Goddess Temple Weddings

Name: Goddess Temple Weddings
Address: 2-4 High Street, Glastonbury, BA69, GB
Telephone: +441458832533
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Legal Sacred Weddings in the Heart of Glastonbury Plan your Wedding with us! Here you will have the Wedding of your dreams!
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Come and get married within the loving energies of Goddess, in the Heart of Avalon in Glastonbury Goddess Temple, a Sacred Place dedicated to the Lady of Avalon. A bespoke Goddess-blessed or Pagan Wedding Ceremony that will celebrate your love in a unique way, one that is aligned to your spiritual beliefs and your spiritual path. The Wedding Ceremony will be conducted by Sharlea Sparrow, Iona Jone

s or Giorgia Farao – Priestesses of Avalon and licensed Registrars. The Wedding Ceremony in the Temple includes an invocation of Goddess as Lady of Avalon, and of Goddesses and Gods of your own choosing. You will receive individual Blessings of the natural Elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth, and will speak your personal words of truth, honouring your connection as a couple, your love and your souls. You make your Solemn Vows to each other in this Sacred Temple, in the presence of Divine Beings, and of your family and friends. This beautiful and magical ceremony, held in the loving embrace of the Goddess, will be a day to remember forever.

07/05/2024

It is with great sadness that the world lost the amazing Gina Ty-Warton, after her long battle with Ca, yesterday. Gina was a true tour de force and loved by many. The Flame of Avalon has been lit in her honour. May you rest easefully in Her arms in the Summerlands, dear Gina 🧚‍♀️

06/05/2024

Wishing our gorgeous Iona, a very, very happy solar return! Sending lots of our love on her birthday x 🎂 x

04/05/2024

Sending warmest congratulations and love to the newly married Sarah and James. The weddings team and the Temple wish them both a lifetime of love, joy and happiness x🧚‍♀️x

30/04/2024

EMBRACING THE RADIANCE OF BELTANE

As the wheel turns and the earth blooms with vibrant colours, we find ourselves immersed in the enchanting embrace of Beltane. This sacred celebration, steeped in ancient traditions and mystic energies, heralds the arrival of Spring in all its splendour. It is a time of joyous revelry, of honouring the fertile essence of the earth, and of embracing the boundless power of love.

It is a time when the veil between the worlds grows thin, allowing us to glimpse the mystical realms beyond and commune with the spirits of nature..

In the heart of Beltane lies the celebration of love in its purest forms. It is a celebration of romantic love and of all forms of love that permeate our lives.

As we bask in the radiant glow of Beltane, let us open our hearts to the infinite possibilities that love affords us. Let us embrace the beauty of nature as it bursts forth in all its glory, mirroring the blossoming of our souls. Let us come together in celebration, weaving threads of love and joy into the tapestry of our lives.

Happy Beltane everyone!

❤️🌹❤️

By Priestess Giorgia Farano

25/04/2024

BELTANE WEDDINGS AND HANDFASTINGS

The sap is rising, the birds are singing songs of love to one another, and as we approach Beltane Eve on 30th April, we thought we would share a little about our work and love of Goddess Temple Weddings.

Beltane is a very popular and traditional time to handfast, and a most joyous rite of passage. Rites of passage are rituals and ceremonies marking an important life event, bringing family and friends together.

No one knows exactly how far back handfastings began. Some thoughts are as far back as 2000 + BC, others that it began with Vikings, as mentioned in Old Norse, and of course it is well known to have strong roots in Scotland, where handfastings are legal.

At the Goddess Temple we conduct legal weddings within a framework of a handfasting, and it is still the only place in England and Wales that can conduct a legal Pagan/Goddess loving marriage. These are held within the Temple that is licenced to hold the ceremony.

By Priestess Sharlea Sparrow

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Image - the beautiful Carmen and Axel for their Beltane Wedding
Image credit: Mike Walk from Chalk Photography

17/04/2024

It is with so much love and joy to share the Handfasting conducted today of Mari and Carlos, that travelled from Spain to unite in Sacred Marriage, in the Goddess Temple, here on the Isle of Avalon.
All of us at Temple Weddings and the Temple send blessings to them both, on their new journey together
x🧚‍♀️x
Photo credit. Sharlea Sparrow and Joanne Foucher

07/04/2024

Congratulations and best wishes to Patricia and Gary, who have celebrated their first wedding anniversary!
Sending love and blessings from us all at the Goddess Temple x🧚‍♀️x

05/04/2024

AVALON - THE ISLE OF SACRED UNION

The sacred Isle of Avalon is steeped in mystery and magic. It is a place which calls deeply to the soul. It is a place where many feel as if they have returned home.

Over the years we have married many couples, most of whom live elsewhere. Some of these couples travel across oceans, knowing that this is place where they want to honour and celebrate their Sacred Union. Avalon blesses them with her love, anchoring them deep in this sacred land forever.

02/04/2024

SACRED INCENSE BLENDING CEREMONY

This weekend Priestess Iona held a beautiful Sacred Incense Blending Ceremony in the Rhiannon room at the Goddess House. This was for a couple she is marrying in May.

Before your Wedding day you are invited to come to blend your own ceremonial incense which will be used for the Air ritual for your Wedding ceremony. All ingredients are provided, resins, herbs and woods and prepared by your Priestesses for you both to mix your very own blend with loving intention. This is a deeply energetic connection to the rituals that will follow for your Wedding.

Get in touch for more info!

30/03/2024

THE CAKE AND MEAD CEREMONY

After the traditional ‘Jumping over the Besom Broom’, the Cake and Mead ceremony is prepared for you to honour the Elements, Ancestors, Goddesses and Gods.
All is made ready by your devoted team of Wedding Melissas.

We will supply delicious Mead, Chalice Well Apple Juice, and a platter of bite size pieces of scrumptious locally made apple cake. As the newly married Sacred Couple you will each offer the Mead and the cake as a blessing for your wedding party.
Each of your guests are invited to sip the Mead, with the words ‘’May you never go thirsty,” then offered the cake with the blessing, ‘’May you never go hungry.’’

Photos Terrie Rose

26/03/2024

SACRED WEDDINGS

Sacred Weddings are really one of our greatest joys! Beautiful moments from San and Chris's Wedding...

Thank you

23/03/2024

JUMPING OVER THE BROOM

One of our favourite pictures that captures Priestess Sharlea and her beloved Chris jumping over the broom. They chose to have a Handfasting as part of their ten year Wedding anniversary. If you feel to deepen your connection with a ceremony or blessings to honour to your anniversary, we can arrange this.

Get in touch for more info!

Photo by Geoff Harris

20/03/2024

HAPPY OSTARA

Spring Equinox or Ostara / Eostre is celebrated on 20th March when the day and night hours are equal length. It is a solar festival that signals the return of the light and is a time of awakening, renewal rebirth. After the long dark winter our ancestors would have rejoiced at this festival and celebrated this new life with their community. They would have planted seeds in the earth, painted eggs and played games of egg races and egg hunts.

In Avalon we see new life returning in the land with the sap rising in the plants and trees. We see beautiful Spring flowers, like daffodils, dandelions and primroses blossoming. We see squirrels, animals and insects emerging. We welcome back the birds after their long journeys south. Although the weather can still be cold and wild, there are days of sunshine and warmth, filling our hearts and souls after the long winter.

18/03/2024

LOVE

Here is the lovely Sam and Richard who married in the Temple and then had pictures taken in the Abbey. The beautiful smile on her face says it all...

18/03/2024

BLESSING OF EARTH

For the Earth Blessing we do the Handfasting ritual, which is the deepening of the sacred marriage. Before the Wedding, we ask the groom to create his wand from a fallen branch that is a gift from Mother Earth - this representing the sacred masculine. The hoop is traditionally made by the bride from withies, flexible lengths of willow wood, and decorated with silk flowers, ribbons and crystals - this representing the divine feminine.

Together the couple’s ring hands are bound with red and white ribbons to the hoop and wand (white for the father line and red for the mother line). The guests attending are then invited to come forward to tie their ribbons onto the hoop and wand and to offer their personal blessings and good wishes. The ribbons containing the energies and love of everyone attending! (We can adapt this for same-sex Weddings )

Photos -

13/03/2024

COUPLES DELUXE PAMPERING

Would you and your beloved like some Pampering before your big day?!

At Goddess House we offer a divine treat that includes an amazing Ritual Footbath with sensual oils, a 1.5 hr Aromatherapy Full Body Massage, plus a Goddess Blessing and Healing. You will also receive yummy refreshments of herbal teas, chocolate and delicious red fruits!

Get in touch for more info!

10/03/2024

Happy birthday to our beautiful Priestess Giorgia!

17/02/2024

WATER BLESSING

For the Water ritual we have a beautiful chalice which holds the sacred waters of the Red and White Spring, which are collected ceremonially by you Priestess on the morning of your Wedding. The element of water represents the emotions of your love and it is here where you share your vows to one another.

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine's Beloveds!

Wish all of a couples a beautiful day filled with love, romance and deep connection!

Let the love flow...

03/02/2024

BLESSINGS OF FIRE

For the Fire Ritual we bless your union with the Sacred Flame of Avalon. Fire represents passion and the fire of love in your relationship. You will also light your own candle to take the energy from your Wedding back into your home. We will hear your declaration of love and why you love one another.

28/01/2024

BLESSING OF AIR

Our Sacred Wedding Ceremonies start with the Blessing of Air and this ritual represents the beginning of your relationship. The Priestess Celebrant smudges you with incense, hand-blended by you both in a private ceremony with your Priestess beforehand. Here you will be energetically cleansed, clearing old energies and welcoming in the new.

26/01/2024

IMBOLC CEREMONY

Join us on Thursday 1st February!

24/01/2024

OUR CEREMONIES

Our Sacred Weddings in the Goddess Temple are a unique Handfasting. It is an ancient Pagan sacred ceremony which takes the couple on a journey around the four elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Here you will receive elemental rituals and we will hear your sacred words of why you love one another.

See website for more info.

14/01/2024

WEDDING FLORIST

Since we started doing Weddings we have worked with the wonderful Nina Jane. Over the years she has created some beautiful flower designs for our couples. We love working with her.

NinaJane Floral Artist

11/01/2024

GLASTONBURY GODDESS TEMPLE

Glastonbury Goddess Temple is where we hold our Sacred Weddings. It was first opened to the public in 2002 and was formally registered as a Place of Worship on 18th June 2003. We believe that we are the first indigenous British Goddess Temple for perhaps 1,500 years to be officially recognised as such within Brigit’s Isles or Europe.

Glastonbury Goddess Temple is dedicated to the Lady of Avalon, who is Goddess of the Sacred Isle of Avalon, which is the Otherworldly counterpart to the everyday world of Glastonbury. Our Temple is a very special place and we hold it with open hearts and wide loving consciousness as a Sacred Space of Goddess. People travel from all over the world to visit our Goddess Temple, to commune with the Lady in this sacred space specially dedicated to Her.

Since 2015 we have been offering Legal Weddings to couples and have done many over the years. It's a beautiful place to make this sacred commitment.

09/01/2024

New Year Blessings,

Welcome to Goddess Temple Weddings! We are Sharlea, Giorgia and Iona and we have the honour and pleasure of holding Sacred Legal Weddings for beloveds! Our ceremonies are held in the beautiful Goddess Temple and are a day to remember.

Get in touch if you would like to find out more information.

31/12/2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR BELOVEDS!

Here are some more of our highlights from this year. Wishing you much love, abundance and magic for the year to come.

Get in touch for more info about having a Sacred Wedding with us!

Photos credit: Terrie and Geoff

30/12/2023

Happy birthday to our Priestess Sister Sharlea Sparrow!

Celebrating you on this day and all you bring the Goddess Temple Weddings.

Much love

28/12/2023

2023

Hope you have all had a wonderful Yuletide. Giving thanks to all the couples that have chosen to marry with us this year! Here are some of the highlights. More to follow!

Photos by Terrie Rose and Geoff Harris

Glastonbury Goddess Temple

13/12/2023

YOUR PERFECT WEDDING

This is a magical time of the year which invites us to slow down, to rest and to connect to the stillness within. It is the perfect time for dreaming in your perfect Sacred Wedding!

When thinking about your Wedding, what does this look like? Are you looking for a small and intimate Wedding, or something extravagant and fabulous?

At the Goddess Temple we work with some talented creative professionals. If you need help with flowers, cakes, photographers, invitations designs, and hair and make. We also can organise extra pre-wedding ceremonies, like Walks on the Land, Couples Pampering and more!

Get in touch for more information about our ceremonies and packages.

Address

2-4 High Street
Glastonbury
BA69

Telephone

+441458832533

Website

http://www.goddesstempleweddings.co.uk/

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Wishing our gorgeous Iona, a very, very happy solar return! Sending lots of our love on her birthday x 🎂 x

Solstice Blessings from the Weddings team 🦋 May the mother of water bless your life… many be she bring healing into body and love into you heart 💗 Have a beautiful day ☀️ 🌊💧💙

Wishing Marion and Alastair a very happy first wedding anniversary! With much love from the weddings team x🧚‍♀️x

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Welcome to the Glastonbury Goddess Temple Wedding page!

Celebrate your Wedding based on the ancient Pagan roots, plan your Wedding with us! Come and get married within the loving energies of Goddess, in the Heart of Avalon in Glastonbury Goddess Temple, a Sacred Place dedicated to the Lady of Avalon. Here you will have the wedding of your dreams!

What is an Handfasting? Handfasting is an ancient wedding ceremony, dating back to ancient Celtic times. Hand-fasting was, in the simplest of terms, the official wedding of the ancient Celts. The name derives from a strongly symbolic element of the ceremony: the act of binding the hands of the spouses with a ribbon, which ties their union and mutual commitment.

How are our Handfastings structured? As the sacred marriage ceremony, our Handfastings take the couple on a journey around the four elements of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth, as it includes a ritual for each of the elements. For each element, the couple and guests will witness a ritual combination of spoken vows from the couple, ceremonial acts from the Priestess Celebrant and blessings from the couple's guests. This is completely created for our couple, celebrated in love and union here in Avalon. Every Wedding Ceremony is unique as it mirrors the Couples' story and love. It is not only magical to assist in one of our ceremonies, but it is also extremely unique, as we are the first official Pagan establishment in England to be granted a license to conduct heterosexual and same-sex marriages. A bespoke Goddess-blessed or Pagan Wedding Ceremony that will celebrate your love in a unique way, one that is aligned to your spiritual beliefs and your spiritual path.