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A Beautiful Wedding
By Lorina
By Lorina
Sample Ceremonies
Below you'll find some sample wording. These are just
one of each ceremony. I have many more. Just contact me for
other choices.
Sand Ceremony
Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two
individual containers of sand one, representing you, Groom,_and all that
you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other
representing you,Bride, and all that you were and all that you are, and all
that you will ever be. As these two containers of sand are poured into the
third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but
will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be
separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your
marriage be.
Rose Ceremony
The Rose Ceremony is simple yet profoundly moving. The bride and groom
exchange two red roses, symbolizing the giving and receiving of their love
for each other throughout their entire married life. The Rose Ceremony also
conveys how to use the rose and its symbolism in difficult times in order to
forgive each other.
You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist
between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your
first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.
In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose
always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is
appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would
be a single rose.
Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In some ways it seems
like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were
holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some
ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to
seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both
have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life,
one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within
the devotion of marriage.
Groom and Bride, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the
future that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on
each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose
to that spot both as a re- commitment to your marriage - and a re
commitment that this will be a marriage based upon love.
In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right
words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt
by who we most love. It might be difficult sometimes to say "I am sorry" or
"I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you
simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of
you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and
should overpower all other things and all other words.
That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this
rose for the words which cannot be found, and remember the love and hope
that you both share today.
Groom and Bride, if there is anything you remember of this marriage
ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love
which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage
shall endure."
Unity Candle Ceremony
"Groom and Bride are going to light their wedding/unity candle, as a
symbol of their marriage. The candles from which they light it represent
each of them in the fullness of their person hood. They come into their
marriage relationship as individuals and they do not lose their identity,
rather they create through their commitment the relationship of marriage.
Therefore, three candles remain lighted, one for each of them and one for
their marriage as symbols of their commitment to each other and to a
lasting and loving marriage."
Introduction: Just before the wedding vows, the parents of the couple
come forward (or other family members, children etc.) and light a candle
for each. Then the Bride and Groom light the center candle from these two
outside candles. The Unity candle symbolizes the joining of their families,
the merging of two individuals, the creation of a blended family etc
Officiant speaks: At this time we will have the lighting of the unity
candle. I want to ask representatives of both families to light one of the
Unity candles. Will you come forward and light a candle please.
Before the Bride and Groom come forward to light their wedding candle,
allow me to explain the symbolism behind these candles.
The two outside candles have been lit to symbolize the union of these two
people and the two families from which they come.
The bride and groom will light the center candle from the other two. The
three candles will remain lit.
One candle for each of them, one candle for the unity of their new family,
and assymbols of their commitment to each other and to a lasting and
loving marriage.
Bride and Groom please light your candle.
"As we light this candle, let it represent the unity of [Bride] and [Groom]
life together from this moment on. As this one light cannot be divided,
neither shall their marriage or lives be divided. May the radiance of this
one light be a testimony of your unity."
For Step-Families:
Earlier I said that with this marriage a new family is born. In that context
[Bride] and [Groom] will now invite [Child or children] to come up with
them to light a unity candle.This will symbolize the birth of their new
family. With this marriage, [Bride] and [Groom] and [Child or children]
have confirmed the bond among them that has grown and deepened over
the past several years.
Sample Ceremony --Full Ceremony
Groom and Bride have asked you here today because each one of you has
touched their lives in some special way. They hold you, their family and
friends, as a valued part of who they are as individuals, and who they will
become as a married couple. Your presence is a gift of support and caring,
and they appreciate your sharing this very special moment. We are
gathered here, not to witness the beginning of what will be, but rather
what already is! Today, we celebrate with Bride and Groom, and their
families, the wondrous and joyful occurrence that has already taken place
in their lives.
Groom, do you take this woman whose hand you now hold, choosing her
alone to be your wedded wife? Will you love her, and comfort her with
kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives?
Bride, do you take this man whose hand you now hold, choosing him alone
to be your wedded husband? Will you love him, and comfort him with
kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives?
I, Groom, take you, Bride to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true
love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the
day before. I will trust you and respect you laugh with you and cry with
you loving you faithfully through good times and bad regardless of the
obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love
from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
I, Bride, take you, Groom to be my husband, my partner in life and my one
true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did
the day before. I will trust you and respect you laugh with you and cry
with you loving you faithfully through good times and bad regardless of
the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my
love from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
Now you will feel no rain
for each of you will be shelter to the other
Now you will feel no cold
for each of you will be warmth to the other
Now there is no loneliness for you
for each of you will be companion to the other
Now you are two persons
but there is one life before you
Go now to your dwelling place
to enter into the days of your togetherness
And may your days be good and long upon this earth
The wedding ring serves as a symbol of the promise you have just spoken.
It is the outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible love which
binds your hearts together. Wear them as a sign of the love that exists
between you, the love which now your hearts enfold and your words
express.
Bride, I give you this ring as token that I shall love you in all times, in all
places and in all ways, forever.
Groom, I give you this ring as token that I shall love you in all times, in
all places and in all ways, forever.
These two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever they go,
may they always return to one another in their togetherness. May these
two find in each other, the love for which all men and women long. May
they grow in understanding and in compassion. May the home that they
establish be such a place of sanctuary that many will find there a friend.
And may these two rings symbolize the spirit of undying love in the hearts
of both of them. I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may kiss the Bride.
Personal Vows
I fell in love with you for the person you are. I soon realized that I also
love you for the person I now see inside of me. Now I understand that the
people we are, are the people we are when we are together. Today I choose
you to be my husband/wife. Our future is only ours to live. And living it
with you makes me truly believe we can overcome anything in our path. I
will love you till the end of time.
I have dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you to
love me the way you have. I give myself to you as your wife/husband, and
I promise here to cherish for all of my days the love we celebrate today. I
freely offer you my total devotion and love. Let us bring together our lives
and find ourselves anew each day.
In the presence of our family and friends I choose you be my
wife/husband; to be no other than yourself, in all the ways life may find
us, tending you in sickness and rejoicing with you in health, as long as we
both shall live to love.
I will base my life with you on love and caring. I will be considerate of
your wishes and desires, and respect your integrity and intentions. I will
support your dreams and goals, and strive to keep our lives well
acquainted with laughter and joy. Where there are troubles, I will stand
with you; where there are storms, we will weather them together I (name),
bring to you, (name), the very best person I can be, now and forever.
I come here today, (name), secure in the knowledge that you are my
partner, the one with whom I will live and grow forever. I, (name), offer
myself to you and you alone as your wedded mate in the name of grateful,
pure, and lasting love.
To marry the person you have set your heart on is a joy unparalleled in
human life. We come joyfully together, to acknowledge the decisions of
these two people to unite together in marriage.
Groom, do you take Brideto be your wife, to live together in marriage, to
love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in
health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?
Bride do you take Groom to be your husband, to live together in marriage,
to love him, to honor him, to comfort him, and to keep him in sickness and
in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?
Groom, please repeat after me. "I, Groom, take you, Bride, to be my wife, 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, as long as we
both shall live."
Bride, please repeat after me. "I, Bride, take you, Groom, to be my
husband, 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, as
long as we both shall live
I will ask you now to seal the vows which you have just made by the
giving and receiving of rings. As these rings encircle your fingers from this
day forward, year in and year out, so will your love encircle each other.
Groom, please place the ring on Bride's finger and repeat after me: "I give
you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."
Bride, please place the ring on Groom's finger and repeat after me: "I give
you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."
Groom and Bride have consented together to be married and have witnessed
the same before this company. By the authority vested in me, but most of
all by the power of your own love, I pronounce you Husband and Wife.
You may kiss your bride!
I can customize these samples anyway you choose or you
may write your own ceremony or vows. I will work with
you to make your ceremony heartfelt and unforgettable.
Call for more information
561-719-4371
or Email
LorinaMcCreary@flaofficiant.com
or Contact Me Here
Below you'll find some sample wording. These are just
one of each ceremony. I have many more. Just contact me for
other choices.
Sand Ceremony
Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two
individual containers of sand one, representing you, Groom,_and all that
you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other
representing you,Bride, and all that you were and all that you are, and all
that you will ever be. As these two containers of sand are poured into the
third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but
will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be
separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your
marriage be.
Rose Ceremony
The Rose Ceremony is simple yet profoundly moving. The bride and groom
exchange two red roses, symbolizing the giving and receiving of their love
for each other throughout their entire married life. The Rose Ceremony also
conveys how to use the rose and its symbolism in difficult times in order to
forgive each other.
You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist
between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your
first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.
In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose
always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is
appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would
be a single rose.
Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In some ways it seems
like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were
holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some
ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to
seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both
have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life,
one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within
the devotion of marriage.
Groom and Bride, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the
future that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on
each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose
to that spot both as a re- commitment to your marriage - and a re
commitment that this will be a marriage based upon love.
In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right
words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt
by who we most love. It might be difficult sometimes to say "I am sorry" or
"I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you
simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of
you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and
should overpower all other things and all other words.
That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this
rose for the words which cannot be found, and remember the love and hope
that you both share today.
Groom and Bride, if there is anything you remember of this marriage
ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love
which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage
shall endure."
Unity Candle Ceremony
"Groom and Bride are going to light their wedding/unity candle, as a
symbol of their marriage. The candles from which they light it represent
each of them in the fullness of their person hood. They come into their
marriage relationship as individuals and they do not lose their identity,
rather they create through their commitment the relationship of marriage.
Therefore, three candles remain lighted, one for each of them and one for
their marriage as symbols of their commitment to each other and to a
lasting and loving marriage."
Introduction: Just before the wedding vows, the parents of the couple
come forward (or other family members, children etc.) and light a candle
for each. Then the Bride and Groom light the center candle from these two
outside candles. The Unity candle symbolizes the joining of their families,
the merging of two individuals, the creation of a blended family etc
Officiant speaks: At this time we will have the lighting of the unity
candle. I want to ask representatives of both families to light one of the
Unity candles. Will you come forward and light a candle please.
Before the Bride and Groom come forward to light their wedding candle,
allow me to explain the symbolism behind these candles.
The two outside candles have been lit to symbolize the union of these two
people and the two families from which they come.
The bride and groom will light the center candle from the other two. The
three candles will remain lit.
One candle for each of them, one candle for the unity of their new family,
and assymbols of their commitment to each other and to a lasting and
loving marriage.
Bride and Groom please light your candle.
"As we light this candle, let it represent the unity of [Bride] and [Groom]
life together from this moment on. As this one light cannot be divided,
neither shall their marriage or lives be divided. May the radiance of this
one light be a testimony of your unity."
For Step-Families:
Earlier I said that with this marriage a new family is born. In that context
[Bride] and [Groom] will now invite [Child or children] to come up with
them to light a unity candle.This will symbolize the birth of their new
family. With this marriage, [Bride] and [Groom] and [Child or children]
have confirmed the bond among them that has grown and deepened over
the past several years.
Sample Ceremony --Full Ceremony
Groom and Bride have asked you here today because each one of you has
touched their lives in some special way. They hold you, their family and
friends, as a valued part of who they are as individuals, and who they will
become as a married couple. Your presence is a gift of support and caring,
and they appreciate your sharing this very special moment. We are
gathered here, not to witness the beginning of what will be, but rather
what already is! Today, we celebrate with Bride and Groom, and their
families, the wondrous and joyful occurrence that has already taken place
in their lives.
Groom, do you take this woman whose hand you now hold, choosing her
alone to be your wedded wife? Will you love her, and comfort her with
kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives?
Bride, do you take this man whose hand you now hold, choosing him alone
to be your wedded husband? Will you love him, and comfort him with
kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives?
I, Groom, take you, Bride to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true
love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the
day before. I will trust you and respect you laugh with you and cry with
you loving you faithfully through good times and bad regardless of the
obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love
from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
I, Bride, take you, Groom to be my husband, my partner in life and my one
true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did
the day before. I will trust you and respect you laugh with you and cry
with you loving you faithfully through good times and bad regardless of
the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my
love from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
Now you will feel no rain
for each of you will be shelter to the other
Now you will feel no cold
for each of you will be warmth to the other
Now there is no loneliness for you
for each of you will be companion to the other
Now you are two persons
but there is one life before you
Go now to your dwelling place
to enter into the days of your togetherness
And may your days be good and long upon this earth
The wedding ring serves as a symbol of the promise you have just spoken.
It is the outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible love which
binds your hearts together. Wear them as a sign of the love that exists
between you, the love which now your hearts enfold and your words
express.
Bride, I give you this ring as token that I shall love you in all times, in all
places and in all ways, forever.
Groom, I give you this ring as token that I shall love you in all times, in
all places and in all ways, forever.
These two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever they go,
may they always return to one another in their togetherness. May these
two find in each other, the love for which all men and women long. May
they grow in understanding and in compassion. May the home that they
establish be such a place of sanctuary that many will find there a friend.
And may these two rings symbolize the spirit of undying love in the hearts
of both of them. I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may kiss the Bride.
Personal Vows
I fell in love with you for the person you are. I soon realized that I also
love you for the person I now see inside of me. Now I understand that the
people we are, are the people we are when we are together. Today I choose
you to be my husband/wife. Our future is only ours to live. And living it
with you makes me truly believe we can overcome anything in our path. I
will love you till the end of time.
I have dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you to
love me the way you have. I give myself to you as your wife/husband, and
I promise here to cherish for all of my days the love we celebrate today. I
freely offer you my total devotion and love. Let us bring together our lives
and find ourselves anew each day.
In the presence of our family and friends I choose you be my
wife/husband; to be no other than yourself, in all the ways life may find
us, tending you in sickness and rejoicing with you in health, as long as we
both shall live to love.
I will base my life with you on love and caring. I will be considerate of
your wishes and desires, and respect your integrity and intentions. I will
support your dreams and goals, and strive to keep our lives well
acquainted with laughter and joy. Where there are troubles, I will stand
with you; where there are storms, we will weather them together I (name),
bring to you, (name), the very best person I can be, now and forever.
I come here today, (name), secure in the knowledge that you are my
partner, the one with whom I will live and grow forever. I, (name), offer
myself to you and you alone as your wedded mate in the name of grateful,
pure, and lasting love.
To marry the person you have set your heart on is a joy unparalleled in
human life. We come joyfully together, to acknowledge the decisions of
these two people to unite together in marriage.
Groom, do you take Brideto be your wife, to live together in marriage, to
love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in
health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?
Bride do you take Groom to be your husband, to live together in marriage,
to love him, to honor him, to comfort him, and to keep him in sickness and
in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?
Groom, please repeat after me. "I, Groom, take you, Bride, to be my wife, 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, as long as we
both shall live."
Bride, please repeat after me. "I, Bride, take you, Groom, to be my
husband, 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, as
long as we both shall live
I will ask you now to seal the vows which you have just made by the
giving and receiving of rings. As these rings encircle your fingers from this
day forward, year in and year out, so will your love encircle each other.
Groom, please place the ring on Bride's finger and repeat after me: "I give
you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."
Bride, please place the ring on Groom's finger and repeat after me: "I give
you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."
Groom and Bride have consented together to be married and have witnessed
the same before this company. By the authority vested in me, but most of
all by the power of your own love, I pronounce you Husband and Wife.
You may kiss your bride!
I can customize these samples anyway you choose or you
may write your own ceremony or vows. I will work with
you to make your ceremony heartfelt and unforgettable.
Call for more information
561-719-4371
or Email
LorinaMcCreary@flaofficiant.com
or Contact Me Here
