One of the ideas behind the creation of this blog is a place to talk about things I like and things I love, and there's no question that the number one thing that I love is my husband. As we approach our first anniversary, I keep thinking back on how perfect our wedding day was. My husband and I planned an intimate and unique wedding ceremony that reflected our personalities and was exactly what we wanted. One of my favorite parts of the ceremony was our very unique unity ceremony. We got so many compliments on this portion, and it certainly left us with a better keepsake than a half burned candle or a bottle of sand. We did a one-of-a-kind Christian Handfasting Ceremony. I really, really wanted to do a handfasting ceremony because I was enamored with symbolism of being bound together forever. It is a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages in Great Britain and Ireland ¹ and it's where we get the phrase "tying the knot." Historically tied to betro