Rev. Susan Anderson
WEDDING CELEBRANT AND OFFICIANT
MANY BLESSINGS MINISTRY...STANDARD WEDDING CEREMONY
Cherished Memories
Love Story
Many Blessings
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Standard Wedding Ceremony...... Standard Ceremony 1 |
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Welcoming:
Welcome! What a joy it is to come together today to celebrate the love of Bride
and Groom, to share in this ceremony of their commitment to each other in
marriage. They are grateful you could be here with them on this very special day.
Who gives this bride in marriage? optional
Prayer - optional
Let us begin by acknowledging the presence of God and the love that draws us
all together with a time of prayer.
Dear God
In stillness and in trust we recognize your presence. We know your love drew
these two together, Bride and Groom, that they may live the adventure of life
as one. We also know that your love drew each of us together so that we might
add our love and blessings to this marriage. We affirm that you are with us now
as always guiding us, upholding us and blessing us with abundance of health,
success and faith. Amen
Thoughts on Marriage:
It is Divine love that has brought these two souls together in this adventure
called life. Bride and Groom, are entering into this commitment fully aware of
the purpose of marriage.
May we each take this occasion to remember there are no categories of love.
The love that is real is the love that lies at the heart of every relationship. This
love does not change with form nor circumstance. This relationship between
Bride and Groom, creates the stage where love can be expressed.
And to you Bride and Groom, you are reminded that the purpose of marriage
reminds you to respond in love. To offer gentleness, to forgive, to nurture, and
to support and encourage each other. The commitment of sharing love with
each other is an invitation to knowing you are a friend to each other. Friends
share their secret hopes, their dreams and aspirations. Friends encourage each
other to explore and enjoy life.
Vows:
Bride and Groom, would like to publicly share a vow of commitment with each
other in your presence.
Groom do you choose Bride as your wife?
Do you pledge to share your life with her openly, to tell the truth to her in love?
Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for her, to cherish and encourage
her own fulfillment as an individual, and to love and respect her through all the
changes of your lives?
If so, please answer, "I do."
Bride, do you choose Groom as your husband?
Do you pledge to share your life with him openly, to tell the truth to him in love?
Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for him, to cherish and encourage
his own fulfillment as an individual, and to love and respect him through all
the changes of your lives?
If so, please answer, "I do."
Blessing of the Rings:
You have chosen to exchange rings as a symbol of your love. These rings come
in the shape of a circle - reminding you love is a continuous journey: there is no
beginning and no end to love. The substance from which these rings are made
of symbolized purity - this is a new beginning in your with one another.
Exchanging rings reminds you that you no longer live for your self-alone, but for
each other as well.
Please repeat after me
I Groom join with you Bride,
in marriage, as my partner in life.
I commit to be with you...
as your support, and friend..
to love, respect and to cherish you
throughout life's journey.
Wear this ring as a symbol of my love.
I Bride, join with you Groom,
in marriage, as my partner in life.
I commit to be with you...
as your support, and friend..
to love, respect and to cherish you
throughout life's journey.
Wear this ring as a symbol of my love.
CLOSING PRAYER - OPTIONAL
Let us join now in a prayer and blessing for the marriage
of Bride and Groom:
Spirit of Love and Life: out of this whole world, two souls have found each other.
Their destinies shall now be woven into one design, and their challenges and
their joys shall not be known apart.
Bride and Groom, may your home be a place of happiness for all who enter it;
a place where the old and the young are renewed in each other's company, a
place for growing and a place for sharing, a place for music and a place for
laughter, a place for prayer and a place for love.
May those who are nearest to you be constantly enriched by the beauty and the
bounty of your love for one another, may your work be a joy of your life that
serves the world, and may your days be good and long upon the Earth. Amen.
Pronouncement:
By the power vested in me by the State of Pennsylvania, it is with great joy that I
now pronounce you to be husband and wife
Kiss
Introduction of Couple:
Bride and Groom, you have declared before all of us that you will now live
your lives together in marriage. You have made special promises to each other,
which have been symbolized by the joining of hands, taking of vows and giving
and receiving of rings. Now that the ceremony is over and the experience of
daily living is about to begin, go and meet it gladly.
And now it is my pleasure of presenting to you, for the first time in public as
husband and wife: Mr. and Mrs. _______________
Welcome! What a joy it is to come together today to celebrate the love of Bride
and Groom, to share in this ceremony of their commitment to each other in
marriage. They are grateful you could be here with them on this very special day.
Who gives this bride in marriage? optional
Prayer - optional
Let us begin by acknowledging the presence of God and the love that draws us
all together with a time of prayer.
Dear God
In stillness and in trust we recognize your presence. We know your love drew
these two together, Bride and Groom, that they may live the adventure of life
as one. We also know that your love drew each of us together so that we might
add our love and blessings to this marriage. We affirm that you are with us now
as always guiding us, upholding us and blessing us with abundance of health,
success and faith. Amen
Thoughts on Marriage:
It is Divine love that has brought these two souls together in this adventure
called life. Bride and Groom, are entering into this commitment fully aware of
the purpose of marriage.
May we each take this occasion to remember there are no categories of love.
The love that is real is the love that lies at the heart of every relationship. This
love does not change with form nor circumstance. This relationship between
Bride and Groom, creates the stage where love can be expressed.
And to you Bride and Groom, you are reminded that the purpose of marriage
reminds you to respond in love. To offer gentleness, to forgive, to nurture, and
to support and encourage each other. The commitment of sharing love with
each other is an invitation to knowing you are a friend to each other. Friends
share their secret hopes, their dreams and aspirations. Friends encourage each
other to explore and enjoy life.
Vows:
Bride and Groom, would like to publicly share a vow of commitment with each
other in your presence.
Groom do you choose Bride as your wife?
Do you pledge to share your life with her openly, to tell the truth to her in love?
Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for her, to cherish and encourage
her own fulfillment as an individual, and to love and respect her through all the
changes of your lives?
If so, please answer, "I do."
Bride, do you choose Groom as your husband?
Do you pledge to share your life with him openly, to tell the truth to him in love?
Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for him, to cherish and encourage
his own fulfillment as an individual, and to love and respect him through all
the changes of your lives?
If so, please answer, "I do."
Blessing of the Rings:
You have chosen to exchange rings as a symbol of your love. These rings come
in the shape of a circle - reminding you love is a continuous journey: there is no
beginning and no end to love. The substance from which these rings are made
of symbolized purity - this is a new beginning in your with one another.
Exchanging rings reminds you that you no longer live for your self-alone, but for
each other as well.
Please repeat after me
I Groom join with you Bride,
in marriage, as my partner in life.
I commit to be with you...
as your support, and friend..
to love, respect and to cherish you
throughout life's journey.
Wear this ring as a symbol of my love.
I Bride, join with you Groom,
in marriage, as my partner in life.
I commit to be with you...
as your support, and friend..
to love, respect and to cherish you
throughout life's journey.
Wear this ring as a symbol of my love.
CLOSING PRAYER - OPTIONAL
Let us join now in a prayer and blessing for the marriage
of Bride and Groom:
Spirit of Love and Life: out of this whole world, two souls have found each other.
Their destinies shall now be woven into one design, and their challenges and
their joys shall not be known apart.
Bride and Groom, may your home be a place of happiness for all who enter it;
a place where the old and the young are renewed in each other's company, a
place for growing and a place for sharing, a place for music and a place for
laughter, a place for prayer and a place for love.
May those who are nearest to you be constantly enriched by the beauty and the
bounty of your love for one another, may your work be a joy of your life that
serves the world, and may your days be good and long upon the Earth. Amen.
Pronouncement:
By the power vested in me by the State of Pennsylvania, it is with great joy that I
now pronounce you to be husband and wife
Kiss
Introduction of Couple:
Bride and Groom, you have declared before all of us that you will now live
your lives together in marriage. You have made special promises to each other,
which have been symbolized by the joining of hands, taking of vows and giving
and receiving of rings. Now that the ceremony is over and the experience of
daily living is about to begin, go and meet it gladly.
And now it is my pleasure of presenting to you, for the first time in public as
husband and wife: Mr. and Mrs. _______________