Final Christian Blessings For Your Wedding Ceremony Script

We end most formal wedding ceremonies with a final blessing.  For a Christian Couple, we may include a prayer for the couple as well as a blessing.  These are examples of prayers; often, a prayer comes from the heart, so these can be used as inspiration to write your own prayers.

Final Christian Blessing
Option 1

Gracious God, richly bless this bride and groom 
in the promises that they have made to each other. 
Grant that the courtesies, the thoughtfulness, 
and the self-giving which already 
have laid the foundation for their love, 
build the home which is raised on it. 

May they be loyal and engaging companions to each other,. 
and may they be loving and wise parents. 
And in this world 
where there is much disillusion and disappointment... 
where love brings delight 
and also wounding in the frailty of our ways... 
make them a visible symbol of the love that does not wane when 
the evening comes but is fresh with each new day. 
And as you bless this special couple this day, 
bless each union represented here. 
Forgive us where we have not been good news 
and glad days for each other. 
Perfect our imperfect love with the joy that comes from above, 
and may we grow ourselves and grow in affirmation of the other. 
May the Lord bless you and take care of you: 
May the Lord be kind and gracious to you: 
May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.​

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 2

In joining your lives may God grant you both... 
Love... to afford each other a special quality of time together. 
Joy...in the accomplishments of one another. 
Understanding...that your interests and desires 
will not always be the same. 
Friendship...based on mutual trust. 
Courage...to speak of a misunderstanding 
and to work on a solution 
before the setting of the sun. 
Compassion...to comfort each other in pain and sorrow. 
Foresight...to realize rainbows follow rainy days. 
Imagination...to keep with you part of the child you used to be. 
Mirth...from your sense of humor. 
Awareness...to live each day with the knowledge 
that there is no promise of tomorrow. 
May God bless you and keep you 
in the Palm of His hand.​

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 3

May you be blessed with Hope enough to keep sunshine in your love, and Fear enough to keep you holding hands in the dark; May God bless you with Unity enough to keep your roots entwined, and Separation enough to keep you reaching for each other;  May God bless you with Harmony enough to keep romance in your song, and Discord enough to keep you tuning your love so it becomes sweet music to all who may hear it.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 4

Prayer of Love
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“Our prayer for you is this:
That you will always remember the qualities
that attracted you to each other when you first met
and how you felt as your feelings of attraction
turned into respect, admiration and finally love.
That you will work hard to turn your feelings of love
into acts of love so that nothing and no one can divide you.
That you will always have kind and loving hearts
that are quick to ask for forgiveness when you are wrong
as well as to forgive when your partner is wrong.
That your love might grow to hear all things,
believe all things, and hope for all things, endure all things.
we pray you place your marriage in God’s hands,
and that your love increases and overflows,
beyond anything you can yet imagine.”

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 5

Adapted from Illuminata 
by Marianne Williamson

Dear God, please make of this relationship a great and holy adventure. May their joining be a sacred space. May the two of them find rest here, a haven for their souls. Remove from them any temptation to judge themselves or each other or to direct each other. May they surrender to You their conflicts and their burdens. We know You are their Answer and their rock. Help them not forget. Bring them together in heart and mind as well as body and guide them in the ways of holiness. May this relationship be a burst of light.
May it be a source of love and wisdom for them, their family, their community, and their world.
May this bond be a channel for Your love and healing, a vehicle of Your grace and power. As lessons come and challenges grow, let them not be tempted to forsake each other. Let them always remember that in each other they have the most beautiful woman, the most beautiful man, the strongest one, the sacred one in whose arms we are repaired. May they remain young in this relationship. May they grow wise in this relationship. Bring them what you desire for them. And show them how you would have them be. Thank You, dear God.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 6

Dear God, thank you for this joyous day. Thank you for Your Light that has entered Name and Name’s life. Thank you for all the miracles and blessings. Please bless this union. Help Name and Name find the perfect place in this world for their love to flourish. Let the radiant light of their love shine on all those around them. May all their future creations be blessed. God, bless them with the inner gifts of trust, compassion, forgiveness, and truth that they may live and grow together in love and peace.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 7

We ask that the Holy Spirit of love may deepen the lives of Name and Name. May the relationship, which today has been expressed, continue to grow in the years to come. And whatever changes time may bring, let this wedding ceremony remain as a treasured memory and a guide to life. May they always experience that breathless wonder that exclaims: "Out of all this world, you have chosen me." When life is done and the sun is setting, may they be found then as now, still hand in hand, still thanking you for each other. Amen

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 8

​May the peace of God, which passes all understanding,  keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of God's son, Jesus Christ our Lord,  and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  be upon you and remain with you always.  May the Lord bless you and keep you. 

​The Lord make his face to shine upon you,  and be gracious to you, The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.  Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 9

Heavenly Father, Bless this marriage, as Name and Name begin their journey down the road of life together. We don’t know what lies ahead. But help them to make the best of whatever comes their way. Help them to hug each other often … laugh a lot, talk more, and argue less. Help them to continue to enjoy each other as they did when they first met. Help them to realize that nothing or no one is perfect and to look for the good in all things and all people, including themselves. Help them to respect each other’s likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams, and fears, even though they may not always understand them. Help them to learn from each other and help each other grow mentally and emotionally. Give them peace of heart and strength of spirit so they may honor the vows they made here today. And may the promises they made inspire each of us who celebrate with them. Amen
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Final Christian Blessing
Option 10

Dear God, when you look down upon Name and Name, give them peace and happiness. Bless their children, family, friends, and visitors through a happy life. May their trails lie straight and level before them. May their days be good and long upon the earth. We are all your children and ask these things with good hearts. May Heaven and Earth bless this union. Amen

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 12

The wedding is not over - it has just begun. Not once and forever, but again and again shall the mystery of two people, together in love, move one another and touch the world. Marriage is not something said and done, but a promise, whose fulfillment is acted out over time. For in the end, truth remains elusive - death a secret - love a challenge. Life goes on neither more nor less incidentally than before. But one’s hand is strengthened, one’s way brightened, and one’s load, if not lightened,  is made easier to bear. For Name and Name, we simply pray that the promises of marriage be fulfilled in a long and complete manner; that their love be nurtured and shared by their families and friends; and that the seasons be joyous along the way. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 13

​Let us pray. God, we ask for your blessings upon Name and Name, as we celebrate this momentous occasion in their lives. Grant them happiness and contentment as they establish their new home, create a new family, and explore the depths of their love for one another and for you. Bless their families and friends and the relationships that have supported, strengthened, and sustained them throughout their lives.
Bless their home as a place of love and of peace. And if times grow hard and tempers grow short, help them to look into their hearts and remember the love that brought them here today.
Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 14

Loving Spirit, grant Name and Name, that in giving and forgiving they may receive from each other everlasting joy. Bind them together with cords that cannot be broken. Bind them together with love. Grant that they may always take delight in each other, and that each will remain in the other’s heart and desire.  Heavenly Spirit. Everlasting God, have compassion with Name and Name, as they proceed in committing to each other and professing their vows. I ask you to be with them in all their undertakings, and I see them both blessed with an abundance of all good. Furthermore, I see their minds illumined by divine wisdom, and their hearts quickened by divine love. And now, let us affirm these things in an awareness that we are in the living, loving, indwelling Presence of God. Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 15

Name and Name, May your love and deep respect for each other sustain throughout the years to come. May your life together flow with peace and harmony. May your vows be fully realized and may you realize their own true nature together. May you both promise to do what you think to be right; speak what you think to be the truth; help others in what is fair, accept your mistakes without excuses for them. May you both accept full responsibility for your actions and reactions. May sincerity of this resolution give you both strength to fulfill your duties towards yourself and others. Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 16

Hand in hand, Name and Name come before you, O Lord. Hand in hand, they are stepping out in faith.
We, who are gathered here, ask that you take this couple into your hands. Help them, O Lord, to keep firm in the commitments they have just made. Guide them, O God, as they become a family, as they each change through the years. May they be flexible as they are faithful. And Lord, help us all to be your hands if there be need. Strengthen, tenderly, all of our commitments, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 17

Heavenly Father, we come to you asking your blessing and favor on Name and Name. We pray for patience, tolerance, and understanding as they begin to adjust to wedded life. May theirs be a home where there is much joy, laughter, support, and an atmosphere of acceptance and safety. We pray that they will always respect each other and may both of them enjoy the freedom to become all that you want them to be individually and as a family unit. Grant them the courage to choose God’s instructions in a world that often abandons these. May their trust in you increase. May their home be filled with your peace. We ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 18

Name and Name, I want you to be happy in the Lord;  let your tolerance be evident to  everyone.   The Lord is very near and there is no need to worry. But if there is anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which is so much greater than we can understand, will guard your hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus.  Amen

May the two of you be blessed by God.   May you be touched by angels.  May your hearts stay full, may your spirits stay connected,  ​and may you love long and ​happily in one another arms.  ​​

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Final Christian Blessing
Option 19

Gracious God, spirit of life and love, we ask all blessings upon Name and Name in their life together.
May they be blessed with patience to see them through times of tension or conflict. May they be blessed with kindness, to enable them to nurture and care for one another in times of pain or sorrow. May they be blessed with a spirit of play and joyfulness, that they may participate fully in the beauties and pleasures of creation. May they be blessed, finally, with a knowledge of the ever-flowing presence of love in the world, that they may be channels of this love to one another and to all whom they meet in their life’s journey.
Amen.

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