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Uniquely,
I Do's Couples
Michael & Selene
05-15-2010
Bella Fiori Garden
The
Vows:
Processional & Giving away
of the bride.
Selene’s
brother shall escort her down the aisle. Brother gives her
a kiss. He shakes Michael’s hand and takes a step back. He
remains standing until I ask, "Who gives this woman to
be married to this man?" He answers with a statement,
such as, "I do." I will nod, then he takes his
seats.
Ceremony
Welcome, family, friends and loved ones. We are gathered
here today to celebrate the wedding of Selene and Michael.
We share in this formal commitment they make to one
another, offer our love and support, so they may start
their married life together surrounded by the people
dearest and most important to them.
Michael and Selene thank you for your presence today and
ask for your blessing, encouragement and lifelong support.
~
Two
people in love do not live in isolation. Their love is a
source of strength which may nourish not only each other,
but the world around them. And in turn, we, their
community of friends and family, have a responsibility to
Selene and Michael. By our steadfast care, respect and
love, we must support their marriage and the family they
are creating today. We must surround Michael and Selene in
love, offer them the joys of our friendship and support
them in their marriage.
~
Michael, Selene, the vows you take here today will
bring a deeper promise and
hope into your family and the lives of your children. Are
you both able to keep these vows, not because of any
religious or civic law, but out of desire to love and be
loved without limitation? [In unison, answer ‘We Are’]
No
ceremony can create a marriage. What a ceremony can do is
witness and affirm the choice to stand together as life
mates and partners. So, I ask now,
Michael, will you take this woman to be your lawfully
wedded wife? [yes] Will you be faithful, loving and honest
to her always? [yes]
Selene, will you take this man to be your lawfully wedded
husband? [yes] Will you be faithful, loving and honest to
him always? [yes]
~
Marriage is perhaps the greatest and most challenging
adventure. It must be built from love and patience,
dedication and perseverance, talking and listening.
Helping, supporting and believing in each other. Through
tenderness and laughter, learning to forgive and to
appreciate differences. By learning to make the important
things matter, and to let go of the rest.
~
Michael, if you are ready to start this adventure, please
repeat after me,
“Selene, today, I give myself to you.”
[repeat]
“I give you my heart and my soul.”
[repeat]
“I
thank you for accepting me for who I am,
[repeat]
for never asking me to change.”
[repeat]
----
“Today, I promise to love you in good times,
[repeat]
to
comfort you in bad times.”
[repeat]
“Whatever path you follow,
[repeat]
I
promise to be waiting for you.”
[repeat]
----
“I
will always be proud to call you my wife.”
[repeat]
“You are my rock and my best friend.”
[repeat]
“With you, I have found the perfect love,
[repeat]
the perfect woman.”[repeat]
“You are the future I dreamed of.”
[repeat]
“You complete me.”
[repeat]
---
“Today and all the days to come,
[repeat]
I
will love you unconditionally.”
[repeat]
~
Michael, do you have a ring for your bride? [“I Do”]
Michael, place this ring on Selene’s finger and repeat
after me. “I give you this ring as a daily reminder of my
life long commitment to you.” [Repeat]
Selene, if you are ready to start this adventure, please
repeat after me,
“Michael, today, I give myself to you.”
[repeat]
“I give you my heart and my soul.”
[repeat]
“I
thank you for accepting me for who I am,
[repeat]
for always making me feel pretty.”
[repeat]
----
“Today, I promise you.”
[repeat]
“I promise to always miss you, even before you are gone.”
[repeat]
“To love you in good times,
[repeat]
to
comfort you in bad times.”
[repeat]
----
“I
will always be proud to call you my husband.”
[repeat]
“You are my rock and my best friend.”
[repeat]
“With you, I have found the perfect love,
[repeat]
the perfect man.”[repeat]
“You are the future I dreamed of.”
[repeat]
“You complete me.”
[repeat]
---
“Today and all the days to come,
[repeat]
I
will love you unconditionally.”
[repeat]
~
Selene, do you have a ring for your groom? [“I Do”]
Selene, place this ring on Michael’s finger and repeat
after me. “I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my
life long commitment to you.” [Repeat]
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SAND
CEREMONY
Michael and Selene, today you are making a commitment of
your eternal commitment for one another as well as to your
children, Adan James and Andrew Michael.
From
this moment forth, your lives will no longer be separate.
You have chosen to symbolize this joining. If you will
please join me at the table for a Sand Ceremony. [Michael
escorts Selene to sand table]
If
you will each take a container.
Michael, Selene, the sand
in the containers you hold represent all that you were,
all that you are, and all that you ever will be. When you
pour the sand into the third container, the sand will
forever be inseparable, just as the union of your hearts,
your souls, your lives.
If each of you will please
pour the sand into the unity vase, forever becoming one
family.
[Return to positions]
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Selene, Michael, your love, rooted in faith, trust and
acceptance, will be the foundation of an abiding and
deepening relationship. No other ties are more tender, no
other vows more sacred than those you now assumed. Your
life will have joy and the home you establish will be a
place in which you both will find the direction or your
growth, your freedom and your responsibility.
It is
with great honor and by the power of your love and
commitment and the authority vested in me, to now
pronounce you husband and wife!
Michael, you may kiss your bride.
I
present to you, Mr. & Mrs. Horn!
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