Here at Stokes Ministries, we love to help couples get closer to God through their promises to each other. What better way to make a commitment to your partner and to God than a Handfasting Ceremony with Stokes Ministry? Handfasting is a way to formally promise or to make a contract with your partner. It is a traditional practice that, depending on the term's usage, may define an un-officiated wedding, a betrothal, or a temporary wedding. The phrase refers to the making fast of a pledge by the shaking or joining of hands. Stokes Ministry is here to help you with every aspect including defining the terms for your partnership and a ceremony to celebrate that promise.

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We are licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York State, and New York City, NY.

Stokes Ministry is also licensed to offer handfasting ceremonies in Prisons and State Facilities.