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____________ and ____________, in presenting yourselves
here today to be joined in marriage, you perform an act
of faith. This faith can grow and develop and last, but
only if you both decide to make it so. A lasting and
growing love is not guaranteed by any ritual.
If you would have the foundation of your marriage be the
devotion you have for one another, not just at this
moment, but for all the days to come, then treasure the
hopes and dreams that you bring here today. Establish
that your love will never be blotted out by the common
nor obscured by the ordinary in life. Faults will
surface where now you find comfort, and admiration can
be shattered by the routine of daily life.
Dedication, love, and joy can grow only when you nourish
them together. Stand fast in that hope and confidence,
having faith in your shared destiny just as strongly as
you have faith in yourselves and in one another today.
Only with this spirit can you forge a union that will
strengthen and endure all the days of your lives.
Groom:
I, ____________, take you, ____________, as my friend
and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and
in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you
be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you,
trusting what I do not know yet, in all the ways that
life may find us.
The Groom places the Bride’s ring on her finger and
says:
____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my
vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I
honor you, in the name of God.
Bride:
I, ____________, take you, ____________, as my friend
and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and
in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you
be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you,
trusting what I do not know yet, in all the ways that
life may find us.
The Bride places the Groom’s ring on his finger and
says:
____________ , I give you this ring as a symbol of my
vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I
honor you, in the name of God.
Minister:
With this statement made of love and trust, which we
have just heard, I now wish you to greet ____________
and ____________ as husband and wife.
May this day shine eternally in your lives.
May it add brilliance to every achievement and cast a
divine light over any misfortune.
May you care for each other in all sadness.
May you give cheer to each other.
May you give vitality to each other in all undertakings.
May all that is virtuous, beautiful and honest, remain
with you always.
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