Ok ladies I have the best scanner ever some of you might know this trick but I never new this till tonight. I scanned the papers my minister gave me of his ceremony and it transfered it over to word.
I thought I was going to have to type all this out for you to see it. Any ways here it is tell me what you think I see something strange but it might just be me. It might be meant to be like this but I think I'm over looking something.
I am having a church ceremony so just a heads up if you don't believe in what is being said here please don't step on my shoes. I'm not saying it to be mean I just don't want any conflict.
Wedding Ceremony
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the presence of the these witnesses, to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted of God, and signifying to us the mystical union which exists between Christ and his Church; which holy estate Christ adorned and beautified by His presence at the wedding in Cana of Galilee. It is therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly, and in the fear of almighty God. Into this holy estate these two come now to be joined. If any man can show just cause why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace.
(Addressing the persons to be married)
I require and charge you both, as you stand in the presence of God, before whom the secrets of all hearts are disclosed, that having duly considered the holy covenant you are about to make, you do now declare before this company your pledge of faith, each to the other. Be well assured that if these vows are kept inviolate, as God's Word demands, and if steadfastly you endeavor to do the will of your heavenly Father, God will bless your marriage, will grant you fulfillment in it, and will establish your home in peace.
(To the Groom)
H, Will you take W to be your wedded Wife, to live together 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 to her so long as you both shall live? If so, say I will.
(To the Bride)
W, Will you take H to be your wedded husband, to live together 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 to him so long as you both shall live? If so, say I will.
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
In the book of First Corinthians the 13th chapter, Paul described love like this:
"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 resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right; Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things; Love never fails."
Let us Pray
H and W, the vows in marriage are acts of our will, by which we pledge our faithfulness to each other for life. We are to love and care for each other in all circumstances of life - in sickness and trouble, in sorrow and distress, as well as in times of joy and wholeness. We are to provide each other and our household with the things that make life possible and add beauty and zest. And we are to pray for and with each other, offering thanks to God for his love and the love we share in marriage.
There is a mystery in marriage - a man and a woman are joined together and become one, even as Christ is one with the church. In marriage a husband and wife are called by God to a new way of life, a life of being best friends, accepting each other in spite of difference, a life of expressing love and care for each other.
Join Hands and repeat after me.
I, H, Take thee, W, to be my wedded wife, 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 cherish, till death and death alone us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto, I pledge thee my faith.
I, W, take thee, H, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worst, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death and death alone us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto, I pledge thee my faith.
Ring Ceremony
The wedding ring is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, signifying to all your uniting as husband and wife in holy matrimony, through the church of Jesus Christ our Lord. The wedding ring symbolizes marriage in two ways: First, the purity of the gold symbolizes the purity of your love for each other. Second, the unending circle symbolizes the unending vows which you are making one to the other.
H place this ring on the ring finger of W left hand and while holding it there repeat after me.
In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
W place this ring on the ring finger of H left hand and while holding it there repeat after me.
In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Unity Candle Ceremony
H and W, as you look at the unity candle, you will notice that there are three candles on the stand. The two outside candles have been lit to represent your lives to this moment. They are two distinct lights, each capable of going its own way. To bring bliss and happiness to your home, there must be a merging of your lives into one. This is what the Lord meant when He said, "A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall be one flesh." From now on your thoughts must be each for the other, rather than for yourself. Your plans should be mutual; and your joys and sorrows will be shared alike.
As you each take a candle, together light the center one, and then extinguish your individual candle, thus letting the center candle represent the union of your lives into one flesh.
Forasmuch as H and W have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and to this have pledged their faith each to the other and having declared the same by joining hands and by the giving and receiving of rings; By the authority vested in me as a minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and according to the laws of the State of West Virginia, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Those whom God has joined together, let not man put asunder.
Let us Pray
H, You may kiss your Bride
(To the Congregation)
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great privilege to present to you, for the very first time Mr. and Mrs.
Wording for the ceremony
I've never seen it done that way. Is your dad or someone walking you down the aisle? Is he going to be standing there that whole time until they get to that part? Isn't that supposed to happen right after they do the "bride hand-off" to the groom?
Linear Mode
