Wedding Ceremony Sample

Parents
I do.

Celebrant
Do you promise now and always to support this union?
I do.

We have come here today to celebrate with groom and bride the occasion of their marriage. Bride and groom believe that marriage is a partnership where two individuals strive to grow for their mutual happiness; recognising that each partner has an individual life to lead, beliefs to maintain and talents to develop.

They believe that the positive love and respect they have for each other, and which has brought them here today, will enable them to realise their dreams and potential.

The essence of this relationship is the acceptance of another person, in his or her entirety, as lover, companion and friend. Today, we want to say to you, groom and bride, 'let there be allowances for freedom of thought and independent action in your marriage, so that the sharing of your activities, done separately or together, develops a new purpose and enhances the quality of your lives'.

Vows of Support by Guests
Celebrant
You are friends and relatives of this couple, and thus you are an important part of their lives. Their interactions with you are coloured by your actions and words. 

You have a responsibility to one another and to this couple to be supportive, understanding and honest. On this day of their marriage, I ask you, in your dealing with bride and groom, will you temper your actions with love and understanding?

Every one
I will.

Renewal of Vows by Guests
Celebrant
As groom and bride are exchanging their vows would all other couples please take each other's hand and take this opportunity to reflect on the friendship, love and happiness they share with each other.

Bride's Mother
Love is the strongest feeling know
an all-encompassing passion
an extreme strength
an overwhelming excitement

Love is trying not to hurt the other person
trying not to change the other person
trying not to dominate the other person
trying not to deceive the other person

Love is not an excuse to stop growing
not an excuse to stop making yourself better
not an excuse to lessen one's goals
not an excuse to take the other person for granted

Love is being completely honest with each other
finding dreams to share
working towards common goals
sharing responsibilities equally

Everyone in the world want to love
Love is not a feeling to be taken lightly
Love is a feeling to be cherished, nurtured and cared for
Love is the reason for life.

Wedding Vows
Affirmation of Intent
Celebrant
Do you, groom, take bride to be your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, so long as you both shall live?

Groom
I do.

Celebrant
Do you, broom, take groom to be your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, so long as you both shall live?

Bride
I do.

Bride's words to Groom
Today I will marry my friend, the one I have laughed with and cried with, the one I have learned from and shared with, to one I have trusted my heart to and shared my feelings with, the one I have chosen to support, encouraged and given myself to through all the days we have to share.

A love of emotion, a love that is real. Today I marry the one I love.

Groom's words to Bride
All that I am, I give to you; all that I have, I share with you. I will serve you with tenderness and respect, and encourage you to develop the potential within you.

Whatever the future holds, I will strengthen you with my love.

Wedding Vows
Groom
Today is the beginning of our life together.

Bride
Today we leave behind our past and look towards the future.

Groom
Today, I, Groom, call upon the persons here present, to witness, that I take you, Bride, to be my lawful, wedded wife. I promise to love you, cherish you, and confide in you, so long as we both shall live.

Bride
Today, I, Bride, call upon the persons here present, to witness, that I take you, Groom, to be my lawful, wedded husband. I promise to love you, cherish you, and confide in you, so long as we both shall live.

Exchanging Wedding Rings
Groom
I offer you this ring, as a symbol of my enduring love. Let it be a reminder that where you go, my love goes with you.

Bride
I accept your ring as a symbol of all the happiness you have brought into my life.

Bride
I offer you this ring, as a symbol of my enduring love. Let it be a reminder that where you go, my love goes with you.

Bride
I accept your ring as a symbol of all the happiness you have brought into my life.

Maid of Honour
Advice to Groom
When you marry her, love her. after you marry her, study her. When she is blue, cheer her. When she is talkative, by all means listen to her. If she dresses well, compliment her. When she is cross  humour her. If she is jealous, cure her. If she is lonely, comfort her. When she is pretty, tell her so. Let her fee you understanding her. But never let her know she isn't boss.

Advice to Bride
When you marry him, love him. After you marry him, study him. If he is secretive, trust him. If he is sad, cheer him. When he is talkative, listen to him. When he is quarrelsome, ignore him. If he is jealous, cure him. If he cares naught for pleasure, coax him. If he favours society, accompany him. When he deserves it, kiss him. Let him think you understand him. But never let him know you manage him

Declaration of Couple as Husband and Wife

Signing of the Register

Blessing of the Hands
Celebrant
These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and vibrant with love that are holding yours on your wedding day, as you  promise to love each other all the days of your life.

These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through  the years, for a lifetime of happiness.

These are the hand that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow and tears of joy.

These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and hold you when fear or grief wreck your mind.

These are the hands that will tenderly lift your chin and brush your cheek, letting you see eyes that are filled completely with an overwhelming love and desire for you.

May these hands be blessed that we see before us  this day.

May they always be held by one another.

May the have the strength to hold on during the storms of stress and the dark of disillusionment.

May they remain tender and gentle as they nurture each other in their wondrous love.

May these hands continue building a relationship founded in love, rich in caring, and devoted in reaching for perfection.

May groom and bride see their four hands as healer, protector, shelter and guide.

Introduction of Couple as Husband and Wife