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BLESSED CEREMONY'S "NO-FUSS" WEDDING CEREMONY (Spiritual)

(Scroll down for the Civil Ceremony)

Reverend Debby:  groom and bride, it is with honor and joy that I welcome you here today.  We join with you today to witness your vow & commitment before God and humanity that from this point forward you commit to live together as one.

Marriage is a sacred union, and not to be undertaken lightly.  The commitment and vows that you make to each other today are to be treated with reverence and respect.  From this day forward, may your lives be filled with love, laughter and the delight of sharing life together.

  

Declaration of Consent to Marriage

Reverend Debby:

Now, in the presence of these people who will witness your promises, I ask you:

groom, will you have this woman, bride to be your wife, to live together in the sacred union of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and pledge to be faithful to her for as long as you both shall live?

Groom:  I Will.



bride, will you have this man, groom to be your husband, to live together in the sacred union of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and pledge to be faithful to him for as long as you both shall live?

Bride:  I Will.

 

From this point forward, your beloved’s needs carry the same priority as your own.  May you find in your love profound acceptance and complete release.  You shall not be as two conflicting or competing forces, but rather the energies of your lives shall blend into harmony and oneness through the grace of God. 

Presentation of the rings

Reverend Debby: The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity as it has no beginning and no end. It is an outward sign of the inward and spiritual bond uniting two hearts in endless love.  You have chosen rings as symbols of your promises to each other on this day.

Vows of Matrimony

Reverend Debby first turns to the Groom:

“groom, please repeat after me”:

With this ring,
 I give you my promise that from this day forward you shall not walk alone. I will love you through the good and the bad, through the joy and the sorrow. I will try to be understanding, and to trust in you completely. We will share all of life's experiences together.  I accept you not only for who you are, but also for who you are yet to become. With all my heart, I take you to be my wife.

He places the ring on her finger.

“bride, please repeat after me”:

With this ring,
I give you my promise that from this day forward you shall not walk alone. I will love you through the good and the bad, through the joy and the sorrow. I will try to be understanding, and to trust in you completely.  We will share all of life's experiences together.  I accept you not only for who you are, but also for who you are yet to become.  With all my heart, I take you to be my husband.

She places the ring on his finger.

Final Prayer and Pronouncement of Marriage

Reverend Debby: I’d now like to ask you all to pray with me:

Dear God,

Please bless this couple.  May their love be nurtured by You, always and forever.

May this marriage be held in Your hands and ministered unto by Your angels.

May all the world be blessed hereby.

And so it is.

Amen.

 

And now, groom and bride, by the authority vested in me by the State of Michigan,  it is my honor and delight to now pronounce you husband and wife.

groom, you may kiss your Bride!

 Ladies and Gentlemen, may I now pronounce Mr. and Mrs. newlywed!

 

 

BLESSED CEREMONY’S “NO-FUSS” CIVIL

MARRIAGE CEREMONY

 

Reverend Debby:  Welcome!

We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life's greatest moments, to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love, and to add our best wishes to the words and vows which shall unite groom and bride in marriage.

Should there be anyone who has just cause why this couple should not be united in marriage,
speak now or forever hold their peace.


 Reverend Debby’s Marriage Charge

Reverend Debby:

groom and bride,  I would ask that you always treat yourself and each other with honor and respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together today.  Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your marriage deserves.  Just as two threads woven in opposite directions will form a most beautiful tapestry, so does the merging of your lives together make a beautiful marriage. To make your relationship work, it will take love.  This is the core of your marriage and why you are here today.  It will take trust, to know in your hearts that you truly want the best for each other.  It will take dedication, to stay open to one another - and to learn and grow together.  It will take faith, to go forward together without knowing exactly what the future brings.  And it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both pledge to share together.


Consent to Marriage


Reverend Debby:   And now, I ask of you;


groom, do you take bride to be your lawfully wedded wife?  Do you promise to love,
honor, cherish and protect her, forsaking all others while holding only unto her forevermore?

“I do”


bride, do you take groom to be your lawfully wedded husband?  Do you promise to love,
honor, cherish and protect him, forsaking all others while holding only unto him forevermore?

"I do"

Marriage Vows and Exchange of Rings

The wedding rings are now handed to the Reverend, who will hand each ring respectively to the Groom and Bride.

Reverend Debby:  Will you please repeat after me:

I groom, take thee bride, to be my beloved wife.  I vow to love you always, to honor you as my partner in life, and to always accept you through the good and the bad, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer.  With this ring, I thee wed .

He places the ring on her finger.

 

I bride, take thee, groom to be my beloved husband.  I vow to love you always, to honor you as my partner in life, and to always accept you through the good and the bad, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer.  With this ring, I thee wed .

She places the ring on his finger.

 



 Pronouncement

Reverend Debby:

groom and bride, on this day, in as much as you have each affirmed your love for one another,  I ask that you forever remember to cherish each other as special and unique individuals, that you respect the thoughts, ideas and suggestions of each other.  From this day forward you shall be each other's home, comfort and refuge, and your marriage will only grow stronger with your love and respect for each other.


And now, with the authority vested in my by the State of Michigan, it is my honor and delight to now officially pronounce you husband and wife.

 

groom, you may now kiss your Bride!