Aaron and Sarah Wedding

Giving away

So that we are sure that your love and your choice of each other is lifelong we ask that you have your friend’s and families’ blessings, I now ask: “Who is in favour of this marriage?”

Intro

Welcome to this important moment in the lives of this couple.

We invite you to leave behind the worries of everyday life and join us in the celebration of their marriage.

This is an opportunity for us to share not only in the joy of SARAH and AARON’s love but also to reaffirm and appreciate the love and the friendship we experience in our own lives.

Marriage is a coming together at all levels of being — mind, body, and spirit.

A marital commitment includes the willingness to be open and vulnerable, and the courage to take risks.

Marriage is a conscious act of love.

Marital partners accept the challenges that living life together in love offer.

They decide that they will face the fears that are a necessary part of establishing and nurturing an intimate relationship.

And you, SARAH and AARON have decided to make the commitment to create and recreate this partnership today.

Marriage consists of entrusting our selves into the loving care of another.

It is a public and legal act to be sure.

It is also an emotional and spiritual act.

The spiritual aspect of marriage must be embraced openly, seriously, and completely.

SARAH and AARON will commit themselves today to each other in sacred trust.

They promise to embrace conflict as well as peace; to work as well as play; to struggle as well as thrive; to give as well as receive; and to be with, stay with, and move toward one another.

With this in Mind:

Vows

SARAH and AARON by coming here today, you have now taken the initial step in what will be a wonderful and lasting life together.

Understand, that a union between two people takes commitment and communication.

Just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither is a relationship ever complete. It needs nurturing.

A thriving marriage is one that fosters respect, a devoted love, and a willingness to make sacrifices for each other.

These are the foundation blocks of a newly married couple.

Symbolically you have been brought together as one, yet are still two separate people with unique ideas, talents and ways of being.

Respect and value those differences, and your relationship will flourish.

I would like to invite first Aaron and then Sarah to share the vows that they have written for each other:

Declaration of Consent

Do you, AARON, promise to cherish SARAH as your lawful wedded wife, protecting her, and tending to her needs through illness and disappointment?

AARON says, I do”

Do you promise to do your best to understand her, giving her comfort when she seeks it from you? Do you promise to try to never say in anger that which you wouldn’t say in friendship? And when each night comes, do you promise to go to sleep with thanks for her presence at your side and renewed love for her in your heart?

AARON says, I do.”

Do you, SARAH, promise cherish AARON as your lawful wedded husband, protecting him, and tending to his needs through illness and disappointment?

SARAH says, I do”

Do you promise to do your best to understand him, giving him comfort when he seeks it from you? Do you promise to try never to say in anger that which you wouldn’t say in friendship? And when each night comes, do you promise to go to sleep with thanks for his presence at your side and renewed love for his in your heart?

SARAH says, “I do.”

Sign the Register

Rings

The ring is an ancient symbol, so perfect and simple.

It has no beginning and has no end.

It is round like the sun, like the moon, like the eye, like arms that embrace.

It is a circle; for love that is given comes back round again.

Your rings are precious because you wear them with love.

They symbolize your commitment in marriage.

They remind you of who you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re going.

AARON, as you place the ring on SARAH’s finger, please repeat after me:

SARAH, I give you this ring,

as a symbol of my love.

I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my wife.

With this ring, I thee wed.

SARAH, as you place the ring on AARON’s finger, please repeat after me:

AARON, I give you this ring,

as a symbol of my love.

I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my husband.

With this ring, I thee wed.

Blessing

May there be truth and understanding between you.

May you enjoy length of days, fulfillment of hopes, and peace and contentment of mind.

May be blessed together always.

Amen

Pronouncement

Throughout this evening, SARAH and AARON have vowed, in our presence, to be loyal and loving towards each other.

They have formalized the existence of the bond between them with words spoken and with the giving and receiving of rings.

Therefore, it is my pleasure to now pronounce them husband and wife.

You may now kiss your Bride!

Presentation

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to present you Aaron and Sarah as husband and wife.