Meghan & Matthew's Wickham Park Spring Wedding

There was so much to love about Meghan and Matthew, and so many personal and memorable elements from their Wickham Park wedding ceremony. 

Huge music fans, Matthew asked for Meghan's hand in marriage in Strawberry Fields, a location very close to their hearts. As a busker played a Beatles tune, Matthew got down on one knee next to the "Imagine" mosaic and asked the question that would begin the next chapter of their lives.

Just look at their awesome "vinyl" wedding invitation and save the date "concert ticket!"

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One of my favorite elements of their interfaith ceremony was the incredible chuppah.  Here's an excerpt from the ceremony:

"Today we formalize your union under this beautiful chuppah, made by Meghan’s father.  The wedding canopy, made by Meghan’s mother from pieces of fabric contributed by both families, represents your marriage home, a place of shelter and haven of peace.  The chuppah is the house of promises, held up by the strength of your dedication and love.  It is the home of hope, surrounded with the support of your community." 

Adapted from “The Chuppah,” by Marge Piercy
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The chuppah stands on four poles.
The home has its four corners.
The chuppah stands on four poles.
The marriage stands on four legs.

Here we live open to the seasons.
Here the winds caress and cuff us
contrary and fierce as bears.
Here the moon sails up out of the ocean
dripping like a just washed apple.
Here the sun wakes us like a baby.

Therefore the chuppah has no sides.
It is not a box.
Therefore the chuppah has no walls.
We have made a home together
open to the weather of our time.

O my love O my love we dance
under the chuppah standing over us
like an animal on its four legs,
like a table on which we set our love
as a feast.

The couple also chose to include a hand-fasting ritual using a special scarf that belonged to the groom's mother.  Honoring the bride's Irish heritage, here's an excerpt:

The sacred promises you make to one another form an unbreakable bond. As you hold the hands of your beloved, I would offer your marriage this traditional Irish blessing:

May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.

May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

The happy newlyweds!!!