Christian Wedding Ceremony Script 5

This is a short and sweet ceremony that shares the meaning of the marriage commitment in more modern verbiage.  It can be used as-is or there is easily added to.

Christian Wedding Ceremony Script 5

Opening  Prayer

We are gathered here in the presence of God, family, and friends to unite Name and Name in holy matrimony. Marriage is an honorable estate and is, therefore, not to be entered into lightly but reverently, advisedly, soberly, and with God’s blessing. 

Today, Name and Name will receive God’s greatest gift; another person to share with, grow with, change with, be joyful with, and to stand with as one when trials and tribulations enter their lives. It is fitting, therefore, that we should, on this occasion, begin by asking for God’s blessing on this marriage.

Let us pray.

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Heavenly Father, we gather to celebrate your gift of love, and its presence among us. We rejoice that these two people have chosen to commit themselves to a life of loving faithfulness to one another. We praise you, Lord, for the ways you have touched our lives with loving relationships such as Name and Name’s, and we give thanks for the special love and friendship you have put in their hearts. Renew within us an affectionate and loving spirit. Enrich our lives with the gracious gift of your love so that we may embrace others with that same love. May our participation in this celebration of love and commitment give us new joy and responsiveness to the relationships that we cherish. In your love, we pray, Amen.


Words about Love and Marriage

Marriage is a joyous occasion. It is connected in our thoughts with the charm of love, the warmth of home, and all that is pleasant, as being one of the most important events of our lives. Its sacredness and unity are the most significant and binding covenant known in human relations.

Name and Name, let me charge you both to remember that your future happiness is to be in mutual consideration, patience, kindness, confidence, and affection. It is the duty of each of you to find your greatest joy in the company of the other and to remember that your love pledged today must remain undivided for a lifetime.

It is your duty to be considerate, tender, faithful, and loving partners: to support, guide and cherish each other in prosperity and trouble; to thoughtfully and carefully enlarge the place the other holds in your life; to constantly show tokens of your affection, to shelter one another from danger, and to love unconditionally.

I call your attention to the seriousness of the decision which you have made and the covenant you are about to declare before God. The vows you are about to take are not to be taken without careful thought, for in them, you are committing yourselves exclusively to one another for as long as you both shall live.

Vows

If you are ready to assume the obligations and duties before God, as I have defined them, you will unite your hands and pledge your love and your lives to each other.

Name, please repeat after me.

I Name, take you, Nmae, to be my lawfully wedded husband/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, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow.

Name, please repeat after me.

I Name, take you, Nmae, to be my lawfully wedded husband/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, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow.

Ring Exchange

You will now exchange rings as a symbol of the lifelong commitment and abiding love that you have promised to each other.

Name, please place the ring on Name’s finger, and repeat after me:

I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.

Name, please place the ring on Name’s finger, and repeat after me:

I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.

Closing Prayer

Eternal God, help Name and Name to fulfill the promises they have made here today and to reflect your steadfast love in their commitment to each other. Give them kindness and patience, affection and understanding, happiness, and contentment. May their family and friends continue to support them on difficult days, so that their love for each other may continue to grow as long as they both shall live.

Let us all pray.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
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 is the kingdom,
And the power, and the glory,
Forever and ever.
Amen.

Declaration of Marriage

Name and Name, having witnessed your vows for marriage before God and all who are assembled here, by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride!
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It is my pleasure to introduce to you for the first time…



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