What is a collaring ceremony?

When a bdsm relationship progresses to the level that a collar of ownership is offered, many lifestylers opt to celebrate the event with a collaring ceremony.

The ceremony itself could be a private moment between two individuals or a huge event similar to a wedding ceremony. Online or real-time; with careful planning a collaring ceremony can be an experience one will treasure for a lifetime.

We asked random members of Dark Connections to describe their ideal collaring ceremony. Their reponses varied from an intimate two-some to a grandiose affair involving honor guards with swords and flaming torches!

Just like most aspects of this lifestyle, there are no right or wrong ways to have a collaring ceremony.


Master Sinew & his slave Luv press their fingers together during the blood bonding portion of their collaring ceremony.

In this special section we will examine the basic protocol of collaring, take a look at the private collaring ceremonies of several Dark Connections members, and see what some of our members envision as their dream ceremony.