Celtic Wedding Bands: The Mystery In Symmetry

By Leigh Campbell

Like any other wedding, a Celtic wedding is significant and meaningful. It signifies the merger of two hearts, which is precisely a strengthening of the old Celtic conception and principle that life is all about the interconnections between and among us. This union and oneness is articulated in Celtic wedding bands, which contains knots that commonly signify two different paths pinched together as one.

The bands make possible the seriousness and the elegance of wedding traditions. Since these weddings in Celtic fashion are designed to inculcate old folklore and superstition in order to add mystery to the celebration, the wedding band that is as equally mystifying as that of the wedding theme itself, establishes the entire rites from the pre-nuptial portion to the celebration itself and to the reception become exceptional.

Celtic wedding bands are representative reinforcements for the pledges of marriage. Just as these wedding vows serve as formal declarations of loyalty and dedication to the take one another as husband and wife, or man and woman, these bands serve as testament to the promise to take each other as partners in life with unqualified loyalty and honor.

The customary line written in the Claddagh wedding ring reads as: "Let love and friendship reign". Known as a Faith Ring, this ring is best suited for weddings because of its elegant design. It has two hands holding a heart, which heart is topped with a crown. Respectively, the heart speaks love, with the two hands speaking faith and the crown speaking honor.

And so, with all the myths and legends, beliefs and customs, traditions and practices all conceptually infused into the wedding ceremony where two hearts are bound to take one another, the Celtic wedding bands best captivate and immortalize the fusion of two hearts. It will definitely live on to become proof of the union and reminder of the vows to remain loving and loyal to each other. - 33380

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