“Dearly Beloved, We
are gathered here today in the sight of God, to celebrate one of life's greatest
moments."
"Who is it that brings
this woman to this man.”
"Marriage is an
honorable estate, created by God, and signifying unto us the mystical union
between a man and a woman, which also exists between Christ and the Church.”
“_________________
and
_________________, only love will maintain a marriage. Mankind did not
create love, love is created by God."
"Love is freely given
and freely accepted, just as God's love of us is unconditional and free.”
“As you travel through
life together, I caution you to remember that the true measure of success, the
true avenue to joy and peace, is to be found within the love you hold in your
hearts. I would ask that you hold the key to your heart very tightly.”
VOWS
“_________________
do you take
_________________to be your wife? Do
you promise to love, honor, and protect her, forsaking all others and holding
only to her?” ("I do")
“
_________________
do you take
_________________ to be your Husband? Do you promise to love, honor, and
protect him, forsaking all others and holding only to him? ("I do")
“
_________________
repeat after me, I,
_________________
take you
to be my wife. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer
or for poorer, and I promise my love to you forevermore. “
“
_________________
repeat after me, I,
_________________
take you _________________ to be my Husband. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for
richer or for poorer, and I promise my love to you forevermore.”
CORINTHIANS 13
“A marriage ceremony
represents one of life's greatest commitments, but also is a declaration of
love. I wish to read to you what Paul wrote of love in a letter to the
Corinthians.”
“Love is patient, love
is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs"
"Love does not delight
in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails”
EXCHANGE OF RINGS
“Wedding rings are an
outward and visible sign of an inward spiritual grace, signifying to all the
uniting of this man and this woman in marriage.”
"
_________________
place the ring on
_________________ , and repeat after me."
"With this ring, I
thee wed. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen."
"
_________________
place the ring on
_________________ , and repeat after me."
"With this ring, I
thee wed. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen."
EPHESIANS
"
_________________, show reverence for your own husband, as unto the Lord. For the husband
is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church.”
“
_________________, love your wife, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself
for it.“
“ For this cause shall
man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh."
CHARGE THE COUPLE
“ _________________and _________________, as the two of you come into this marriage uniting as
husband and wife, and as you this day affirm your faith and love for one
another, I would ask that you always remember to cherish each other as special
and unique individuals, that you respect the thoughts, ideas and suggestions of
one another.”
PRAYER
"Dear heavenly Father,
Our hearts are filled with great happiness on _________________ and
_________________, wedding day, as they come before You pledging their hearts
and lives to one another. Bless this union we pray, and walk, throughout all
their lives together. AMEN"
UNITY CANDLES
"
_________________
and
_________________
the two lighted candles symbolize your separate lives,
your separate families and your separate sets of friends."
