Wedding Ceremony with Blessing

"Welcome everyone to the Marriage Ceremony of ____and____."

"We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life's greatest moments and to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love, which shall unite_____and______ in Matrimony."

Expression of Intent

"Please face each other and join hands."

"______, Do you choose ______ to be your lawfully wedded wife; to love, honor, cherish, and be faithful to her throughout your life together?"

Groom: "I do."

"_____, Do you choose______ be your lawfully wedded husband; to love, honor, cherish, and be faithful to him throughout your life together?"

Bride: "I do."

Vows and Exchange of the Rings

"_________, please repeat after me:

I, ______________ promise you____________, that I will be your husband from this day forward, to be faithful and honest in every way, to honor the faith and trust you place in me, to love and respect you in your successes and in your failures, to make you laugh and to be there when you cry, to care for you in sickness and in health, to softly kiss you when you are hurting, and to be your companion and your friend, on this journey that we make together."

"____, place the ring on your bride, and say with this ring, I thee wed."

"__________, please repeat after me:

I, _______________, promise you,___________ , that I will be your wife from this day forward, to be faithful and honest in every way, to honor the faith and trust you place in me, to love and respect you in your successes and in your failures, to make you laugh and to be there when you cry, to care for you in sickness and in health, to softly kiss you when you are hurting, and to be your companion and your friend, on this journey that we make together."

"____, place the ring on_____, and say; with this ring, I thee wed."

Reading

"Now you will feel no rain,

for each of you will be shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold,

for each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there is no more loneliness,

for each of you will be companion to the other.

Now you are two bodies

but there is only one life before you.

Now you will begin a journey,

to enter into the days of your togetherness.

May each day reflect the spiritual bond you share today."

Blessing/Prayer

"Dear heavenly Father, Our hearts are filled with great happiness on ____ and ____'s wedding day, as they come before You pledging their hearts and lives to one another. Bless this union we pray, and walk with them, throughout all their lives together. AMEN"

Pronouncement of Marriage

"Now that you,________ and you,_________, have promised to give yourselves to one another and to love each other through your sacred vows and through the giving and receiving of your wedding rings, I now pronounce you husband and wife."

Permission to Kiss

"___________, you may kiss your Bride!"

Presentation of the New Couple

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you...

Mr. & Mrs.___________________."