Did you know that the common phrase of a couple “tying the knot” at their wedding comes from the ancient Irish handfasting ceremony? This wedding tradition serves as a symbol of the couple’s bond and ...

Have you ever witnessed a wedding where the couple’s hands were tied together with beautifully decorated cords? That’s handfasting, a tradition with roots reaching deep into the history of Celtic ...

As civil ceremonies outnumber Roman Catholic ones for the first time, Deirdre McArdle explores the variety of ways couples can now tie the knot Couples, both opposite sex and same-sex, have real ...