Preparations
For decorations, use a vase of fresh flowers and daisies, red and white streamers, and regular altar tools. Include a wicker basket, an herb sacred to the Goddess, an herb sacred to the God, and a 3ft white ribbon. Ritual
Cast the circle and say: "I am here on this day, Beltane, May Day, and the time of the Sacred Marriage. I am here to understand life, death, and rebirth and to give reverence to those who have endured each." Bow your head to think about Beltane and how it fits into the three groups above and the wheel of the year. Say: "I stand here before the gate between the living and the dead on this day when the Sun is ageing and maturing, and looking towards marriage. I am here to witness the marriage of the God, Green Man, The waxing lord of the Sun, and his pregnant lover, Mother Earth. Union...a necessary transition in the wheel of the year." Place the herbs or flowers that represent the Goddess in the basket. Then the God herbs. Say: Congratulations, beloved Sun King!" Place the 2 kinds of herbs very close together. Meditate upon the goals and symbolic seeds planted at Ostara. Think about how they are stepping stones on the path to achieving your true will. Do martial (Love divinations. Now is also a good time to plan for upcoming weddings, wedding showers, and baby showers) You can now conclude the Ritual. Say: "May i be Triumphant in my destiny. May i always know my true will." Close the circle. Serve strawberry bread, and grape juice in your simple feast. Leave the marriage basket on the altar until Midsummer to remind you of your own strive for unity.
