Native American Wedding Ceremony Readings
The wedding rings were woven into a sweetgrass braid by an ojibwe metalsmith from a single gold strand and were presented in tiny ojibwe quilled birch bark basket during the ring exchange ceremony.
Native american wedding ceremony readings. You ll likely find even more inspiration in collections of readings for a native american unity ceremony which originated within the navajo pueblo and hopi nations. Reading by mark twain. We honor all you created as we pledge our hearts and lives together. Expect an outdoor wedding ceremony with natural rituals.
These wedding blessings readings and prayers will make the ceremony extremely special. Perhaps mark twain expressed the significance of this day best when he wrote. The image below contains more beautiful wedding blessings that you can enjoy. Choose a sweet native american wedding blessing to serve as one of your ceremony readings.
Native american cherokee god in heaven above please protect the ones we love. The wedding reception was held the following day at our acreage the red pony stands ojibwe horse sanctuary. Whether you re religious or looking for a sentimental and romantic wedding reading these are some of the prettiest blessings for your. Wedding blessings of native americans with so many various tribes inside and around the united states many wedding blessings are hard to trace back to one specific tribe.
In addition author leslie gourse has compiled a moving array of indigenous love poems and marriage folklore in her book native american courtship and marriage traditions which is chock full of tribal wedding customs. This apache blessing is a popular native american wedding blessing. Now you will feel no rain for each of you will be shelter for the other. Native american brides often wear red or other bright colors instead of white to their ceremony and their dress may be passed down through generations according to native net.
This will be the mightiest day in the history of our lives the holiest and the most generous toward us both for it makes of two fractional lives a whole. Now you will feel no cold for each of you will be warmth to the other. We honor mother earth and ask for our marriage to be abundant and grow stronger through the seasons. Depending on the tribe location and type of wedding some women and men may wear modern wedding attire.