Wedding Services
at
Alaska's Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge
Keith Iverson, the Sadie Cove Sourdough
Marriage Commissioner, will perform weddings for guests of the lodge.
Wedding Services $500
Presenting the Butlers
Kurt and Dawn came to Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge for a June
wedding. With Kurt in his Navy dress whites and Dawn in a perfect
white dress, their wedding was a beautiful and enchanting event. We
will not soon forget how the two of them watched the video of their
wedding at every chance and how much in love they are with each
other. Thanks to Kurt and Dawn, our summer began on an uplifting note
and we wish them both a rewarding new life together. |
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Kahlil Gibran on Marriage
Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, Master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same
music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
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On August 21 Christina Wray and David Graham came to Sadie Cove
Wilderness Lodge to be married. In truth, they were eloping as all they
really wanted was a simple, private, but lovely wedding ceremony. They
were wed on the beach on a perfect day and afterwards they called their
families to deliver the happy news. They will legally become Christina
and David Wolf as the wolf is both of their spirits' animal.
After having the Wolfs at our home for a week, they have become our
friends. It was an honor to perform their wedding ceremony and to spend
time together. |
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The Art of Marriage
The little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings
of an
angel.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a
sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in
which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and
the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and
the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner,
it is being the right partner
To get information regarding your Alaska Marriage
license, contact
the Alaska Department of Vital Statistics at
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs/bvs_home.htm
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 59º
36.126' North
151º 05.143' West
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Those are the GPS readings for the Schneider/Haines
wedding. Patricia and Peter wanted to have their wedding in a remote,
untouched place and after exploring some ideas, a pristine glacier won
out. Patricia had a custom wedding gown with "glacier blue" stones on
the bodice, skirt and shawl. She looked like a beautiful snow queen
alongside Peter, the man of her dreams. The sun was shining and warm
while the glacier ice was making for an intoxicating sensation of
temperatures. Patricia and Peter chose wildflowers for their bouquet and
boutonniere, picked fresh that morning on the grounds of Sadie Cove
Wilderness lodge.
A private helicopter provided the transportation to
the glacier and back to the lodge where everyone enjoyed a celebratory
dinner followed by wedding cake and the start of their wilderness
honeymoon.
Congratulations to Patricia and Peter for their sense of adventure and
their touching ways of expressing their love for each other. |
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Off to the lodge to begin the honeymoon |
| Jennifer and Donny Vincent
brought their families to Sadie Cove Lodge to share their
wedding. The group had the entire lodge to themselves for 4
nights allowing for plenty of time to prepare, celebrate, and
then relax.
Jennifer and Donny enjoyed Sadie Cove so
much that they will be moving to Kachemak Bay as soon as they
find their dream property.
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Wedding Outtakes
A check
list for getting married
The following list
will help guide you through the marriage license process.
The
marriage license application and instructions are available on the vital
statistics website http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs
For complete instructions, please refer to the Alaska Court System website
http://www.state.ak.us/courts/comm.htm
1. Contact the State of Alaska Court System in Homer:
Alaska
Court System
3670 Lake Street
Homer, Alaska 99603
(907) 235-8171
2. The court will
need the following information:
- The name of the
intended marriage commissioner. - Keith Iverson
- The full names of
the bride and groom, including middle initials.
- The month, day
and year marriage is to occur.
- The physical
location where the marriage ceremony will be performed. - Sadie Cove
fjord inside Kachemak Bay State Park at the Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge
3. There is no
charge or waiting period for this application. However, applications
should be at the Homer Courthouse no less than one week before the wedding
date to allow time for the application to be processed.
4. The court will
issue a written order appointing the marriage commissioner together with
instructions. The marriage commissioner (Keith Iverson) is responsible
for ensuring that the marriage is performed in compliance with the law.
5. The marriage may
not be performed until the marriage commissioner has a copy of the written
order in hand.
6. If the marriage
is not performed on the date stated in the order, a new marriage
commissioner appointment order must be obtained.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
It is the responsibility of the bride and groom to apply for and pick up a
marriage license. A marriage commissioner does not have the authority to
obtain the marriage license for the couple.
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