Handfasting is quickly becoming a widely practiced tradition, not only for pagans, but for people from all walks of life. This book is a thorough resource that shares ritual scripts, sample vows, and all the information you need to plan your own ceremony or serve as a celebrant for others.

In Modern Handfasting, you will discover the history, practicalities, legal considerations, logistics, and magic of the big day. Author Liz Williams—a priestess and longtime celebrant—guides you through opening the ceremony, creating a circle, consecration, calling the quarters, vows, tying the knot, and closing the ceremony. You will also discover tips and stories from other celebrants as well as practical information for finding a celebrant, early planning, troubleshooting, working with ceremonial tools, and choosing colors, dates, and other details with magical correspondences.

Liz Williams (Glastonbury, UK) is a celebrant, tarot reader, author, and workshop leader. Together with her husband, she owns the Witchcraft Shop in Glastonbury, England. She is the develop of the Cauldron of Learning series and is the author of Miracle of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism (Reaktion Books, 2020). She holds a PhD in the philosophy of science from Cambridge University.