Handfasting Vows

As these cords are bound, so are our lives entwined. I promise to hold your hand in joy and in sorrow, in plenty and in want. I vow that our love will be a knot that never breaks, a circle that never ends, and a flame that never dies. I am yours, as the earth is the sky's.

By river, stone, and open sky, I bind my heart to yours. I promise to walk beside you with courage, to keep faith through changing weather, and to make our home a place of warmth, welcome, and song. May our love have roots deep as the old hills and joy bright as morning over the fields.

Under rowan and rain, I bind my road to yours. I promise to be hearth when the wind rises, root when the ground feels uncertain, and song when the night grows long. With sky above us and earth beneath us, I choose your hand for every road still waiting.

By wind, harp, and hearth, I pledge my heart to you. I promise to be shelter when the weather turns, song when the road grows long, and fire when the night is cold. With roots deep as oak and hope wide as the western sky, I bind my life with yours.