Cape Cod Chapels- Going to the Chapel and we are going get married

This Cape Cod Wedding Celebrant/Officiant/Interfaith Minister, had the pleasure of presiding over two weddings in Historic Yarmouth Port this past weekend. I have to say the chapel atmosphere is different and equally lovely to the outdoor settings we have here on Cape Cod. There is something more hushed and softly solemn in the best way about an indoor chapel.

The Kelley Chapel has a quality of  sweet silence, so cozy with the woodburning pot belly stove to keep us all warm. In keeping with the setting, Jenniefer and Keith chose the Quaker Vows and the Celtic Blessing of the Hands for their ceremony.

"In the presence of God and these our friends, I take thee, to be my wife, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful husband so long as we both shall live."

"In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee, to be my husband, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful wife, so long as we both shall live."

An excerpt from the blessing of the hands:

These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children.
These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it.

 

September Weddings On Cape Cod

 These few precious days I'll spend with you

This Cape Cod Wedding officiant/celebrant /Interfaith Minister just loves late summer weddings. Yes, as much as we think of September as Autumn it is really the last wave of summer without the crowds. (Until the 21st anyway.) It is my favorite time of year, with the golden sun's mellowing light, the waters of the pond and bay still warm enough for swimming. 

September Song was my parent's song. They were married in June but my father was seven years older than my mother. They were married in 1944 during the war at Our Lady's chapel at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC.

My father, Joe, sang it to my mother, Mary, at my wedding and at many family gatherings  My brother Jim does a great rendition of it now when we gather.

....When the autumn weather turn the leaves to flame, then one hasn't the time for the waiting game.

 Willie Nelson's version of September Song made it famous for this generation.

It is an emotive song which so captures this time of year and for some, this time of life.

Here are some of the couples who chose to say, "I do" in September on Cape Cod.

 Two Septembers ago Gregory and Marianne wed at the Quaker Meeting House in Yarmouth. Here they are at the threshold, as they are welcomed into the Country of Marriage.

Happy Anniversary Marianne and Gregory

Siobhan and Kirill at The Captian Linnell House in Orleans September 1, 2012.

 

 Sarah and Evan September 7, 2012 at South Beach after saying "I Do." at the Poppy.

 

Michael and Marie at Borsari Gallery in Dennis. 

 

Leah and Anthony Wed at Ridgevale Beach- Cape Cod Ceremony

Update on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 6:30PM by Soulful Wedding Ceremonies

Never give up always look up - Leah and Anthony married on a wooden bridge at Ridgevale Beach in Chatham on a glorious August evening with their beautiful children at their feet. May you all always know how deeply you are loved.

Wedding Ceremony Blessings

I received this description of what a blessing actually is from the One Spirit Alliance Daily Practice. From Irish Blessings to the 7 blessings of the Jewish tradition, one does not have to have a religious service in order to have blessings in a ceremony.

August 27, 2013 A blessing is the offering of one heart to another; to another person, to a situation, to life itself. Isn't that what we are here for? To bless the savor of this precious moment even as it slips through our fingers? To allow its sorrow, its joy, its silence or laughter to enter our life stream and add a measure to who we are? - Roger Housden  the out-of- the -way places of the heart          In the out-of- the -way places of the heart, Tom and Danielle say I do out on Ballston beach Truro

August 27, 2013 A blessing is the offering of one heart to another; to another person, to a situation, to life itself. Isn't that what we are here for? To bless the savor of this precious moment even as it slips through our fingers? To allow its sorrow, its joy, its silence or laughter to enter our life stream and add a measure to who we are? - Roger Housden John O'Donohue was a master of the elemental blessings for almost every situation in life.   Here is an excerpt from For New Beginnnings that we never got to at Lil and Bob's wedding ceremony due to extreme weather conditions - suffice to say they were a very 'hot ' couple. For a New Beginning by John O’Donahue In the 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.

John O'Donohue was a master of the elemental blessings for almost every situation in life.   Here is an excerpt from For New Beginnnings that we never got to at Lil and Bob's ( pictured below when we met this year at the Orleans Inn) wedding ceremony due to extreme weather conditions - suffice to say they were a very 'hot ' couple. For a New Beginning by John O’Donahue In the 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.

Sweet Simplicity and Sincerity: Weddings whose sincerity make a big splash

  The best moments in a wedding ceremony arise naturally, with a touch of alchemy that can't be forced. Crossing this Sacred Threshold is a spectacular moment in itself. A couple doesn't have to exit on jet skis to make a splash. I think a true moment often comes more quietly, as David Whyte says in his poem, The True Love. Here's an excerpt-

                                           Except it will not come so grandly, so biblically,
                                           but more subtly, and intimately in the face
                                           of the one you know you have to love.   

Ken and Julia were truly 'Just the Two of Us' saying I do at Chatham Light on 8-20-13 at 8:20 am after being together 8 years. Within the sacred circle of marriage may you infinately expand. 

Update on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 6:16PM by Soulful Wedding Ceremonies

These two lads helped construct this sweet and simple wedding archway.

Fourth of July, Campground Beach, Amber and Tom, said I do on their favorite summer holiday.