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Episode 34: Love Knots – A Nautical Wedding Ritual

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Zita

Long ago, when sailors navigated by the stars, when seabirds carried the spirits of sailors lost at sea, and when everyone knew that the bust of a naked woman on the bow of a ship could calm rough waters, a … Continue reading →

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Creative Wedding Rituals: Pandas, Moths, Flours

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Zita

Selecting the members of the wedding party can be so stressful, some couples don’t choose anyone. No maid of honor. No best man. After serving more than 150 couples as their wedding officiant, I’ve seen what this kind of stress … Continue reading →

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Prayer Flags for a Wedding Ceremony

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Zita
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YouTube – Zita Interviews Photographer Carrie (Draghi) Patterson

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Zita

Engaged couples, magazines, corporations, professionals seeking headshots, and parents of newborns all rave about Connecticut photographer Carrie Patterson of Carrie Draghi Photography.  I interviewed Carrie on a recent episode of Weddings with Zita. You can watch it on Youtube.com/ZitaTVNetwork. It’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 7 – Prayer Flags for Wedding Rituals and Children’s Projects

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Zita

  Movies about climbing Mount Everest always show prayer flags – five pieces of solid colored fabric strung together, blowing in the wind.  The meaning behind them is ancient and honors the individual, the family, the community, and the earth. 

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Talk About Wedding Rituals

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Zita

  What happens when the studio is reserved, the crew is on deck, the set is built, the food ordered for the post-show dinner has been ordered…and the guest can’t make it?  That was the situation that led to this … Continue reading →

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