SHORT CEREMONY WITH PRAYER
Please face each other, joining right hands as a symbol of your union.
Groom, you now take this woman, whose hand you hold to be your lawful wedded wife, hereby engaging to love, cherish and protect her, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, and forsaking all other women, you will provide for and support her in all things as the ordinance of God commands and the laws of the state require, so long as you both shall live. Do you covenant and agree?
Groom: I do.
Bride, you now take this man, whose hand you hold to be your lawful wedded husband, hereby promising to love, honor and cherish him, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, and forsaking all other men, you will provide for and assist him in all things as the ordinance of God commands and the laws of the state require, so long as you both shall live. Do you thus covenant and agree?
Bride: I do.
Let us pray:
Almighty God, may we have your presence at this ceremony of marriage in order that you, Dear Lord, may guide these two individuals in the glorious and happy ways of married life. Teach them to live the life of love and honor and to have them be ever respectful of each other. We ask this in the name of Jesus who taught us to say when we pray -- Our Father, who art in heven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine art the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Groom, will you place her ring, the symbol of y our love, upon the left hand of your future wife, and repeat after me:
With this ring, I thee wed.
Bride, will you place his ring, the symbol of your love, upon the left hand of your future husband, and repeat after me:
With this ring, I thee wed.
WITH ENDURING LOVE AND LOYALTY
Bride and Groom, we are here because the two of you have decided to join your lives. You come here with precious gifts - mature understanding, you love, your hopes and dreams, your trust in one another, and your faith in life's meaning and purpose, resolved to share life's experiences in enduring love and loyalty.
The decision has been made in your hearts and minds, and we are here to witness the public expression of the commitments you have made privately to each other.
Marriage is a relationship not to be entered into lightly or thoughtlessly, but reverently, soberly, with deep purposes and in the spirit of enduring love.
Much is required of you both. Knowing this, does ech of you wish to proceed with this marriage?
Both: We do.
Groom, will you take Bride as your wife, to live with her in the honorable relation of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and will you live for her, before all others as long as you both shall live?
Groom: I will.
Bride, will you take Groom as your husband, to live with him in the honorable relation of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and will you live for him, before all others as long as you both shall live?
Bride: I will.
Please face each other, joining right hands as a symbol of your union.
Groom, will you then repeat after me?
I, Groom, take you, Bride, to be my wife, to live with you from this day forward, for better, for worse; in plenty and in want; in strength and in weakness; to love and to cherish; so long as we both shall live.
Bride, will you then repeat after me?
I, Bride, take you, Groom, to be my husband, to live with you from this day forward, for better, for worse; in plenty and in want; in strength and in weakness; to love and to cherish; so long as we both shall live.
You have told me that you wish to exchange rings as a token of the commitments you are making to each other.
Groom, will you take the ring you have and place it on Bride's finger and repeat after me:
With this ring, I pledge you my love.
Bride, will you take the ring that you have and place it on Groom's finger and repeat after me:
With this ring, I pledge you my love.
Optional: (One of these unification ceremonies listed below may be included in your regular ceremony at no extra charge. Two or more unification ceremonies are an additional charge).
By virtue of the authority vested in me, I do now declare in the presence of these witnesses that y ou are man and wife. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man put asunder.
You may seal your promises with a kiss.
I would like to present for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. _________.
Unification Ceremonies:
