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Jeff and Jamie's Vow Renewal Ceremony in Hawaii
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#1 Nondenominational Ceremony
We come here today for the joyous occasion and celebration of the joining of ______ & ______ in marriage, and to witness as you pronounce your marriage vows to one another. This is a sacred union of hearts and lives joined by the most strong and tender of ties. This union is created out of friendship, respect and love.
True marriage is more than the joining in the bonds of matrimony of two persons. It is the uniting of two people that are already attuned to each other. When such a true bond already exists between two people, it is a joyous occasion for an outer acknowledgment to be made. This acknowledgment is the reason for this ceremony and this gathering today. We are here to bear witness to the joining into the closer relationship of husband & wife of two already beloved friends.
____&____ We rejoice that out of all of the world you have chosen each other, and that you have experienced the deeper meaning and richness of life in sharing it with each other. Your future with its hopes & dreams, its successes and disappointments is hidden from your eyes today. Love will make it easy, acceptance and forgiveness will make it a joy. May then, this love with which you have joined your hands and your hearts never fail, but grow deeper and stronger as the years go on.
You are adding to your life not only the affection that you heart desires, not only the happy companionship of times spent together, but a deep trust and consideration for one another as well. You are agreeing to not only work out your own challenges but also to help one another. You are finding in each other that which compliments your life. You are agreeing to carry a part of each others responsibilities.
You are entering in on an act of pure faith in which you give of yourself to the utmost. In to this state of marriage the two of you now come to be united.
Vows: Do you _____ take ____ as your lawful wedded wife/husband? Do you promise to love & to care for her/him forever more? “I do”
(Groom) - Please repeat after me: I _____, take you _____ as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and serenity, asking that you be, none other then yourself. I give to you this day, a promise of my love, as we go forth, as husband & wife. (Bride repeats)
You have vowed your love to each other. Are you now ready to confirm that love in the responsibilities of a marriage? Yes!
Rings: Let these rings serve not as locks binding you together, but as keys unlocking the secrets of your hearts for each other to know; and thus bringing you closer together, living in love, and in peace.
Ring exchange:
(groom) repeat after me: ________, I give you this ring as a symbol, of my vow of love, and with all my heart, and all my love, I honor you, in this, our joining. (Bride repeats)
We have heard the vows that you have made to each other, and now may your love and understanding grow throughout the years. May you seek each others happiness, and recognize each others needs as though they were your own. May yours always be a shared adventure, rich with moments of serenity as well as excitement, vital with problems that test as well as successes that lift, marked with a sense of personal freedom as well as mutual responsibility.
May you find in each other companionship as well as love, understanding as well as compassion, challenge as well as agreement. May your home be an island where the pressures of the world can be sorted out, brought into focus, and healed.
Where personal needs do not tower over concern for each other, where the immediate does not blur more distance goals, and where the warmth of humor puts life into perspective. And above all may you find an ever richer meaning and joy in the high adventure of lifelong loving and growing together.
By the authority vested in me by the State of Oregon I now pronounce you, ____&____, husband & wife
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#2 – Christian Ceremony
We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in Holy Matrimony.
___ & ___ , Today we will celebrate one of the happiest moments in your lives, for on this day you will affirm before witnesses of earth and heaven that you believe God has purposed that you should share life in the holy bonds of marriage. The union of husband and wife is intended by God for your mutual joy; for the help and comfort you give each other in prosperity and adversity; and, when it is God’s will, for the procreation of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord.
Remember, anything beautiful that you have, came from God. In the beginning, God gave us our free will and our identity to walk this earth. Don’t ever try to change each other, because if you do, you will lose exactly what you fell in love with. So, each day try to find one more thing that is beautiful in each other, and each day know that the next day will be more beautiful than the one before. As long as you are doing this, you are seeking beauty, joy, and love in each other.
The bond of marriage was established by God at creation, and Jesus Christ adorned this manor of life by his presence & first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. It signifies to us the union between Christ & the Church, and Holy Scripture commends it to be honored among all people. Therefore marriage is not to be entered into lightly, but reverently, deliberately, and in accordance with the purposes for which it was instituted by God.
Prayer: Creator & Sustainer of all men, giver of all grace, author of salvation - Look with favor upon this man & this woman, that they may grow in love and peace together. Strengthen them in faithfulness and love toward each other. Sustain and defend them in all trial and temptation. Help them to live in faith toward you in the communion of your heavenly blessing through Jesus Christ, your son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, our God now and forever. Amen.
We are here today to celebrate the love which you, _&_ have for one another, and to give full recognition to your decision to now join in holy matrimony. In to this state of marriage the two of you now come to be united.
Vows: Do you ___ Take ___ as your wedded wife/husband? Do you promise to love & to care for her/him forever more? “I do” (Bride repeats)
I, _____, take you, ____, to be my wife/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 honor, for all the days of our life. (Bride repeats)
You have vowed your love to each other. Are you now ready to confirm that love in the responsibilities of a marriage? Yes!
Ring Blessing:
Bless, O Lord, these rings that they who wear them may live in peace all the days of their lives - through Christ our Lord. Amen!
Ring Exchange:
(Groom) Repeat after me: “___, I give you ___ this ring as a symbol of my vow of love and with all that I am, I honor you in the name of God. (Bride repeats.)
Your two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, may you always return to one another in your togetherness. May you find in each other, the love for which all men and women long. May you grow in understanding and in compassion. May the home that you establish be such a place of sanctuary that all visitors will find there a friend.
(Prayer) Almighty God, look graciously, we pray, on this man & this woman, & on all whom you make to be one flesh in holy marriage. Make their lives together a sacrament of your love, so that unity may overcome estrangement, forgivness heal guilt, & joy triumph over despair.
Almighty God, giver of life & love, bless ____ & ____ whom you have joined in holy matrimony. Grant them wisdom & devotion in the ordering of their life that each may be to the other a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, & a companion in joy. And so knot their wills together in your will, & their spirit in Your sprit, that they may live together in love all the days of their life, through Christ our Lord. Amen!
**CORINTHIANS 13 (optional)
Now according to the ordinance of God, & in the name of the Father, & of the son, & of the Holy Spirit,
I pronounce you ___ & ___ husband & wife!
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#3 - Traditional Ceremony
We are gathered here today in celebration to dedicate with great joy your union, ___& ___ in marriage, and to be with you and to rejoice with you as you come together into this commitment of everlasting love to one another. The essence of this covenant is the
acceptance of each other as companion and friend. It is therefore a decision which is not entered into lightly, but rather undertaken with careful consideration and respect for each other.
Let this wedding ceremony set the tone of your entire life together. As it is the visible symbol of the ongoing wedding process in which the two of you will continue to grow in union.
____&____ We rejoice that out of all of the world you have chosen each other, and that you have experienced the deeper meaning and richness of life in sharing it with each other. Your future with its hopes & dreams, its successes and disappointments is hidden from your eyes today. Love will make it easy, acceptance and forgiveness will make it a joy.
Prayer: I give thanks to God for bringing these two people together, for all the help to them and for the many blessings they have already come to know, and for all the blessings yet to come into their life as they join today in this blessed union with one another. I thank you God ask for continued guidance and blessings for this couple as they find there way together down the path of giving their love to one another in all ways. I know that the spirit of love is with them now, here in this moment as they join, and that that love will continue throughout the years as they grow even closer together. I thank you God that this is so. Amen!
We are here today to celebrate the love which you, ___&___have for one another, and to give full recognition to your decision to now join in holy matrimony.
In to this state of marriage the two of you now come to be united.
Vows:
Do you ______ take ______ as your lawful wedded wife/husband? Do you promise to love & care for her/him forever more? “I do”
(Groom) I, _____, take you, ____, to be my wife/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 honor, for all the days of our life.
(Bride repeats)
You have vowed your love to each other. Are you now ready to confirm that love in the responsibilities of a marriage? Yes!
Ring Blessing:
Bless these rings oh God, that they who wear them may ever abide in peace, living together in unity, in love and in happiness. Let these rings serve not as locks binding you together, but as keys unlocking the secrets of your hearts for each other to know; and thus bringing you closer, living in love and in peace.
Ring exchange:
(groom) repeat after me: “_____, I give you this ring as a symbol, of my vow of love, and with all my heart, and all my love, I honor you, in this, our joining. (Bride repeats)
We have heard the vows that you have made to each other, and now may your love and understanding grow throughout the years. May you seek each others happiness, and recognize each others needs as though they were your own. May yours always be a shared adventure, rich with moments of serenity as well as excitement, vital with problems that test as well as successes that lift, marked with a sense of personal freedom as well as mutual responsibility. And above all, may you find an ever richer meaning and joy in the high adventure of lifelong loving & growing together.
Prayer: And now as our hearts have been opened by this blessed joining of the two of you, ___&___, and in the full knowingness that this celebration of your union is blessed by all those present, by all those who hold you in their hearts and by God. We give our genuine thanks this day to have witnessed your joining. I pray for forever joy and happiness to descend upon you and keep you always in the love and the gratefulness that you share now, this moment, for each other, and for each friend who has come here today to be a part of this joyous occasion. Amend!
By the authority vested in me by God and the state of Oregon, I now pronounce you, _______&______, husband and wife.
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