Wedding Vows

It is a great joy to be gathered here in the beauty of nature where we can feel the glory of God's presence to consecrate and celebrate the joining of ________________&_______________ in Holy Matrimony. It is your great love for each other that has brought you to this sacred moment to embrace each other in your entirety as beloved companion and friend. This sacred vow is entered into with much consideration, love, respect and joy.
Marriage is like a beautiful garden, it requires tender care. It grows and expands with the expression of your caring actions. May the Great God of Love grant you, _______________&_____________ the patience to listen, the wisdom to understand, the capacity to support each other and the joy to laugh and to celebrate. May your communication be loving and honest. May your commitment to seeing and nurturing the highest in each other be unwavering. Marriage is an ideal opportunity to deepen our ability to share and to care, to give and receive love and then to extend that loving care to one and all. May you bask in the joy of giving. May the brightness of your love dissolve all darkness and may your love strengthen each other.
Through combining your life force energy and merging your life streams, the synergy of your union will enable you to contribute more as a team than one could individually. You become like two wings of the same bird or two oars of the same boat with a common goal- to know love and serve God and His creation. Wonderful things will come from this union. The Love that brought you together ______________ &_____________ will grow, expand and be exalted in your life together.
From 1st CorinthiansLove is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Love 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. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. Love never fails. Of all things love is the greatest.
_____________&________________ please face each other and join hands.
(Groom) ______________, Do you choose ________________ to be your lawfully wedded wife to love, cherish, honor and be faithful to her throughout your life together?
Groom: I Do!
(Bride)_________________, Do you choose _______________ to be your lawfully wedded husband to love, cherish, honor, and be faithful to him throughout your life together?
Bride: I Do!
(Groom)_________________, please repeat after me: _________________ I choose you to be my lawfully wedded wife -- In sorrow and in joy -- In need and in prosperity -- In sickness and in health -- To love and to comfort you -- Throughout our lives together.
(Bride)________________, please repeat after me: _________________ I choose you to be my lawfully wedded husband -- In sorrow and in joy -- In need and in prosperity -- In sickness and in health -- To love and to comfort you -- Throughout our lives together.
RingsThese rings are circles which represent wholeness, oneness, and unity. They symbolize eternity and everlasting love...
(Groom)__________________, please repeat after me: ______________ with this ring I offer you all that I am and all that I have. May this ring symbolize our everlasting love and be a constant and loving reminder of our sacred vows.
(Bride)___________________, please repeat after me: ______________ with this ring I offer you all that I am and all that I have. May this ring symbolize our everlasting love and be a constant and loving reminder of our sacred vows.
Blessing, Pronouncement, and the KissPrayer of Saint Francis of Assisi (optional)
God of great love, we ask that you kindly shower your Grace upon _______________ & _______________ . Grant them peace of mind and constant unbounded love. Give them the power, patience, and courage to express and expand their love to each other and to all. Nurture and strengthen them in times of difficulty. When differences arise, enable them to find in those very differences a deeper understanding and a greater love. Empower them in transforming problems to creative opportunities.
May they be blessed with the ancient Hawaiian virtue of Pono, absolute righteousness, openness and honesty. May this be the foundation of their union.
Bless them to have fun and to enjoy fully the blessing of life and the glory of marriage. Guide and protect them. May they joyfully fulfill the sacred vows which they have made today and express Your steadfast love.
________________&_______________ , you have declared your sacred vows before God. In this (name of church) , I call upon all Divine Blessings and Grace to Pronounce you Husband and Wife. May you go forth to share your love with each other and with one and all.
And may you seal this great Vow with a Kiss!!!