Sample Personalized Ceremony

Good Evening. Would you please turn off all cell phones to honor this ceremony? On behalf of _______________________, I welcome you to this lovely site as we celebrate love, and commitment. Let us begin this joyous ceremony!

Processional Begins.
Please greet our beautiful bride _____________.

___________________________, I welcome you to this site and this time in your lives that you have chosen to begin your married life together. We are gathered here in this beautiful location in the sight of God and in the presence of friends, because from this day, you two chose to go forward to build, from a base of love, trust and devotion, a life together. We are gathered here to feast our eyes, our ears and our hearts in the beauty of love given and taken and thus shared between _____________________, who, in the spirit of Divine Love and with joy, now vow their lives to one another.

All religions, with one voice, have proclaimed marriage to be the image on earth of the union between God and man, the image of the heavenly and the earthly, the relationship between spirit and matter, between trinity and the universe. So deep, so far reaching is the meaning of the joining of man and woman in marriage, that it is not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and in the eyes of God.

_______________________, hold always, in your hearts the knowing that it is in the loving as well as the being loved, that the heart finds its greatest quest. Remember, that it is in giving as well as in the receiving, that our lives are blessed. So, as you grow together in this wondrous bond, give all that you can to each other, and then give that one bit more of the love you’ll find you have in store. And hold to your heart, the thought, that what makes life worth the living, is in the giving and FORgiving- giving wee bits of kindness that will bring joy abundantly… and FORgiving with soft and loving words. Lovingly share all you possess- your reward will be labeled happiness. Hold to the thought that the love you give, will always come back tenfold, and what you receive is more precious than gold.

__________________, I invite you both as you stand in the presence of this company and having duly considered the covenant you are about to make, do you now declare and pledge your faith to each other, and promise to keep your solemn vows you are about to make? Please respond, “We do.”

May you find fulfillment in your marriage and always have peace and happiness throughout the days of your life.

Vows:

_____________now chose to speak to each other about their relationship.

The Vows:
Do you _____, take _____to be your wife? To love her forevermore and to make a total gift of yourself in heart, mind and spirit? Please respond “I do.”
Please take _____’s hand and repeat after me:

I _____, pledge
To love care, cherish, respect and inspire you.
To share hopes, thoughts and dreams with you
To be by your side through all of life’s challenges
and all of life’s joys, for all the days of our lives together.

Do you _____, take _____to be your husband? To love him forevermore and to make a total gift of yourself in heart, mind and spirit? Please respond “I do.”
Please take _____s hand and repeat after me:

I _____, pledge:
To love care, cherish, respect and inspire you.
To share hopes, thoughts and dreams with you
To be by your side through all of life’s challenges
and all of life’s joys, for all the days of our lives together.

_________ selected the reading: Together by Joy Suldo
Drawn together across time and space,
I’d know you anywhere – the same soul, different face. I am you and you are me, but we each have our own identity.
Through fire, earth, air and water, whatever unites us has awesome power.
We share adventure and all kinds of pleasure,
but it is our friendship and love that I truly treasure.

Sealing with Rings:

As a seal of your promises, you have chosen precious rings to symbolize the unity and wholeness of your life together. When you see these rings, you will be reminded of your treasured vows and endless love you promise to each other.

_____, as you place the ring on _____’s finger, Please repeat after me:
I give you this ring in celebration of my love and pledge of honor to you.
Nina, please respond: I wear this ring as a sign of your love and the love we share together.

_____, as you place the ring on _____’s finger, Please repeat after me:
I give you this ring in celebration of my love and pledge of honor to you.
______, please respond: I wear this ring as a sign of your love and the love we share together.

These wedding rings are the outward and visible sign of an inward, loving bond, signifying to all, the uniting of this man and this woman in holy matrimony. May these rings be blessed as symbols of affectionate love and the harmony and safety of encircling love. Wear these rings as a sign of the love ignited between you and the love that unites your hearts.