Peter's Civil Ceremony

I think every wedding officiant has their go-to simple ceremony.  When my husband Peter started performing civil ceremonies he needed to find what worked best for him.  He's a native of Germany and we used to argue so much about grammar and what "sounds" right. This ceremony is perfect and couples love it! 

Name and Name, welcome to your wedding!
And welcome to all of you! Thank you for being here today.

Name and Name, please take a moment to look at each other and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another. You started with a simple hello, and quickly became friends. Then it hit you, you two fell in love.  Over time, you have built a relationship that has turned into a deep and abiding love.  A relationship based on trust, mutual respect, understanding, compassion, patience, and simply how great it feels to have each other in your life.

Vows
Name, do you take Name to be your lawful wedded wife/spouse? To live together in the Estate of Matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health? Do you take her as your lawful wife/spouse for now and forevermore?
Yes, I do

Angela, do you take Brett to be your lawful wedded husband/spouse? To live together in the Estate of Matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health Do you take him as your lawful husband/spouse for now and forevermore?
Yes, I do

Ring exchange
The marriage ring seals the vows of marriage and represents a promise for eternal and everlasting love.

As you place the ring on each other’s fingers, please repeat after me:

I, Name, take you, Name to be my wedded wife/spouse,
to have and to hold from this day forward:
for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer:
in sickness and in health:
to love and to cherish forever.
With this ring, I marry you.

I, Name, take you Name to be my wedded husband/spouse,
to have and to hold from this day forward:
for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer:
in sickness and in health:
to love and to cherish forever.
With this ring, I marry you.


You two came here today to affirm your love for another and formally acknowledge that what your heart’s already know…..that your lives are meant to be shared as one;
That you are stronger together thank you are apart, and that, for all the days to come, you swish to share together all life’s joys and occasional challenges, but committed to one to the other.
May the life you live together be extraordinary, full of wonders and excitement, and happiness, but in particular: may your life be full of love.
And now, by the power vested in me by the State of Indiana, it is my very great pleasure to pronounce you married.

You may kiss your beautiful bride/husband/spouse!
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