Celtic Wedding Bands: The Cycle Of Life

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 bolster the formality and the sanctity of wedding traditions. Since these weddings in Celtic fashion are designed to mix old folklore and superstition in order to add depth to the ceremony, the wedding band that is as equally mystifying as that of the wedding theme itself, ratifies the entire celebration from the pre-nuptial activities to the celebration itself and to the finale become great.

Celtic wedding bands are symbolic reiterations of the vows of marriage. Just as these wedding vows serve as solemn declarations of loyalty and dedication to the take one another as husband and wife, or man and woman, these bands serve as proof of the commitment to take each other as partners in life with full fidelity and consecration.

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 abstractly woven into the wedding ceremony where two hearts are bound to take one another, the Celtic wedding bands best fascinate and celebrate the fusion of two hearts. It will certainly live on to become proof of the union and memento of the vows to stay devoted and steadfast to each other. - 33381

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