessing read by their Uncle Neil)

 Bryan and Allison- as husband and wife.

               The sacred threshold welcomes Allison and Bryan into the Country of Marriage

 Liz and Pat are pictured in an engagement photo. My son was their best man as they wed in October with Grace Ceremonies presiding. Another dear and sincere couple.

          Pat and Liz Engagement       http://www.loveandperry.co

Michael and Marie another Autumn wedding at Borsari Gallery in Dennis on Cape Cod- Rebecca Arthur Photography

All ceremonies contain endings in order to allow for beginnings. The autumn season with its necessary endings so brilliantly on display highlights this emotional mix.

Presiding over my Goddaughter's wedding in Indiana brought this to mind. Choosing the one to whom you pledge your lifetime is a defining act of adulthood. For parents this is always a semi-sweet moment: a true rite of passage.

Helene DeLone, now Helene Hetrick, says it all in this photo taken in the loft of the beautiful barn where she and Zach wed. Welcome to the Country of Marrriage!

As John O'Donohue puts it in Blessing for Marriage

As kindly as moonlight might search the dark, 

So gentle may you be when light grows scarce.

And Wendell Berry answers from The Country of Marriage:

and the dark more blessed than the light 

as long as we stay brave enough to keep going in.

 As light grows scarce and the autumn leaves fall; as we 'cozy in' for the winter

may all of you who have said "I do" in 2015, savor being home, as well as, coming

home to each other.

Don't worry. Be married!

Love, 

Rev. Kathleen Geagan

Soulful Wedding Ceremonies

Update on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11:29AM by Soulful Wedding Ceremonies

For a New Beginning by John O’Donohue In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until you were ready to emerge. For a long time it has watched your desire, Feeling the emptiness growing inside you, Noticing how you willed yourself on, Still unable to leave what you had outgrown. It watched you play with the seduction of safety And the gray promises that sameness whispered, Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent, Wondered would you always live like this. Then the delight, when your courage kindled, And out you stepped onto new ground, Your eyes young again with energy and dream, A path of plenitude opening before you. Though your destination is not yet clear You can trust the promise of this opening; Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning That is at one with your life’s desire. Awaken your spirit to adventure; Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk; Soon you will be home in a new rhythm, For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

Cozy Autumn Wedding on Cape Cod and Beyond

September went by in a swirl of weddings and soon the autumn equinox was upon us. Such stirring times so rich with color and cozy delight. I traveled to Indiana to preside over my God daughter's wedding and tomorrow I travel to Connecticut for a Baby Blessing. Wow what a joy...a bounty of blessings.

Giving Thanks

This Cape Cod Wedding Officiant, Celebrant, Interfaith Minister wants to thank all of you for making my job a labor of love. As Thanksgiving approaches and families gather it is a wonderful opportunity to reflect and slow down. A very wise being once reminded his close ones "Don't worry and don't hurry."

Taking time to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have said, "I do." Each one of you who have given your word to each other promising to be true ..each of you has enriched my life greatly...so thank you and Happy Thanksgiving.

Update on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 4:13PM by Soulful Wedding Ceremonies

Happy Thanksgiving ! We are having some issues with our landline so if anyone gets engaged and wants to contact me by phone about presiding over their amazing wedding ceremony call 774-722-5265  and I'll get right back to you! Congratulations in advance!- Kathleen