Ceremonies
Wedding ceremonies can be as long or as short to fulfull
your custom, designed wedding.
As a general rule, the men vote for a "shorter the better"
ceremony and the women are just a bit more creative. As such
we are providing both a short and a long styled ceremony which
you are invited to use if you so desire. We have a large book,
filled with ceremonies from which to choose or you can "cut
and paste" to create your own ceremony.
View A Sample Short Ceremony
Joe and Linda Bernard
Dwight and Amber Hubbard
Introduction- To all the family and friend of _________________(names
of couple), we welcome you to share with them as they pledge
the vows that will unite them in marriage and offer our prayer
and support for their everlasting happiness together.
Marriage is one of the most important choices one will make
in their lifetime. The union offers the greatest challenges
and offers the greatest opportunity for love and support from
a partner.
A deep bond of friendship and respect for each other is vital
for a good marriage. Your love for one another will grow with
the passing of each day. We much have the willingness to accept
the weak points as well as the strong points of our partner
with understanding and respect. This is the foundation for a
strong marriage which begin with the vows you exchange today.
To the groom- ___________name of groom, do you take____________name
of bride, to be your wedded wife? Will you love her and comfort
her, honor her and respect her? Will you share all that life
has to offer, your hopes and dreams, your achievements and disappointments
with her from this day forward.
Groom- I do
To the bride- ___________name of bride, do you take____________name
of groom, to be your wedded husband? Will you love him and comfort
him, honor him and respect him? Will you share all that life
has to offer, your hopes and dreams, your achievements and disappointments
with him from this day forward.
Bride- I do.
Exchange of Rings
As we gather today in celebration of the marriage of _________and
__________, we ask blessings upon these rings and ask that their
marriage be blessed with peace, love and happiness in all areas
of their life together.
To the groom-
With this ring, I thee wed and offer this ring as a symbol
of our everlasting love.
To the bride-
With this ring, I thee wed and offer this ring as a symbol
of our everlasing love.
Closing of ceremony.
By the authority vested in me by the state of __________,
I pronounce you husand and wife. May you live together in joy
and peace from this day forward.
To the groom- You may kiss your bride
May I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. ______________________________.
Our Life Together
Introduction- We come together this day to be part of the
celebration of the the marriage of ___________name of groom,
and ______________name of bride. We come as witnesses to their
love for one another.
We remind them that is marriage is an act of complete faith
in one another and the relationship that they will from this
day, create, putting aside any grievances or disagreements of
their past.
Who gives this bride to be married?
Family- We do
Their lives as a married couple begin with this ceremony
and the vows that they take today will last as long as they
both shall live.
To the groom- _____________, name of groom, will you receive______________to
be your wife? Do you pledge to her, your love, your understanding,
your strengths and your weaknesses. To you pledge to cherish
her as the most important gift presented to you.
Groom- I do
To the bride _____________, name of bride, will you receive______________to
be your husband? Do you pledge to him, your love, your understanding,
your strengths and your weaknesses. To you pledge to cherish
him as the most important gift presented to you.
Minister- ____________and ___________have announced their
intention to complete this union and have been given into each
other's keeping and are now to speak the vows that will seal
this marriage.
Groom- I, _______________take you ______________bride's name,
to be just as you are, and in all the ways, life may lead us.
I will tend to you in sickness and rejoice with you in health
as long as we both shall live to love. I promise to be your
support and help you accomplish all your dreams, from this day
forward.
Bride- I, ______________take you _______________groom's name,
to be just as you are, and in all the ways, life may lead us.
I will tend to you in sickness and rejoice with you in health
as long as we both shall live to love. I promise to be your
support and help you accomplish all your dreams, from this day
forward.
Minister- Will you now give and receive a ring as a symbol
of this union?
Couple- We will
Goom and bride are handed the rings
Minister- The circle of metal which you are exchanging as
symbols of your committment to each other, were regarded by
the ancients as the circle of eternity, having no beginning
and no end. It is most fitting that the exchange of hese circles
of eternity, be a daily reminder of the vows you have pledged
today.
Groom- I ask that you wear this ring today and forever as
a symbol of my love and devotion to you.
Bride-I ask that you also wear this ring today and forever
as a symbol of my love and devotion to you.
Minister- We speak to this couple of the love and trust that
has been given to them by their partner. We speak to them of
the generosity and kindness which they will give to each other.
We speak to them of the hopes and dreams of their mate which
they hold in their hands. We speak to them of new levels of
understanding and patience that will make their lives together
rich and bring to their union a strength that will not be broken.
Throughout the coming years, __________and ______________will
enter into a greater age and wisdom that will keep their love
young. To allow them to recover from those moments of trouble
and to forge a bond, stronger than the metals that circle their
fingers. May they become all that they can become, keeping these
vows, made this day, in freedom, teaching each other and knowing
the fullness of their being. That they become more than each
other and enjoy the fruits of all life has to offer.
In as much as ___________-and _______________have declared
their love and devotion to each other and their promises for
their future, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
May you feel no rain for each of you will be a sanctuary
to the other.
You will feel no cold for each of you will be the warmth
to the other.
Now there is no isolation for you, no more lonliness.
For now your are two, but with only one life in front of
you.
Go now and enter into the days of your togetherness
To the groom- You may now kiss your bride.
I am pleased to present to you this day, Mr. and Mrs. _______________
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