celtic themed wedding

My fiancée and I are planning a Celtic themed wedding. anyone have any tips or ideas?!? Also does anyone have any good favor ideas for both the engagement party and wedding itself?

Thanks!!!

xox

Celia

hi i am also trying to instill some of our irish heritage in our wedding- we are going to as a favor give claddagh letter openers- i love what the claddagh symbolizes and hope people find the letter opener useful!

My cousin had hired 3 celtic dancers at her wedding, which performed near the end of the ceremony, everyone loved it.

There was a 2010 bride on here and I LOVED her favors, Mini Irish Soda Breads!

There is also a bride review by diva7531, you can search her review for ideas, as she had an Irish themed wedding.

Irish Dancers!! (I'm an Irish dancer/instructor.. so i always push for them )
wrapwithus.com has a bunch of celtic/irish favors.

are you looking for full out 'celtic theme' or are you looking for celtic elements?
they sell unity candles with different knots on them, you can get jewelery, incorporate colors (ps- if you're going irish then be sure to incorporate blue...)

but if you're doing full out themes, then try going with more of a Pagan element, with more 'nature' looking CPs.

My unity candle had a celtic knot on it...

i was going to also get celtic knot key chains as favors at first... but then i figured because not everyone was irish that really wouldnt work...

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Posted by cait214

Another bride on here gave me the idea of doing a hand fasting ceremony (tying hands together - it's actually where tying the knot came from!) As I researched about it I found out it was a Celtic tradition

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We did a handfasting at our ceremony in October. No one had seen anything like it and our guests thought it was so unique. With the handfasting, we had Pastor April read the hands poem.
My uncle also read a version of the Irish Blessing at the ceremony. I googled Irish Blessing and there are so many versions, I just kept looking til I found 1 we liked.

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Posted by Kerrys_Princess

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Posted by cait214

Another bride on here gave me the idea of doing a hand fasting ceremony (tying hands together - it's actually where tying the knot came from!) As I researched about it I found out it was a Celtic tradition

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We did a handfasting at our ceremony in October. No one had seen anything like it and our guests thought it was so unique. With the handfasting, we had Pastor April read the hands poem.
My uncle also read a version of the Irish Blessing at the ceremony. I googled Irish Blessing and there are so many versions, I just kept looking til I found 1 we liked.

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Kerry you actually gave me the idea! Haha.. thanks again, we're definitely incorporating it into our wedding! What hand poem did you use?

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Posted by cait214

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Posted by Kerrys_Princess

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Posted by cait214

Another bride on here gave me the idea of doing a hand fasting ceremony (tying hands together - it's actually where tying the knot came from!) As I researched about it I found out it was a Celtic tradition

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We did a handfasting at our ceremony in October. No one had seen anything like it and our guests thought it was so unique. With the handfasting, we had Pastor April read the hands poem.
My uncle also read a version of the Irish Blessing at the ceremony. I googled Irish Blessing and there are so many versions, I just kept looking til I found 1 we liked.

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Kerry you actually gave me the idea! Haha.. thanks again, we're definitely incorporating it into our wedding! What hand poem did you use?

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Kerry is actually my DH. I can post the hand poem and the reading that we did later, I am at work right now.

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Posted by Byrne2Be

We had the NYPD bagpipers are our wedding and they were an absolute blast!!!

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FH is a NYC firefighter and we're having the FDNY pipes and drums.. so excited for this!!!!

Kerry is actually my DH. I can post the hand poem and the reading that we did later, I am at work right now.

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Woops sorry! My sisters name is Kerry, I always disregard the fact that Kerry is a unisex name!

I agree! I took Irish dancing lessons when I was a girl and loved it! I think it's just as enjoyable to watch, especially the great costumes.

Also, play Irish music. You can have traditional music or with a more modern twist. FM me with any questions!

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Posted by cait214

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Posted by Byrne2Be

We had the NYPD bagpipers are our wedding and they were an absolute blast!!!

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FH is a NYC firefighter and we're having the FDNY pipes and drums.. so excited for this!!!!

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You guys will have an absolute blast with the pipers!!!

I don't have my proofs yet (they're ready on Wed!!) but I have a YouTube link if you wanna see us dancing to them!

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Posted by Byrne2Be

We had the NYPD bagpipers are our wedding and they were an absolute blast!!!

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We are having the NYPD bagpipers at our wedding too! Glad to hear you had a great time with them

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Posted by Byrne2Be

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Posted by cait214

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Posted by Byrne2Be

We had the NYPD bagpipers are our wedding and they were an absolute blast!!!

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FH is a NYC firefighter and we're having the FDNY pipes and drums.. so excited for this!!!!

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You guys will have an absolute blast with the pipers!!!

I don't have my proofs yet (they're ready on Wed!!) but I have a YouTube link if you wanna see us dancing to them!

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Yes I would love to see!!

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Posted by cait214

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Posted by Kerrys_Princess

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Posted by cait214

Another bride on here gave me the idea of doing a hand fasting ceremony (tying hands together - it's actually where tying the knot came from!) As I researched about it I found out it was a Celtic tradition

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We did a handfasting at our ceremony in October. No one had seen anything like it and our guests thought it was so unique. With the handfasting, we had Pastor April read the hands poem.
My uncle also read a version of the Irish Blessing at the ceremony. I googled Irish Blessing and there are so many versions, I just kept looking til I found 1 we liked.

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Kerry you actually gave me the idea! Haha.. thanks again, we're definitely incorporating it into our wedding! What hand poem did you use?

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I posted this in a seperate post.

I had a celtic themed wedding (even down to the Kilts!) My husband is in a bagpipe band, and they came and performed during the reception as well as playing at the chuch. If you would like some more ideas, please FM me! Here are some pictures of my bridal party!

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Posted by Im_My_Own_Princess

Irish Dancers!! (I'm an Irish dancer/instructor.. so i always push for them )
wrapwithus.com has a bunch of celtic/irish favors.

are you looking for full out 'celtic theme' or are you looking for celtic elements?
they sell unity candles with different knots on them, you can get jewelery, incorporate colors (ps- if you're going irish then be sure to incorporate blue...)

but if you're doing full out themes, then try going with more of a Pagan element, with more 'nature' looking CPs.

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We're having Irish Dancers at our wedding as well. I was a champion irish dancer when I was younger.

Bag Pipers as you leave the Church
Have the Irish Wedding Song played at your ceremony

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Posted by Bride in 2012

We're having Irish Dancers at our wedding as well. I was a champion irish dancer when I was younger.

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Who did you dance with?