Apache Wedding Prayer

Apache Wedding Prayer

The Apache Wedding Prayer, Indian Wedding Blessing, and other variants, is a prayer commonly recited at weddings in the United States. It is not associated with any particular religion and indeed does not mention a deity or include a petition, only a wish.

It was written for the 1950 Western movie "Broken Arrow" and has no known connection to the traditions of the Apache or any other Native American group. The "Economist," citing "One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding" by Rebecca Mead, has characterized it as "'traditionalesque', commerce disguised as tradition".

The text of the prayer is as follows:

Now you will feel no rain, For each of you will be shelter to the other. Now you will feel no cold, For each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there is no more loneliness, For each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two bodies, But there is one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place, To enter into the days of your togetherness. And may your days be good and long upon the earth.

References

* "American weddings: Beware the bridezilla monster", "The Economist" May 24, 2007 [http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9218103 full text]

External references

* Text of the Apache Wedding Prayer at [http://honeymoons.about.com/cs/vowrenewals/a/Apache_Prayer.htm about.com]


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