Romantic Elopement Ceremony 7

Romantic Elopement 7

I married a local Indianapolis wedding planner a few years ago.  Her 2020 dream wedding extravaganza was reduced to using the spectacular venue they already paid a huge deposit for to elope in private.  Their photographer took amazing pictures all over Indy! When you think about a wedding planner planning a wedding you have to think it's like a dream coming true!  I really don't think this particular couple was too upset they ended up eloping.  They are an amazing couple and just happy to be married! (And there were some spectacular shoes and a fantastic dress involved!)

The bride gave me this ceremony to perform.  I was excited because you figure a wedding planner must hear a lot of wedding ceremonies and I wondered what stood out to her most.  This ceremony pulls together pieces of other popular wedding ceremony options beautifully.  

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Marriage symbolizes the intimate sharing of two lives. This sharing must not diminish, but enhance the individuality of each partner. You do not shed your individuality, for that is what brought you together in the first place. Marriage is the loving declaration that you should be no other than yourself. A lasting marriage is not stagnant. The relationship and each individual are continually growing and developing. Your understanding of each other deepens and evolves. It is not this ceremony or the state of being married that will truly join and hold you together, but your ongoing commitment to your relationship and to the kind of life you wish to make together. 

Marriage is not created by a law or a ceremony; rather it occurs in the hearts of two human beings. It grows out of loving, caring, and sharing ourselves with another. This ceremony is not magic, it will not create a relationship that does not already exist and has not already been celebrated in all the commitments Name and Name have made to each other, both large and small, in the days since they first met and recognized their connection to one another. So, in witnessing this ceremony today, we are observing only an outward sign of an inward union that already exists between them . This ceremony is a symbol of how far they have come together and a symbol of the promise that they will make to each other to continue to live their lives together and to love each other solely and above all others.

Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another—acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, travel partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold of life, and things between you will never quite be the same. For after today you shall say to the world, “This is my husband.” “This is my wife.” (or Partner for Life)

Vows

Name, will you take Name, to be your lawfully wedded wife/husband/spouse and travel the rest of life’s road with her/him/them? Will you love her/him/them, laugh with her/him/them, comfort her/him/them, honor and protect her/him/them, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her/him/them as long as you both shall live?

I will.

Name, will you take Name, to be your lawfully wedded wife/husband/spouse and travel the rest of life’s road with her/him/them? Will you love her/him/them, laugh with her/him/them, comfort her/him/them, honor and protect her/him/them, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her/him/them as long as you both shall live?

I will

Ring Meaning

Please join hands. These are the hands of your best friend, that are holding yours on your wedding day. These are the hands that will work alongside yours, as together you build your future. These are the hands that when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours. These rings you are about to place on each other’s fingers reflect the unending power of love – a force with no beginning and no end. You should wear these rings proudly, and let them remind you each day of your commitment to one another.

​Ring Exchange

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

I, Name, give you, Name, this ring as a symbol of my love. As I place it on your finger, I commit the whole of my heart and soul to you. I promise to cherish you for the rest of my days. I give you all that I am and accept all that you are.

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

I, Name, give you, Name, this ring as a symbol of my love. As I place it on your finger, I commit the whole of my heart and soul to you. I promise to cherish you for the rest of my days. I give you all that I am and accept all that you are.

 
Name and Name, may all your days be blessed with love and friendship. May each day and night of your lives be a new beginning. May your home be filled with laughter and the warm embrace of a summer’s day. May you find peacefulness and beauty, challenge, and satisfaction, humor and insight, healing and renewal, love and wisdom, as in a quiet heart, and may you always feel that what you have is enough.

I now pronounce you Married!

You may seal this marriage with a kiss!
You may kiss your Bride/Groom/Spouse!
You don't have to kiss at all!
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