Welcome, family, friends and loved ones. We gather here today to celebrate the wedding of ______ You have come here to share in commitment they make to one another, to offer your love and support to them, and to allow both to start their married life together surrounded by the people most important to them. They thank you for your presence here today.
To this moment they bring the fullness of their hearts as a treasure to share with one another. They bring their dreams that bind them together in an everlasting commitment. They bring their gifts and talents, their unique personalities and spirits, which they will use as they build their life together. Marriage is the promise of hope between two people who love each other sincerely, who honor each other as individuals, and who wish to unite their lives and share the future together. In this ceremony, they dedicate themselves to the happiness and well-being of each other. We rejoice with them that out of all the world they have found each other; and that together they will find the deeper meaning and richness of human life in sharing it with each other.
Opening Prayer
Be attentive to our prayers, 0 Lord,
and in your kindness
pour out your grace on these your servants,
that, coming together before your altar,
they may be confirmed in love for one another.
Through Christ our Lord.
Readings.
Religious or Contemporary
Definition of Marriage
Marriage is perhaps the greatest and most challenging adventure of human relationships. It is the promise of hope between two people who love each other sincerely, who honor each other as individuals, and who wish to unite their lives and share their future together. In this ceremony, Ryan and Emma dedicate themselves to the happiness and well-being of each other. We rejoice with them that out of all the world they have found each other; and that together they will find the deeper meaning and richness of human life in sharing it with each other.
Declaration of Intent.
Have you come here to enter into Marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly? The bridegroom and bride each say: I have.
.
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Wedding Vows.
I, ____, take you, ____, to be my wife. I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.
I, ______, take you, ________, to be my husband. I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.
Reflection
These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love,
that hold yours on your wedding day.
These are the hands that will work along-side yours as you build your future together.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and care for you throughout the years.
These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief torments your mind
and with the slightest touch, will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you struggle,
and support and encouragement to chase down your dreams.
These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children, and help keep your family together as one.
These are the hands that will, countless times, wipe the tears from your eyes,
tears of sorrow, and tears of joy.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled with age, will still be reaching for yours,
still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch---- a touch from these hands
Ring Ceremony
O Lord, Our God, we ask your blessing upon these rings that they may be constant symbols of unending love and devotion, Amen.
Exchange: Receive this ring
as a sign of my love and fidelity.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Marriage Prayer/Good Wishes
Holy God, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this couple who today are united in marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon them so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love. Make them ever thoughtful and gentle, patient and forbearing, regardful of each other's feelings and opinions, and lenient to each other's infirmities. Lord, may they both praise you when they are happy and turn to you in their sorrows .May they be glad that you help them in their work and know that you are with them in their needs. May they pray to you in the community of believers and be your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in the company of their friends. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Pronouncement
Forasmuch as you both have consented together in marriage, and have pledged your love and your commitment each to the other in the presence of God and of this company, I do now pronounce that you are husband and wife.
Kiss Presentation
My dear friends, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs .…………….
The Blessing
May God bless you and keep you.
May God's countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May God look upon you with favor and grant you peace. Amen.
To this moment they bring the fullness of their hearts as a treasure to share with one another. They bring their dreams that bind them together in an everlasting commitment. They bring their gifts and talents, their unique personalities and spirits, which they will use as they build their life together. Marriage is the promise of hope between two people who love each other sincerely, who honor each other as individuals, and who wish to unite their lives and share the future together. In this ceremony, they dedicate themselves to the happiness and well-being of each other. We rejoice with them that out of all the world they have found each other; and that together they will find the deeper meaning and richness of human life in sharing it with each other.
Opening Prayer
Be attentive to our prayers, 0 Lord,
and in your kindness
pour out your grace on these your servants,
that, coming together before your altar,
they may be confirmed in love for one another.
Through Christ our Lord.
Readings.
Religious or Contemporary
Definition of Marriage
Marriage is perhaps the greatest and most challenging adventure of human relationships. It is the promise of hope between two people who love each other sincerely, who honor each other as individuals, and who wish to unite their lives and share their future together. In this ceremony, Ryan and Emma dedicate themselves to the happiness and well-being of each other. We rejoice with them that out of all the world they have found each other; and that together they will find the deeper meaning and richness of human life in sharing it with each other.
Declaration of Intent.
Have you come here to enter into Marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly? The bridegroom and bride each say: I have.
.
.
Wedding Vows.
I, ____, take you, ____, to be my wife. I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.
I, ______, take you, ________, to be my husband. I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.
Reflection
These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love,
that hold yours on your wedding day.
These are the hands that will work along-side yours as you build your future together.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and care for you throughout the years.
These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief torments your mind
and with the slightest touch, will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you struggle,
and support and encouragement to chase down your dreams.
These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children, and help keep your family together as one.
These are the hands that will, countless times, wipe the tears from your eyes,
tears of sorrow, and tears of joy.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled with age, will still be reaching for yours,
still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch---- a touch from these hands
Ring Ceremony
O Lord, Our God, we ask your blessing upon these rings that they may be constant symbols of unending love and devotion, Amen.
Exchange: Receive this ring
as a sign of my love and fidelity.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Marriage Prayer/Good Wishes
Holy God, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this couple who today are united in marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon them so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love. Make them ever thoughtful and gentle, patient and forbearing, regardful of each other's feelings and opinions, and lenient to each other's infirmities. Lord, may they both praise you when they are happy and turn to you in their sorrows .May they be glad that you help them in their work and know that you are with them in their needs. May they pray to you in the community of believers and be your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in the company of their friends. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Pronouncement
Forasmuch as you both have consented together in marriage, and have pledged your love and your commitment each to the other in the presence of God and of this company, I do now pronounce that you are husband and wife.
Kiss Presentation
My dear friends, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs .…………….
The Blessing
May God bless you and keep you.
May God's countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May God look upon you with favor and grant you peace. Amen.