The 202* Wedding Festival

The short answer is yes, and we are rescheduling

Annika and I (Aaron) eloped in December of 2022, and we have been struggling to fit our idea of a wedding festival into a conventional model.

We already signed the paperwork, have our shared health insurance, and have clearly already gone through the “1st year of marriage” drama and then some.

So, what are we doing instead?

In either 2025 or 2026, Annika and I (Aaron) will be launching a Wedding Festival that is open to the public. It will be three days still, and keep a lot of the “bones” of the original festival ADD FROM GUEST SECTION?

In addition, we will be celebrating our journey to the underworld and back. You see, ehen Annika and I stepped into this relationship together, the intention was not originally romantic. We got together to conduct an experiment, which was ADD COPY FROM THE PAGE.

We’ll be celebrating making that journey to the other side by taking a story from the Bible that fits the underworld journey theme, and guiding people through that themselves. We’ll have group leaders from each of the faith traditions we’re familiar with (Jewish, Christian, Paga, NEw Age, Circling etc.) so people can choose the group that fits for them.

We’ll also be having our own ritual to enact our own journey.

Equally importantly, we also want to celebrate the people in our lives who have made this change possible. Just writing this section tears come to my eyes, when I think about the gift that each and every person I’ve invited to the festival has been in my life. I’m coming to realize more and more that it truly does take a village, that we do need each other, and that I have needed each and every person I’ve crossed paths with in my life.

So, we want to take three days and celebrate you, the people who have made all of this, and us, possible.

The German phrase “wenn schon, denn schon” means “anything worth doing is worth doing all the way”. In Biblical times weddings lasted six days or more. The average wedding celebration in the US today lasts only six hours, give or take.

We decided to meet in the middle, celebrating for three full days. Since we are expecting guests from different countries and continents, we wanted to make the most of our time together.

If you’ve received a Save The Date or have been otherwise invited, visit the password protected “guests” section for detailed schedules, travel information, RSVPs, FAQs, how to join the festivities online, and more!

If you’re not a guest yet but think you should be, please contact us here!