David Willems	David Willems

Borrowing from the Past

[Excerpt from Cornelia's best selling book, The Bride's Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself]

Wedding ceremonies “borrow” from the past—words, music, gestures—and when you participate in wedding rituals, you are “borrowing” wisdom from another time. As you tap into those ancient wisdoms, you are tapping into your own inner wisdom. That’s why when you’re going through these intimate rituals, it can all feel strangely natural and familiar . . . “Have I been here before?” It’s not the ritual itself; rituals are just a vehicle to take you into your heart center. What is familiar is you! The real you get to emerge.

The most memorable of wedding ceremonies draws the best from the past yet makes it beautifully present. Therefore, whatever you “borrow” to create your wedding, stir it up with your own inspired magic so it comes from your heart! Bringing it from the past, giving it your presence.

Take time now to write in your journal or diary … recording perhaps some new awareness. Let the words just fall onto the page—coming from your heart’s desire—and see what magic appears! It may be just what you needed to hear (and wisdom that a future bride-to-be needs to “borrow”). Whether it’s participating in wedding rituals or journaling or meditating—it’s all a process to get you back to you!

PHOTOGRAPHS BY: David Willems

Learn more about “borrowing memories” for your wedding in Cornelia’s best selling book, The Bride's Ritual Guide: Look Inside to Find Yourself, available now on Amazon.com!