Filipino Cord Binding Wedding Ceremony Ritual

Although Emily and Parker are not associated with any religious center, they are both deeply spiritual. Since there's was a same-sex union, their officiant, Rose Freeman, helped the couple choose the ceremony traditions that were right for them. They incorporated a Filipino cord-binding ceremony in which their hands and necks were literally and figuratively bound to each another.

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