Handfasting Survey

1. Have you had or do you want a Handfasting?

Have you had or do you want a Handfasting? Yes, I have had a Handfasting

Yes I want a Handfasting

I am planning a Handfasting

2. Did your spirituality/faith/beliefs/religeon affect your decision to have a Handfasting? Please fill in the relevant boxes with a reason why

Did your spirituality/faith/beliefs/religeon affect your decision to have a Handfasting? Please fill in the relevant boxes with a reason why Yes, it influenced my choice
No, it had no influence on my choice
It had a partial influence on my choice

3. Where did you/would you have your Handfasting?

Where did you/would you have your Handfasting? Inside
Outside
Special place for you
Other

4. Some Handfastings require you to be married for a set period of time, such as A Year And A Day, A Lifetime, or Eternity. Which would you choose?

Some Handfastings require you to be married for a set period of time, such as A Year And A Day, A Lifetime, or Eternity. Which would you choose? A Year And A Day

A Lifetime

Eternity

Something Else

5. Some traditions of Handfasting say that 13 different coloured cords were used in the ceremony. Is this something you would want /have incorporated into your Handfasting? And why? Would you choose any specific colours?

Some traditions of Handfasting say that 13 different coloured cords were used in the ceremony. Is this something you would want /have incorporated into your Handfasting? And why? Would you choose any specific colours?

6. How many cords or ribbons, will you have? Why?

How many cords or ribbons, will you have? Why? 1
3
5
7
13
Other - How Many?

7. If you are/did use more than one cord during your ceremony, will your family members/friends place them along with a blessing?

If you are/did use more than one cord during your ceremony, will your family members/friends place them along with a blessing?

8. As part of your Handfasting, will you/did you jump over a Broomstick as a ritual of entering your new life together?

As part of your Handfasting, will you/did you jump over a Broomstick as a ritual of entering your new life together? Yes, I would jump over a Broomstick

No, I wouldn't jump over a Broomstick

I might jump over a Broomstick

9. Will you/did you have a section after your ceremony with food and drink, where blessings and health is wished upon the couple? Why?

Will you/did you have a section after your ceremony with food and drink, where blessings and health is wished upon the couple? Why?

10. Are there/were there any other traditions or customs you used/wish to use in your Handfasting? What are they?

Are there/were there any other traditions or customs you used/wish to use in your Handfasting? What are they?