Weddings

Introduction

Celebrant: It is one of life’s richest surprises when the accidental meeting of two individuals leads them to proceed together along a common path. It is indeed one of life’s finest experiences when a chance relationship grows into a permanent bond of love. This meeting and this growing are what bring us together today. __________and___________ would like you all to know that it means everything to have all of you at here today - to share their love and joy! They are honored to have such true family and friends who respect and love them.

The Asking

Celebrant: This marriage is a voluntary and full commitment of one person to another, it is made in the deepest sense, to the exclusion of all others, and is entered into with the desire, the hope and the firm intention that it will last for life.

Celebrant: ______________and_______________
Do you come here freely, and without reservation,
to give yourselves to one another in marriage?
Do you promise to love, respect, celebrant and take care of each other
for the rest of your lives?

_____________and____________: We do.

Celebrant: Family and friends, have you come here to support the union that _____________and___________ will form today? If so, shout out…WE HAVE!

Your Reading

You may choose from many samples or use something of your own

Your Wedding Vows

Celebrant: This is the most important part of your ceremony, when you make the promises that will bind you together… Please join hands, look into each other’s eyes and repeat after me …

You may choose from the sample vows or use the following

Partner:

I _____ take you _______, as my wife/husband.

I pledge to share my life with you,
to speak the truth to you in love.
I promise to honor and tenderly care for you,
to cherish and encourage your own fulfillment
for the rest of my life.
Partner:

I ______, take you _______, as my husband/wife.
I pledge to share my life with you,
to speak the truth to you in love.
I promise to honor and tenderly care for you,
to cherish and encourage you own fulfillment
for the rest of my life.

Ring Ceremony

Celebrant: This marriage and this couple’s union, now avowed,
is symbolized by the ring. Rings are an ancient symbol, blessed and simple.
Round like the sun, like the eye, like arms that embrace.
Circles, for love that is given comes back round again and again.
Therefore may these symbols remind you that your love , like the sun, illuminates;
that your love, like the eye, must see clearly.
And that your love, like arms that embrace, is a grace upon this world.

Please see the samples for ring vows, or we can find something else…

Declaration of Marriage

Celebrant: _____________and_____________, may you always have a special sense of your mission in life together, and may you never tire of the endless possibilities of exploring your shared existence.
And long, long years from now,
may you look at one another and be able to say,
“With you, I have lived the life, I always wanted to live.
With you, I have become the person I always longed to be.”
It is now my great pleasure to declare that ____________and__________ are _________and___________

You may kiss!