Religious/Spiritual Wedding Ceremony
This is our Pre-Written Religious/Spiritual Wedding Ceremony. Words in italics are spoken by the Bride and Groom. Words in { } are spoken by the Celebrant to the guests, and generally explain what is happening or about to happen in the ceremony. All other words are spoken by the Celebrant directly addressing the Bride and Groom, and/or the guests.
Processional
Opening Prayer
Welcome everyone to the marriage of
Groom's Full Name
and
Bride's Full Name.
Let us bless this joyous union
with prayer.
Please bow your heads.
God of light,
who gives us the longing for love
and the capability of loving,
we give you thanks
for Groom and Bride,
for their open hearts
and willing spirits,
and for the example of love
that they embody here
in our presence.
Be with them on this joyous occasion
of showing their love
and making their vows;
and be with us,
their witnesses,
that we may all be changed
by what is said and witnessed
here today.
Amen.
Expression of Intent
{At this time, Bride and Groom
will make public
their intention to marry...}
Groom & Bride,
please face each other and join hands.
Groom,
Do you choose Bride
to be your lawfully wedded wife;
to love, honor, cherish,
and be faithful to her
throughout your life together?
Groom: I do.
Bride,
Do you choose Groom
to 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
{And now, Bride and Groom will say their vows
and will exchange their wedding rings...}
Groom, please repeat after me:
I, Groom, take you Bride, to be my wife. I promise
in the presence of God, and in the presence
of our family and friends, to stand beside
and love you always as your husband
and as your friend, showing pride as both;
in times of celebration and times of sadness;
in times of pleasure and times of pain;
in times of sickness and times of health. I give my love,
my soul, myself, only to you, starting today
for as long as we both shall live.
With this ring, I thee wed.
Bride, please repeat after me:
I, Bride, take you Groom, to be my husband.
I promise in the presence of God, and in the presence
of our family and friends, to stand beside
and love you always as your wife
and as your friend, showing pride as both;
in times of celebration and times of sadness;
in times of pleasure and times of pain;
in times of sickness and times of health. I give my love,
my soul, myself, only to you, starting today
for as long as we both shall live.
With this ring, I thee wed.
Blessing
May God be with you
and help you to grow together.
May God bless and keep you.
May God cause his face
to shine upon you.
May God lift his countenance upon you
and give you peace.
Amen.
Pronouncement of Marriage
{At this time we come to the Pronouncement of Marriage.
The Pronouncement is my public, and legal, proclamation
that Bride and Groom are married.
It is the exact moment
of Marriage...}
Now that you, Groom
and you, Bride,
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,
and by the power vested in me
by God
and the State of New Hampshire,
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
Those whom God has joined together
may he generously bless forever.
Permission to Kiss
Congratulations, you may seal your marriage with a kiss!
Presentation of the New Couple
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you...
Mr. & Mrs.___________________
Recessional
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