Maneka & Shadeesha Sep 23

Chippenham Park Ceremony

Maneka and Shadeesha wanted to include a Sri Lankan traditional element to their Ceremony. I researched all about the Tying of the Pirith Nool which is a traditional wedding ritual in Buddhism. A pirith nool or ‘blessing thread’ is a string that has been chanted over by a monk. When the Buddha was alive he mentioned that there were several of his sermons that were so powerful that the mere reciting of them could bring protection to our lives. We tied the pirith nool as a symbol of the union of marriage, and traditionally it is an equivalent to the modern signing of the marriage register. The little fingers of the couple were tied together with the pirith nool and then we poured some pirith pan (holy water) over their tied fingers. Traditionally this was carried out by a community elder but I was honoured to do this with the bride’s father.

“Tying the Pirith Nool was a lovely touch and enabled us to go back to our roots! Our guests thought it was a lovely and intimate ceremony.”

“Donna was absolutely wonderful throughout the whole wedding process! Donna was really responsive to emails, is a great communicator and was determined to ensure everything went smoothly with our ceremony. She is so lovely and we would 100% recommend her!”