Commitment Ceremony 2

"______and_____, in presenting yourselves here today to be joined in unity, you perform an act of faith, where your hearts and spirits will be entwined as one. You now desire to profess your intention to walk the road of life together. "

"Matrimony is living in love with your best friend. Love is one of the few constants in the Universe. Only love is capable of joining living beings by their deepest essence; uniting and fulfilling them. "

"If you would have the foundation of your matrimony be the devotion you have for one another, not just at this moment, but for all the days to come, then treasure the hopes and dreams that you bring here today. Establish that your love will never be blotted out by the common nor obscured by the ordinary in life. Faults will surface where now you find comfort, and admiration can be shattered by the routine of daily life. "

"Dedication, love and joy can grow only when you nourish them together. Stand fast in that hope and confidence, having faith in your shared destiny just as strongly as you have faith in yourselves and in one another today. Only with this spirit can you forge a union that will strengthen and endure all the days of your lives. "

"The meaning of matrimony begins in the giving of words. We join ourselves to one another by giving our word. It is unconditional, for in joining ourselves to one another we join ourselves to the unknown. We are never given two known results to choose between, but only one result that we choose without knowing what it will be. "

"Because the condition of matrimony is worldly and its' meaning mutual, no one party to it can be solely in charge. What you alone think it ought to be, it is not going to be. Where you alone think you want it to go, it is not going to go. It is going where the two of you and the happenings of the world, will take it. You do not know the road; you are committing your life to a way. "

Vows

"_____and____ please read the vows that you have each composed from your hearts and share them with each other. "

"By entering into this union _____and_____ are stating publicly, the feelings and commitments they have held privately between them. They are proclaiming their love for, their trust in, and their loyalty to the one they cherish above all others. "

"Please join hands. Today you join yourselves together for life, as friends and lovers, Wife and Wife. "

"_______, please repeat after me: I, _____, take you, _____, as my friend and love beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet. No matter what course we set, we will navigate it together. "

"Do you _____, knowing this woman's love for you and returning it, realizing her strengths and learning from them, recognizing her weaknesses and helping her to overcome them, take ______ to be your wife? " (I do.)

"_______, please repeat after me: I, _____, take you, _____, as my friend and love beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet. No matter what course we set, we will navigate it together. "

"Do you ________, knowing this woman's love for you and returning it, realizing her strengths and learning from them, recognizing her weaknesses and helping her to overcome them, take _____ to be your wife? " (I do.)

Ring Exchange

"May I have the rings please? Bless these rings, which symbolize everlasting love. May the sharing of them be an outward sign of an inward commitment between these two very special people. The ring is a symbol of unity into which your two lives are now joined in an unbroken circle, in which, wherever you go, you will return to one another. "

"______, please place this ring on ______'s finger and repeat after me: With this ring, I forever give you my love. "

"______, please place this ring on _____'s finger and repeat after me: With this ring, I forever give you my love. "

"______and_____ you have just sealed your relationship by making of vows, and the giving and receiving of rings. This covenant is a relationship pledge between two special people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives."

Blessing of the Hands

"_____and_____, please hold hands, palms up, so you may see the gift that they are to you. "

"These are the hands of your best friend, strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever. These are the hands that will work along side yours as together you build your future. "

"These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years and with the slightest touch will comfort you like no other. These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief fills your mind. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow, and tears of joy. "

"These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it. And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just one touch. "

"May this day shine eternally in your lives.

May it add brilliance to every achievement and cast a divine light over any misfortune. "

May you care for each other in all sadness.

May you give cheer to each other.

May you give vitality to each other in all undertakings.

May all that is virtuous, beautiful and honest, remain with you always. "

Pronouncement

"I now pronounce you as united as wife and wife. You may now seal your love with a kiss. "