The Handfasting of Kristi Lynne Campbell and Conrad Freedom Qualls October 13, 2002.
High Priestess: Lady Morgan of Innervision

I. Cast Circle
HP: I cast the ancient Circle of Protection Within this Sacred Place We stand outside of Time and Space 
Thrice times round shall it be bound.

II. Maiden (Vanessa) challenge all before entering circle: 
It is better to fall upon the sword than to enter this circle with fear in your heart. How do you come?
(password) Each answers: In perfect love and in perfect trust. 

III. Quarter acknowledgments 
High Priestess (Morgan): 
There are many elements that make up a marriage; let them be called forth. 
(The attendants will go up into the circle, to the points that corresponds to their quarter, do the call, 
then move to the side of the circle, gals on the left, guys on the right, still holding candles, placing
elements upon altar. ) 

East: Ashly 
I invoke the Watchtowers of the East, and the Element of Air. Know and remember that this is the
element of life, of intelligence, of the inspiration that moves us onward. I bring to your wedding the
power of imagination.

South: John 
I invoke the Watchtowers of the South, and the Element of Fire. Know and remember that this is the
element of light, of energy, of the vigor, which runs through our veins. I bring to your wedding the
power of passion. 

West: Erik 
I invoke the Watchtowers of the West, the Element of Water. Know and remember that this is the
power of love, of growth, of the fruitfulness of the earth. I bring to your wedding the power of 
emotion. 

North: Vanessa 
I invoke the Watchtowers of the North, and the Element of Earth. Know and remember that this is 
the element of law, of endurance, of the understanding, which cannot be shaken. I bring to your
wedding the power of steadfastness. 

 IV.*H.P. invokes God and Goddess*
I invoke the God and the Goddess, the Lord and Lady, the Yin & the Yang.
Bless this Sacred Rite with your joyful Presence. Uplift, illuminate, and sustain us.

V. Greeting/opening: 
H.P. Welcome are you, friends and family of this couple. Today, before you and before the Gods, you
shall witness a transformation as Kristi and Freedom share vows and become one.
There are many things to say about marriage. Much wisdom concerning the joining together of two
souls has come our way through all paths of belief, and from many cultures. With each union, more
knowledge is gained and more wisdom gathered. Though we are unable to give all this knowledge to
these two, who stand before us, we can hope to leave with them the knowledge of love and its
strengths and the anticipation of the wisdom that comes with time. The law of life is love unto all
beings. Without love, life is nothing, without love, death has no redemption. Love is anterior to Life,
posterior to Death, initial of Creation and the exponent of Earth. If we learn no more in life, let it 
be this. Marriage is a bond to be entered into only after considerable thought and reflection. As with
any aspect of life, it has its cycles, its ups and its downs, its trials and its triumphs. With full
understanding of this, Freedom and Kristi have come here today to be joined as one in marriage.
Others would ask, at this time, who gives the bride in marriage, but, as a woman is not property to 
be bought and sold, given and taken, I ask simply if she comes of her own will and if she has her
family's blessing.
Bride, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord? 
Kristi: Yes, it is true. 

H.P. With whom do you come and whose blessings accompany you. 
(Kristi’s father) Tom: She comes with us, her parents, and is accompanied by all of her family's
blessings. 

VI. Charge 
H.P. You are aware of the reality of the vows you are about to speak to one another; of the 
responsibility that comes when a partnership is created. If there is any reason within your hearts that
this ceremony should not continue at this time, I charge you to voice it now, for marriage is based
in honesty and trust, and only with those things can you successfully create a partnership. 
Swear you now, on this sacred blade, that there is no reason known to you that this union should
not proceed. 
Couple answers together: I do so swear. 

H.P As these two people are joined, so are your families united through them. It has been their
decision to bind themselves by marriage, and their lives will be blessed and enriched by the support
you give. Will you encourage and bless Freedom and Kristi in their union? Will you celebrate their
marriage, standing beside them in rough times, yet not standing between them? 
All Parents Answer: We will. 

H.P So Mote It Be. 

VII. Blessing of the Hands 
H.P Kristi, please face Freedom, and hold his hands, palms up, so you may see the gift that they are
to you. These are the hands, young and strong and vibrant with love, that are holding yours on your
wedding day, as he promises to love you all the days of his life.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime
of happiness. 
These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes: tears of sorrow and
tears of joy. 
These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and hold you when fear or grief racks your mind. 
These are the hands that will tenderly lift your chin and brush your cheek as they raise your face to
look into his eyes: eyes that are filled completely with his love and desire for you. 

Freedom, please hold Kristi's hands, palms up, where you may see the gift that they are to you.
These are the hands that are smooth, young, and carefree, that are holding yours on your wedding
day, as she pledges her love and commitment to you all the days of her life.
These are the hands that will hold you tight as you struggle through difficult times. They are the
hands that will comfort you when you are sick or console you when you are grieving.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime
of happiness. 
These are the hands that will hold you in joy and excitement and hope.
These are the hands that will give you support as she encourages you to chase down your dreams.
Together, everything you wish for can be realized. 

Lovely Goddess, bless the hands that you see before you this day. May they always be held by one
another. Give them the strength to hold on during the storms of stress and the dark of
disillusionment. Keep them tender and gentle as they nurture each other in their love. Help these
hands to continue building a relationship founded in your grace, rich in caring, and devoted to
reaching for your perfection. May Kristi and Freedom see their four hands as healer, protector,
shelter, and guide. So mote it be. 

VII. Ribbons 
H.P. I bid you look into each other’s eyes. 
(Couple holds each others’ hands in a lazy 8 pattern, the symbol for eternity)
Kristi, Will you cause him pain? 
K. I May 
Is that you intent? 
K. No 

Freedom, Will you cause her pain? 
F, I may 
Is that you intent? 
F.No 

*To Both* 
Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it? 

Yes 

And so the binding is made. Join your hands 
*Green ribbon is draped and tied around the bride and groom’s hands* 

Kristi, Will you share his laughter? 
Yes 

Freedom, Will you share her laughter? 
Yes 

*To Both* 
Will both of you look for the brightness in life and the positive in each other? 
Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*Yellow ribbon is draped and tied around the couple’s hands* 

Kristi, Will you burden him? 
I may 
Is that you intent? 
No 

Freedom, Will you burden her? 
I may 
Is that your intent? 
No 

*To Both* 
Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union? 
Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*Drape and tie black ribbon around the couple’s hands* 

Kristi, will you share his dreams? 
Yes 

Freedom, will you share her dreams? 
Yes 

*To Both* 
Will you dream together to create new realities and hopes? 

Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*Drape and tie white ribbon around the couple’s hands* 

Kristi, will you cause him anger? 
I may 
Is that you intent? 
No 

Freedom, will you cause her anger? 
I may 
Is that your intent? 
No 

*To Both* 
Will you take the heat of anger and use it to temper the strength of this union? 
We Will 

And so the binding is made. 
*Drape and tie red ribbon around the couple’s hands* 

Kristi, Will you honor him? 
I will 

Freedom, Will you honor her? 
I will 

*To Both* 
Will you seek to never give cause to break that honor? 
We shall never do so 

And so the binding is made. 
*Drape and tie purple ribbon around the couple’s hands* 

The knots of this binding are not formed by these ribbons but instead by your vows. Either of you
may drop the ribbons, for as always; you hold in your own hands the making of breaking of this
union. 

*Once ribbons are all tied together they are cut and placed on altar*

VIII. Vows: 
H.P. You may speak your vows to one another: 
Kristi:
My love, I take you to be my chosen one. To desire you and be desired by you, to possess you, and
be possessed by you, without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for you. I
promise to love you wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty
and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek
to change you in any way. I shall respect you, your beliefs, your people, and your ways as I respect
myself.

Freedom:
My love, now do I make my promises to you. I promise to share laughter in times of joy and 
wonder; to share tears when sorrow touches our lives; to share my dreams and hopes, that our love
and minds may grow; to share compassion and understanding during times of frustration and anger;
to share all that I have, and all that I am, for as long as love shall last.

IX. Blessing of rings: 
H.P By Air, by Fire, by Water, and by Earth do I bless and consecrate these rings. (The HP/S may 
present the rings to each direction/element). 

These rings, a token of your love for one another, serve as a reminder that all in life is a cycle; all
comes to pass and passes away and comes to pass again.
May the element of Air bless these rings. Air is at the beginning of all things, the direction of East,
and the dawning of a new day. May your lives through the reminder of this ring be blessed with
continuing renewal of love. (Waves rings through incense smoke)
May the element of Fire bless these rings. Fire is the passion within your love, the spark of love
itself, the heat of anger, and the warmth of compassion. It is the direction of South, the heat of
midday. May your lives through the reminder of this ring be blessed with continual warmth.
(Passes the rings through flame)
May the element of Water bless these rings. Water nourishes and replenishes us, the waters of
emotion and harmony pour vitality into our lives. It is the direction of West, the afternoon and
evening. May your lives through the reminder of this ring be blessed with fulfillment and
contentment. (Submerges the rings in water)
May the element of Earth bless these rings. All life springs from the earth and returns to the earth,
the direction of North, the nighttime. May your lives through the reminder of this ring be blessed
with strength and solidity. (Touches the rings to earth or a stone)
May the Lord and Lady bless these rings, the symbol of union, with happiness, wholeness, and love.
Onto each other’s hand you now place your rings, the circlet symbolizing the wheel of life that
turns ever onward. There is a lesson in both the hand and the wedding ring. The ring is worn on the
fourth finger; in numerology, the number 4 stands for steadiness and endurance. The circle itself is
all encompassing andinclusive. Your hand opens to receive and to give, clenches in frustration and
anger, holds and soothes in times of sadness, and clutches in fear. With this hand are cities and sand
castles made, music played and poetry written; into these hands is life given, and from these hands is
it taken. All the actions of your hand move in sympathetic rhythm with the wheel of life and with
your destiny. Pleasure, pain, creation, destruction, giving and receiving are all within the power of
your hand. As the ring symbolizes the cycle, so does the hand symbolize the power of actualization
and creation. Let this ring remind you of the many turns of the Wheel through which you and your
love shall pass, and may everything that is touched by your hand be touched also by love.
So Mote It Be. 

X. Unity candle: 
H.P Take up and light the candles before you, representing your individual lives. Examine the flame,
how it can warm, how it can energize, and how it can harm; fire is both creation and destruction.
As you light the candle of your union, bring into it the fire of your love, the warmth of your
compassion, and the spark of creativity. So Mote It Be. 

XI. Great Rite
Kristi:: As the Cup is to the Goddess….
Freedom: So the Athame is to the God….

HP: Look with wonder upon this Sacred Union from which springs forth all Creation: AS Above,
SO below, then, now and Evermore.
May the Feminine Principle in all Her multitudinous forms shower upon this couple all the 
Blessings that are within Her Power to Bestow So Mote It Be!
May the Masculine Principle in all his multitudinous forms shower upon this
couple all the Blessings that are within His Power To Bestow. So Mote It Be!

XII. Cakes and Ale:
H.P. May we, by the blessing of this food and drink, nourish all with our love.
Lord and Lady, bless these cakes, that they may nourish our bodies and feed our souls. (cut bread)
Lord and Lady, bless this drink, that none may thirst within our sight. (Pour drink)
Let us always remember to share all that we have with those who have nothing.
May you never hunger. (Share bread).
May you never thirst. (Share drink).

XIII, Blessing: 
H.P By the grace of the Lord and Lady has your love, through Their love, brought you together upon
this day. May the Gods sustain and strengthen your bond, bless you and keep you, for as long as love
shall last.
So Mote It Be!

IXV. Announcement 
Through the powers of Love between yourselves and this company, and the blessing of the Lord and
Lady, do I now pronounce you Handfasted! Blessed Be! 

(Jump cauldron and sword) 

XV. Dismiss Quarters
East: Ashly 
Guardian of the East, Spirit of Air, we thank you for your blessings and for your presence of this
happy occassion. Hail, Farewell, and Blessed Be.

South: John
Guardian of the South, Spirit of Fire, we thank you for your blessings and for your presence of this
happy occassion. Hail, Farewell, and Blessed Be.

West: Erik
Guardian of the West, Spirit of Water, we thank you for your blessings and for your presence of this
happy occassion. Hail, Farewell, and Blessed Be.

North: Vanessa 
Guardian of the North, Spirit of Earth, we thank you for your blessings and for your presence of this
happy occassion. Hail, Farewell, and Blessed Be.

HP.: We thank you Lord And Lady for your gracious presence at this Sacred Rite. Ye may stay or ye
may go, according to thy Will. Hail and Farewell!

The Circle is now open, yet remains unbroken, Merry Meet, Merry Part and Merry Meet Again!!!
(Cheers & Applause)