Wayne and Paul’s Ásatrú Wedding in Iceland

My partner Paul and I were married a few weeks ago (June 2014) in Iceland, where marriage for everyone is legal regardless of whether you are gay, straight or whatever. We chose an Ásatrú ceremony, which for want of a better expression you might called a Viking wedding. It took place in a small temple by a fjord surrounded by snow covered mountains. It was midnight - but still daylight because Iceland experiences no night time in summer. Our gods are way better than those of you burdened by middle eastern cult beliefs. Ásatrú is the modern expression of pre-Christian beliefs which never died out in Iceland. These Norse religious beliefs were once the main religion across northern Europe from Germany, Scandinavia and as far away as England. As such they are the ancestral beliefs of most Australians. Our gyðja (priestess) was Johanna Harðardóttir, who is an Icelandic journalist and has a small temple in western Iceland. This short video is intended for family and friends to get some sense of the ceremony a