Wedding Ceremonies,
Themes and Places

Wilderness Weddings? Ceremony & Theme Ideas
Ceremonial Locations
Seasoning and Spice for your Custom Vows
Other Ceremonies
Insurance for Weddings

Wilderness Weddings™
Ceremony, Locations, & Theme Ideas

You can mix-and-match any of these ideas of locations, dates, traditions, themes and rites.

Types of Ceremonies

• Non-Denominational & Theme
• Traditional or Contemporary
• Civil or Intra-faith
• Celtic-Renaissance
• Mother Nature (in the woods, sailing the lake, river, hot springs, Mt.top etc.)
• On-the-Honeymoon i.e.
Whitewater raft trip, Horseback Pack the Rockies, Fly-in Fly-fishing or Camping

Reverend Chisholm is triple ordained in Holistic Healing Ministries; Interpersonal Counseling and Transpersonal Counseling for ministries throughout the United States. She acknowledges and honors the sacred in all religious faiths, and spiritual practices that have the common denominator of Love. 

The content of your wedding will be specially yours, for she is dedicated to giving couples what they want instead of the "out of a book and off the shelf", or a "me too" kind of ceremony. Special rites available include wonderful heart centered blessings richly encompassing children (his, hers and/or  yours), family, pets and friends.

Reverend Chisholm is renowned for her Nature-Based, Interactive-Invitation for to the guests, Celtic-Renaissance ?Tying the Knot?, Mountain Man "Gettin' Hitched', Sacred Candle & Heart-flame vows, Wine & Rose ceremonies, honoring deceased loved ones and many other ancient spiritual rites that bring tears to the eyes and joy to the heart.

THOUGHTS ON CEREMONY THEMES WHICH CAN BE COMBINED WITH HOLIDAYS OR SPECIAL DAYS IN YOUR LIFE.  i.e. one Groom told me he chose his birthday so he'd never forget their anniversary, another chose New Year's Eve for the same reason!

"Eagles' Flight" Fly-In or Jet-Boat to Back Country Lodge, White Water Raft Trip, Fly Fish, Wilderness Back Pack, Pack horseback Trip to ceremony destination.

Is this your Salmon River wedding party?

Ceremonial Locations

Any one of these locations can serve as your indoor or outdoor chapel with private altar when you come to the McCall-Tamarack area to make your vow exchange or renew your commitments. Stand upon her ancient land in the shadow of mystic mountains and make your own sacred place in her legacy of mystery and romance. 

Outdoor ideas: Idaho's Resorts -- available year 'round Idaho's mountains, forest parks, magical valleys -- available various seasons The Restored Train from Cascade to Smith's Ferry Goldfork Waterfall -- spring, summer & fall Horse-drawn Carriage, Buggy or Sleigh -- call for quotes Secret Garden -- summer or fall Top of Brundage Mtn. -- summer or winter Ponderosa State Park -- available year 'round Snowmobile ride to wedding site (e.g., to Burgdorf or Goldfork Hot Springs in winter Meadows, rivers, golf course club house McCall's beautiful lodges University of Idaho McCall campus Payette Lake or Lake Cascade boat to an Island Lake, riverside or beach Hell's Canyon and adjacent Seven Devils Mts. (four-state view) Old Warren Salmon River Wapiti Ranch Warm Lake Lodge Boise Zoo Lucky Peak Spring Shores Back-country Bed and Breakfasts

Indoor ideas: The historic old Finn Church -- available year 'round Bear Creek Lodge Old Hotel McCall Whitetail Lodge Golf Course Club House Blue Moon Yurt (access via snowshoes or x-c skis) Old Boise Depot Salmon River Hot springs Resort A cabin with crackling fire

 

 

Many of these wedding locations are normally very inexpensive or free. Call for quotes on Destination Wedding Packages.

Seasoning and Spice for your
Custom Vows:
Add a Holiday or Theme to Your Ceremonies

Thanksgiving Winter Carnival Winter Solstice Christmas New Years Valentines Day Ground Hog Day (History) St. Patrick's Day Spring Equinox Easter Sun Rise May Day (History) Cinco De Mayo

Frontier Days Rodeo Summer Solstice Yellow Pine's Harmonica Contest Weiser's Old Time Fiddler's Contest Warren's Owl Shoot Mountain Man's Rendezvous 4th Of July Labor Day Arbor Day Earth Day Autumn Equinox All Hallows Day

Traditions & Themes Ideas

• Guests Dress To Theme
• Modern, Formal, Executive, Informal, Or Casual-Sporty
• Country Western, BBQ & Hay ride
• Celtic, Gaelic, Renaissance
• Victorian, Turn Of The Century
• 30's Flapper Days, 40's World War II,
• 50's Rock & Roll, 60's Flower Children
• Star Trek, Circus, Zoo Or Wild Animal
• Camelot, Knights, Lords & Ladies
• Primitive, Amerindian Or Mtn. Man
• Romanesque Or Byzantine, Spanish-Flamenco
• Polynesian, Hawaiian Luau, South American Or Mexican
• Egyptian, African, Jungle, Around The World
• Your Own Ethnic Roots Or Preference

Let Your Imagination Create It . . . .   Mix 'n Match the customs then add a Holiday and/or Theme for flavor: imagine a Winter Wedding at the Blue Moon Yurt in Ponderosa Park on snow shoes or cross-country skis where Santa Claus comes to the reception and delivers gifts to the guests. The gifts could be ornaments with the wedding couples name and wedding date inscribed on them.

Other Ceremonies

Joe and Gertrude Rogers -- 60th anniversary vow renewals at No Business Mountain Pass

• OUR HANDS

A good marriage is a lifetime of hands.
It's a trembling hand sliding a shiny gold band on to the finger of another trembling hand.
It's an anxious hand tugging on a suddenly shy hand.
It's hands touching in sudden tenderness, or swinging together down a crowded street, or fingers interlocking in the darkness of a theater,
It's clapping hands joyously admiring achievement of other hands,
It's expressive hands honoring the beauty of creative hands,
It's the playful pat on the fanny, the beckoning wave, the rumpled of hair,
It's the "Help me please" gesture.... and sometimes but not often, the clenched hand.
It's two ecstatic hands being grasped by tiny brand new hands.
It's hurrying hands setting dinner for hungry hands.
It's angry hands pushing away angrier hands.
It's an optimistic hand patting a discouraged hand.
It's a panicky hand clutching a calm hand.
It's a proud hand introducing an embarrassed hand.
It's joyous hands grabbing happy hands -- and hands sharing sadness with a touch.
It's healthy hands holding sick hands.
It's hands joining in prayer. And finally,
It's a shaking hand sliding a dull gold band off the finger of a very still hand.

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• Your own Wedding Web Site: with your engagement picture and invitation; a map for guests to find the ceremony site; basic and local information; your gift registration; rehearsal and reception information; etc. Put the website URL on your invitations!
• Your own pair of snow white doves to accompany you on your new life.
• Painted fringe suede wedding shawl for your ceremony
• Personalized Elderberry Indian Love Flute
• Love feather incense or smudge fan and shell by Eloris;
• Honeymoon Dream Catcher
• Pine needle marriage basket
• Copy of your complete wedding ceremony and vows.
• Theme styled personal Marriage Certificate suitable to frame
• Copy of the Book the 5 Love Languages

Insurance for Weddings

Entering the new millennium, wedding ceremonies and locations have changed! Brides and grooms today are choosing to be married at locations that would have surprised our grandmothers and grandfathers. With these changes come new concerns, including financial risks and liability issues?

When you add up the total cost of your event, you will find that you are spending a lot of money -- all of which is at risk should something unexpected happen. A unique and exclusive packaged insurance product is specifically designed to protect the financial investment of your special private event. Most of these nine coverage are available on an optional basis and can be tailored to meet the financial specifications of your particular wedding or private event. There is a one time premium and coverage can begin up to 2 years prior to the event date. This is underwritten by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, one of our nation's oldest and most respected insurance companies.  Website for more information http://www.coverage.com/coverage/dcms?c=personal&rkey=81