Non Denominational Ceremony

We are gathered here in the presence of God to join in marriage (Bride’s and Groom’s Names) and to bear witness to the transforming power of love that lies within them both.

Love is a quality of spirit and an attitude of the emotions. A marriage is a life's work, a spiritual art form, it requires a strong love, wonderful and powerful enough to last a lifetime.

Let us take a moment, to focus on the solemn nature of the commitment (Bride and Groom’s names) are about to make and let us ask for God’s blessing on their union.

God, as you join us here today, we ask for your blessings upon this couple as they unite in marriage. Let all their days together be happy and all their words to each other be sweet. Though their paths are intertwined let them be aware of each other’s separateness. Bless their home and allow it to be a place of joy and serenity. Remind them to nurture each other with mutual love, honor and respect. As they learn from one another, may they grow stronger as individuals and closer as a couple. Let their spirits dwell within the circle of your light. And as their wedded led life begins today with prayer, so may they continue it, praying for and with each other.

(Bride and Groom’s names) are you ready to make your promises to each other?
Bride and Groom respond “Yes”

READING (of your choice)

PROMISES

__________ & _____________, by coming here today, you have reached a crossroads in your lives. You’re turning away from your yesterdays and looking ahead to your tomorrows. Your past is a distant memory. Your future a waiting adventure. This is a new day, a new commitment, and a new life. The bonds you are forging today will change your lives forever.

Do you (Groom) promise to love and respect (Bride), to share your life and your dreams, to build with (Bride) a home that is a place of love, happiness, commitment and growth?

“I Do”

Do you promise to be a companion to (Bride) in all of her successes and failures, in her happiness and sadness, to always give to (Bride) your unwavering support and above all else the freedom to be her self?

“I Do”

Do you (Bride) promise to love and respect (Groom), to share your life and your dreams, to build with (Groom) a home that is a place of love, happiness, commitment and growth?

“I Do”

Do you promise to be a companion to (Groom) in all of his successes and failures, in his happiness and sadness, to always give to (Groom) your unwavering support and above all else the freedom to be him self?

“I Do”

VOWS

(Groom) Please take (Bride) by the hand and say to her:
_________, I take you to be my wife:
To love you with all my heart;
To share with you all my soul;
To grow with you through all my days;
As long as we both shall live.

Please take (Groom) by the hand and say to him:
_________, I take you to be my husband:
To love you with all my heart;
To share with you all my soul;
To grow with you through all my days;
As long as we both shall live

EXCHANGE OF RINGS

These rings represent the vows and promises you’ve willing exchanged. They reflex the commitment those words inspire and all your hopes and dreams for the future.

As you place the ring on (Bride/Groom)’s finger, please repeat after me:
With this ring, I marry you:
With all that is in my heart and soul, I love you.

May the vows and promises you have made today be as ever present in your hearts as these rings are on your fingers, and may you be blessed by God, and touched by angels. May your hearts stay full, may your spirits stay connected and may you love long and happily in one another’s arms.

Now that you have made these promises and exchanged these rings, it is my pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride!

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