This lovely Sedona Bride is in the Flow. Standing on a Red Rock slab in the middle of Oak Creek she lets her train flow in the Creek.
This is a very powerful Vortex site. It is said that when you face down streams you release all your cares and worries, suffering and pain. And when you turn and face upstream as our Bride is doing you fill yourself up with Grace and Love and Peace and Joy.
This very beautiful Sedona Bride looks like a water maiden and her cute little ring bearer looks like a water sprite himself!
In the summertime early morning Weddings along the banks of lush Oak Creek are cool and full of summer sparkle.
Giant cottonwoods reflect in the waters surface and the temperature is perfect.
This Wedding took place at Red Rock Crossing. This is a popular Sunset Wedding Location but as you can see mornings here are magical too.
Two Heads are Better than One
This picture really is perfect for that old saying. This young couple put their heads, hearts and lives together in their romantic Wedding Ceremony by the Banks of Oak Creek.
When we come together in Matrimony we get two of everything. More love, more hope, more brain power, more life and family, more joy, more Bliss, MORE!!!
It’s a good thing.
At this Intimate Wedding along the banks of Oak Creek our Shaman Akal serenades the couple with his drum singing solo.
Akal’s drum songs are moving, memorable and once in a lifetime. He creates his song from the energy of the moment. This Song was heard on the Wind for a moment and remains in the heart forever.
Our Shamanic Sedona Package is truly one of a kind!
Sedona Destination Weddings has a a special Ring Blessing Tradition.
First we fill a Tibetan Bowl with water from Oak Creek. Oak Creek is considered sacred by the local tribes. I call it the Ganges of America. This then is Holy or Sacred Water.
The Wedding Rings are placed in the water at the beginning of the Ceremony. They are being cleansed and empowered with the Words of the Ceremony and the Vows of the Bride and Groom.
When it is time to exchange rings our Officiant further Blesses the Rings by ringing a bell over them and calling for a Blessing for the Marriage and for the Couple to wear these rings as a reminder of the Vows they have spoken.
After the Ceremony the Bride and Groom and all the guests take turns scooping out a bit of the Sacred Water and sprinkling it on the Rocks – giving the precious water back to the desert and as they do so saying a Blessing for the Marriage. It is a lovely way to include everyone in your Celebration.
The last of the water is given back by the Officiant with this Blessing:
MAY THE RAIN OF BLESSING FROM THIS DAY FALL ON EVERYONE.
An unexpected guest attended our Valentine’s Day Wedding on the banks of Oak Creek at Red Rock Crossing.
A duck is a great omen. Ducks mate for life and this handsome male was there with his mate. A very special blessing for the lucky couple.
Ducks also let everything flow off their back. They go with the flow in the Creek of life.
Duck is a powerful teacher. I always say when Quack Quack is headed your way – practice Duck Medicine and DUCK!!
After a memorable and beautiful Wedding by the Creek a Sedona Bride and Groom stroll happily and in a haze of love towards their future and their lives together.
Such a gentle, rich and fulfilled moment and one that we are honored to be a part of.
Red Rock Crossing is a beautiful Wedding location in the early morning hours. The place is quiet – you might have some ducks swim by or a heron fly overhead – and once a horse came down to the water to drink.
Cathedral Rock at Red Rock crossing is the second most photographed spot in Arizona after the Grand Canyon. The morning hours here hold a special charm. Calm, quiet deserted. This is when Sedona’s magic really shines.
Cathedral stands tall and majestic above you and shimmers in the water below you.
Our beautiful Sedona Bride seems to be in Bliss. Soaking up the morning, the sun, the beauty and the love on her special day.
I love the Wedding Walk. The new Mr and Mrs strolling towards their new life together. It’s like the first dance here in Sedona. This one is under the big shade trees of Oak Creek at Red Rock Crossing.
The Bride and Groom are always in a happy haze. We did it. We’re married!! Such a joyous walk in such a beautiful place.
This was especially happy because our groom contacted me 7 months before from active duty in Afghanistan!! I prayed for him until the moment he called me state side and said “I’m back, Reverend Iala. And I’m ready to get married.”
I was never so happy to see a Groom in all my life. I am sure his Bride felt the same way.
We like to honor all our men and women in service. That is why we have our 10% Military Discount on all packages.
This is one of the Giant Cottonwood Trees that you find along the banks of Oak Creek in Sedona.
They stand testament to many stories of many Brides and Grooms. Their majesty and their wisdom, their silent tales of many generations lends a special strength and support to a Sedona Wedding.
This Cottonwood tree is hundreds of years old and lends a wonderful backdrop to this couple along with a promise of Love’s enduring nature.
A light and happy moment between a Bride and her Maid of Honor. Sedona Destination Weddings are full of such moments of Joy and Celebration.
Your Sedona Wedding will be one of your Life’s Big Moments. We will make sure that the whole event is stress free and heartfelt so you can celebrate with your family and friends and let your Joy and your Love shine.
Sedona has so many awesome and breathtakingly beautiful Wedding Sites.
Some are easily accessible while others are accessed by a short hike, a bit of a climb or even a Jeep ride!
Wherever you are the Red Rocks are magnificent and the Vistas provide a fabulous backdrop for your Wedding Ceremony.
The most popular Wedding Site by far is Red Rock Crossing. This is located right on Oak Creek with a magnificent view of Cathedral Rock. In fact this is the second most photographed location in Arizona after the Grand Canyon.
Red Rock Crossing is one of Sedona’s Vortexes. This is a magnetic Vortex. The energy here is very feminine and nurturing. It is a wonderful spot to plant the seeds of a new marriage.
This is the easiest access location. Even grandma and grandpa can come. We have had many Weddings here with guests in wheelchairs.
My favorite time of the day here is early morning – Wedding parties before 11 a.m. can be assured of parking. There will be very few people – even in the summer time and weekends and the light is other worldly. At that time of the day we can even capture Cathedral reflected in the waters of Oak Creek.
This is such a popular location that on 10-10-10 there were 35 Weddings at Red Rock Crossing. Sedona Destination Weddings performed 7 of them.
There are other sites equally beautiful and romantic but less well known and more off the beaten track. I plan to share them with you in future blogs.
Blessings
Iala
10-10-10 was a fabulous day!!
Eight Weddings. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, the temperature was perfect. Sedona was the ultimate place to have a 10-10-10 wedding.
I heard on the news that 30,000 couples got married on that day!! talk about popular. 35 of those couples got married at Red Rock Crossing here in Sedona. Red Rock Crossing was the most popular location and 7 of our Weddings took place there.
At one point my husband was on one side of the Creek marrying a couple, I was on the other and there were two Weddings further along the creek above me.
Talk about a day filled with JOY.
All of our Bride’s were beautiful and our grooms dashing. I will post some pictures soon.
Patricia our photographer was kept busy snapping pictures all day. Akal played the flute at one wedding, was the Shamanic Officiant at another. Then he officiated at three others. I officiated 5 of the weddings. All of us kept getting higher and higher and more and more joy filled.
It really was a special day of deepening Unity.
May the Divine Bless all of the Couples married on 10-10-10