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Opening Remarks
Dearly Beloved, we
are assembled here in the presence of God, to join
___________ and ___________ , in holy marriage;
which is instituted of God, regulated by His
commandments, blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to be hold in honor among all men. Let us
therefore reverently remember that God has
established and sanctified marriage, for the
welfare and happiness of mankind. Our Savior has
declared that a man shall leave his father and his
mother and cleave unto his wife.
By His
apostles, He has instructed those who enter into
this relation to cherish a mutual esteem and love;
to bear with each other's infirmities and
weaknesses; and to comfort each other in sickness,
trouble, and sorrow; in honesty and industry to
provide for each other, and for their household,
in temporal things; to pray for and encourage each
other in things which pertain to God; and to live
together as the heirs of the grace of life.
Prayer
Giving away of
bride
Pastor --
Who gives ___________ to be married to ___________
?
Father of
the Bride -- Her mother and I do.
Pastor --
No other human ties are more tender, no other vows
are more sacred than these you are about to
assume. You are entering into the holy estate
which is the deepest mystery of experience, and
which is the very sacrament of divine love.
Pastor to
Groom -- ___________, will you have ___________ to
be your wedded wife, to live together after God's
ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony; will
you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in
sickness and in health, and forsaking all others
keep yourself only for her so long as you both
shall live?
Groom -- I
will.
Pastor to
Bride -- ___________, will you have ___________ to
be your wedded husband, to live together after
God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony;
will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep
him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all
others, keep yourself only for him so long as you
both shall live?
Bride -- I
will.
Wedding Vows
Pastor --
___________, will you repeat your vows?
Groom
repeats vows.
Pastor --
___________, will you repeat your vows?
Bride
repeats vows.
Ring Vows
Pastor to
groom -- ___________, what token do you give of
the vows you have made?
Groom --
This ring
Pastor --
Bless this ring, O Lord, that he who gives it and
she who wears it may abide in Thy peace, and
continue in Thy favor, unto their life's end;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Groom to
Bride -- ___________ I give you this ring as a
pledge of the sincerity of my vows. (Groom places
ring on bride's finger.)
Pastor to
Bride -- ___________, what token do you give of
the vows you have made?
Bride --
This ring.
Pastor --
Bless this ring, O Lord, that she who gives it and
he who wears it may abide in your peace, and
continue in your favor, until their life's end,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bride to
Groom -- ___________ I give you this ring as a
pledge of the sincerity of my vows. (Bride places
ring on groom's finger.)
Pastor --
The Soul of marriage can be a trusting place where
two people can come together from the struggles of
the world and feel safe, accepted, and loved . . .
or it can be a battleground where two egos are
locked in a lifelong struggle for supremacy, a
battle which is for the most part invisible to the
rest of the world. If you are to have the first in
your marriage you must work toward it by
cultivating your mutual interests and aspirations.
Pronouncement
Pastor --
Forasmuch as ___________ and ___________ have
consented together in holy wedlock, and have
witnessed the same before God and this company, by
the authority committed unto me as a minister of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I declare that
___________ and ___________ are now Husband and
Wife, according to the ordinance of God, and the
law of the State of Washington: in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
(Pastor
asks bride and groom join right hands) Whom
therefore God hath joined together, let no man put
assunder.
Pastor --
The Lord bless you, and keep you. The Lord make
His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto
you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
and give you peace: both now and in the life
everlasting. Amen.
Prayer/Song
Embrace
Introduction
And now it
is my happy privilege to congratulate and
introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. _________. I further
charge you as a Christian man and woman, to invite
Jesus Christ to take His rightful place as Lord of
your lives, individually and together. You are not
to live selfishly as single persons do, protecting
their own rights, making their own plans, but
rather the Apostle tells us "Be subject to one
another out of reverence for Christ," and truly,
the more each of you loves Jesus Christ, the
richer will be your love for one another. He tells
us what that love is like with the words from I
Cor. 13:4-8a.
"Love is
patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;
it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist
on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the
right. Love bears all thing, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. Love never
fails."
Benediction
Recessional
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