Rev: Dearly Beloved, we
are gathered together here in the presence of this company, to join
together (Groom) and (Bride) in holy matrimony. We have all
witnessed the love between these two people and now we come here to
celebrate it in the most time honored of traditions. Marriage is
more than just one day, it is a life long journey that all here will
share in.
(Groom) and (Bride) welcome you, their families and their friends.
Each of you has given something of yourselves into their lives. They
want you to know that your love, guidance, and encouragement will
forever be appreciated. It is fitting, then, that you should share
this celebration
of their commitment to God and to each other to live their lives as
one, and they are happy you
are with them.
St. Paul writes: "Love is patient and kind and envies no one. Love
is never boastful, nor conceited,
nor rude, never selfish, not quick to offense. Love keeps no score
of wrongs, does not gloat over other men's sins, but delights in
truth. There is nothing love cannot face; there is not limit to its
faith, its hope and it endurance. Love will never come to and end.
To be loved is to know happiness and contentment, to give love is to
know the joy of sharing oneself…for it is through the
miracle of love that we discover the fullness of life."
Rev to Groom: (Groom) please repeat after me: "I, (Groom), take you,
(Bride), to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day
forth, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness
and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall
live."
Rev to Bride: (Bride) please repeat after me: "I, (Bride), take you,
(Groom), to be my wedded husband to have and to hold from this day
forth, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness
and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall
live."
Rev: When God made His promise with Noah, He set His rainbow in the
cloud as a reminder of that promise, and said; "I will look upon it
that I may remember it was an everlasting promise."
So from this we learn that some token should be set aside as a
reminder of our promise to God and to each other. You have,
therefore, chosen these rings as a token of your marriage promise.
They are made of gold, a type of material that is not easily
tarnished or destroyed, fittingly representing the ties that bind
husband and wife together.
The ring, an endless circle, has no beginning or end. It symbolizes
the continued love, devotion and dedication that will continue
throughout your marriage. Wear it as a reminder of the vows you take
today.
Rev to Groom: (Groom), repeat after me: With this ring, I thee wed
and with all my love and honor I thee endow, in the Name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Rev to Bride: (Bride), repeat after me: With this ring, I thee we
and with all my love and honor I thee endow, in the Name of the
Father, and in the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Rev: A wedding is the celebration of love, whereby two lives pledge
to work toward common goals. The words, "I love you," first spoken
shyly in months gone by are now spoken in full commitment of
yourselves to each other. This love you share is God's gift. We love
because He first loved us.
Now let me speak to your hearts. I charge you both as you hope for
happiness in your marriage, to be true to these vows you have made
to each other. With your marriage, from this day, you begin anew,
with larger responsibilities. Let not your voices loose the tender
tones of affection, nor your eyes forget the tender ray with which
they shine on this day.
And now having heard you make these pledges of your affection, and
take these vows of fidelity, I pronounce you husband and wife, no
longer two, but now one. Those whom God have joined together, let no
man put asunder.
I pronounce you, Husband and Wife.
You May Kiss Your Bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I now introduce to you as Husband and Wife,
Mr. And Mrs. _________
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