This is a lovely ceremony
We Are Here Today because _______ and _______ have asked us
to witness their love, acknowledge their love, and respect their love.
_______and _______, it is this day you take a giant step of courage. We are here as witnesses and to applaud your love, your courage, and your growth. With a commitment this strong, the force of that commitment, of that love, of that courage, reaches out around you, so that our lives are changed. We share a part of your small pond, the ripple of the love from this celebration stands and grows in each of us.
_______ and _______, you are now taking into your care and keeping, the one in the entire world whom you love most. You are adding to your life the companionship and blessing of a deep trust. You are to each other strength, responsibility and love.
In human history, we have not discovered a better way of life than sharing love in a lasting and responsible way. You have found the one to share your love, companionship, hopes, joys and dreams of life.
Real love, is something beyond the warmth and romance of being deeply in love. It is caring as much about the welfare of your partner as of your own. Real love is not total absorption into each other, but rather the sharing of two hearts, two minds, and two bodies. Real love is not total absorption into each other, but rather the sharing of two hearts, two minds, and two bodies. Love makes burdens lighter because you have someone with whom to share them. Love makes you stronger in many ways and able to face life in ways you dare not face alone.
__________ and _________ are you ready to make your vows of commitment to each other? (they answer; "Yes")
(To partner 1: repeat after me)
_______ I offer myself to you as a joyful companion. I offer myself to you as a caring lover.
I offer myself to you as a best friend. I promise to listen to your voice and to your heart; I promise to respect your sorrow and to respect your joy; I promise to be a source of strength, a source of comfort and a source of compassion. I promise to love and honor you all the days of my life.
(to partner2) ___________, do you accept these promises made by {__________ (partner 1))
(to partner 2: repeat after me)
_______ I offer myself to you as a joyful companion.
I offer myself to you as a caring lover. I offer myself to you as a best friend. I promise to listen to your voice and to your heart; I promise to respect your sorrow and to respect your joy; I promise to be a source of strength, a source of comfort and a source of compassion. I promise to love and honor you all the days of my life.
(to partner1) ___________, do you accept these promises made by {__________ (partner 2))
RINGS (request couples to get rings, hold so all can see) Pastor: homily on rings, and making a marriage work
CALL & RESPONSE PRAYER
Bless O God these rings, that ________ & ________, who give them and who wear them, may ever abide in peace. May they together in Unity. May they together in love. May they together in Happiness for the rest of their lives. We pray this and claim this in the name of Jesus . . . (and they all said) "Amen".
(partner 1)_______, do you give this ring as a token of your love and commitment to _______?
( repeat after me)
Partner 1: ________, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with this ring, I seal my commitment to you.
(partner 2)_______, do you give this ring as a token of your love and commitment to _______?
( repeat after me)
Partner 2:
________, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with this ring, I seal my commitment to you.!
(Optional blended family service module would go here) (Optional Unity Candle module would go here)
_______ and _______, may your lives together be joyful and content. May your love it is bright as the stars and serve as a beacon for us, your friends.
May your love me as warm as the sun, accepting as the ocean, and enduring as the mountains.
I (pastor name) have the great pleasure to pronounce you both united in a relationship which will grow and bloom more beautiful each day that you carry out the promises you have here made to each other.
That partnership which you have chosen to enact today, let no one mess with!
Would you care to share with us your first kiss of this new era in your lives?
(To attendees) Allow me the priviledge of introducing to you ___________ and _____________, now formally united as a loving, caring couple.
to witness their love, acknowledge their love, and respect their love.
_______and _______, it is this day you take a giant step of courage. We are here as witnesses and to applaud your love, your courage, and your growth. With a commitment this strong, the force of that commitment, of that love, of that courage, reaches out around you, so that our lives are changed. We share a part of your small pond, the ripple of the love from this celebration stands and grows in each of us.
_______ and _______, you are now taking into your care and keeping, the one in the entire world whom you love most. You are adding to your life the companionship and blessing of a deep trust. You are to each other strength, responsibility and love.
In human history, we have not discovered a better way of life than sharing love in a lasting and responsible way. You have found the one to share your love, companionship, hopes, joys and dreams of life.
Real love, is something beyond the warmth and romance of being deeply in love. It is caring as much about the welfare of your partner as of your own. Real love is not total absorption into each other, but rather the sharing of two hearts, two minds, and two bodies. Real love is not total absorption into each other, but rather the sharing of two hearts, two minds, and two bodies. Love makes burdens lighter because you have someone with whom to share them. Love makes you stronger in many ways and able to face life in ways you dare not face alone.
__________ and _________ are you ready to make your vows of commitment to each other? (they answer; "Yes")
(To partner 1: repeat after me)
_______ I offer myself to you as a joyful companion. I offer myself to you as a caring lover.
I offer myself to you as a best friend. I promise to listen to your voice and to your heart; I promise to respect your sorrow and to respect your joy; I promise to be a source of strength, a source of comfort and a source of compassion. I promise to love and honor you all the days of my life.
(to partner2) ___________, do you accept these promises made by {__________ (partner 1))
(to partner 2: repeat after me)
_______ I offer myself to you as a joyful companion.
I offer myself to you as a caring lover. I offer myself to you as a best friend. I promise to listen to your voice and to your heart; I promise to respect your sorrow and to respect your joy; I promise to be a source of strength, a source of comfort and a source of compassion. I promise to love and honor you all the days of my life.
(to partner1) ___________, do you accept these promises made by {__________ (partner 2))
RINGS (request couples to get rings, hold so all can see) Pastor: homily on rings, and making a marriage work
CALL & RESPONSE PRAYER
Bless O God these rings, that ________ & ________, who give them and who wear them, may ever abide in peace. May they together in Unity. May they together in love. May they together in Happiness for the rest of their lives. We pray this and claim this in the name of Jesus . . . (and they all said) "Amen".
(partner 1)_______, do you give this ring as a token of your love and commitment to _______?
( repeat after me)
Partner 1: ________, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with this ring, I seal my commitment to you.
(partner 2)_______, do you give this ring as a token of your love and commitment to _______?
( repeat after me)
Partner 2:
________, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with this ring, I seal my commitment to you.!
(Optional blended family service module would go here) (Optional Unity Candle module would go here)
_______ and _______, may your lives together be joyful and content. May your love it is bright as the stars and serve as a beacon for us, your friends.
May your love me as warm as the sun, accepting as the ocean, and enduring as the mountains.
I (pastor name) have the great pleasure to pronounce you both united in a relationship which will grow and bloom more beautiful each day that you carry out the promises you have here made to each other.
That partnership which you have chosen to enact today, let no one mess with!
Would you care to share with us your first kiss of this new era in your lives?
(To attendees) Allow me the priviledge of introducing to you ___________ and _____________, now formally united as a loving, caring couple.
