Couple get married at Glastonbury in unique 'handfasting' ceremony

Talk about tying the knot! Couple get married at Glastonbury in unique ‘handfasting’ ceremony with the bride wearing a Day of the Dead dress

• Stuart Beauchamp, 49, and Anna Stevens, 44, married by Celtic ‘handfasting’
• It was overseen by Glenda Procter, who has done the ceremonies since 2006

Talk about tying the knot – one couple were married at Glastonbury in a unique ‘handfasting’ ceremony while in a Day of the Dead dress.

Finance director Stuart Beauchamp, 49, and Anna Stevens, 44, were married earlier today by having their hands tied together at Glastonbury, watched on by a crowd of festivalgoers.

Mr Beauchamp said: ‘We wanted to do it here because it’s the best festival on the planet and we fit right in with our fancy dress, we wanted to put our own spin on our wedding.’

Finance director Stuart Beauchamp, 49, and Anna Stevens, 44, were married earlier today by having their hands tied together at Glastonbury, watched on by a crowd of festivalgoers

The Birmingham natives were married four weeks earlier in their hometown but found the Handfasting Ceremony online and booked in advance

The couple met through a mutual friend in a Birmingham nightclub and have been together for 25 years but decided to finally tie the knot this year

The Birmingham natives were married four weeks earlier in their hometown but found the Handfasting Ceremony online and booked in advance.

‘We won’t stay tied together the whole festival! We’ll probably untie when she needs the toilet,’ Mr Beauchamp laughed.

The couple met through a mutual friend in a Birmingham nightclub and have been together for 25 years but decided to finally tie the knot this year.

‘Glenda’s ceremony is just the icing on the cake really, and she’s made it so personal to us,’ Ms Stevens said.

Glenda Procter, who conducts the ceremony, quit her job as a registrar and started Handfasting in 2006

Glenda Procter, who conducts the ceremony, quit her job as a registrar and started Handfasting in 2006.

Festival-goers were queuing with their significant others to have their love legitimised by the Handfasting ceremony but were eager to ensure it did not legally bind them.

Glenda told MailOnline: ‘I’m so popular and in such in high demand. I’ve got bookings all day. I did five weddings yesterday and eight today but I’ve lost count really.’

Glenda said her practice follows ancient Celtic traditions with a modern interpretation which is a non-legal unison ‘in the heart of two people’.

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