​“A Sacred Beginning to Your Wedding Journey”
 

The Cacao Ceremony is one of the most tender and transformative ways to begin your wedding celebrations — a ritual that softens the heart, awakens presence, and unites every soul who has gathered to bless your union.
 

Rooted in ancient Mayan wisdom, ceremonial cacao is known as the medicine of the heart — a plant spirit that melts emotional walls, invites gratitude, and opens a shared field of love.
 

Whether offered at the very beginning of the wedding journey or woven into deeper rituals like the Blessingway or the Brotherhood Circle, cacao becomes a gentle guide that prepares everyone — the couple and the community — for a celebration rooted in connection and reverence.
 

A SACRED SPACE OF OPENNESS AND UNITY

Guided by Prem Shakti, the ceremony typically includes:

• Heart-centered meditation
  Softening the mind and grounding everyone in the present moment.

• Sacred songs and medicine chants
  Sung to awaken joy, devotion, and a collective field of tenderness.

• Sharing of intentions
  Friends and family are invited (optionally) into a moment of reflection, blessing, or silent offering.

• Gentle movement and breathwork
  Opening the body to receive love more fully.
   

The ceremony naturally creates a shift:
from scattered arrival energy…
to togetherness, warmth, and emotional resonance.

CACAO AS A CHOSEN OFFERING IN YOUR CELEBRATION

As the First Gathering

Many couples choose cacao as the first ritual when guests arrive for a destination wedding.
It instantly unites people who have traveled from different places and cultures, helping everyone land with presence, softness, and open hearts.
 

Woven into the Blessingway

For the bride’s feminine circle, cacao deepens sisterhood, enhances emotional expression, and supports lineage healing through shared vulnerability.
 

Woven into the Brotherhood Circle

For the groom, it supports grounding, emotional clarity, and heartfelt brotherhood — preparing him for the transition into sacred partnership.
 

A BRIDGE INTO THE DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE

After the cacao ceremony, the gathering can flow seamlessly into the Dances of Universal Peace —
a living mandala of movement, blessing, and connection.

This transition from heart-opening cacao to communal dance creates a profound experience:

• Meditation becomes joy.

• Intention becomes celebration.

• Stillness becomes movement.

• Individual hearts become one field of shared love.

It is the perfect ceremony arc for couples who want their wedding to embody unity, spirit, and soulful celebration.
 

WHY COUPLES LOVE THIS CEREMONY

• Opens emotional intimacy and collective joy.

• Helps guests feel connected — even if they have never met.

• Harmonizes diverse families and backgrounds.

• Dissolves wedding-day stress or nervousness.

• Creates a meaningful, ritual-rich start to the celebration.

• Flows beautifully into music, movement, and sacred dance.

• Welcomes the couple into their wedding journey with softness and devotion.
   

When cacao opens the heart, words fall away.

What remains is the pure rhythm of love — felt, shared, and celebrated.