Wedding Ceremony

Dalton & Kameron Chancellor

One of the most beautiful expressions of love and loyalty ever penned was first spoken by Ruth when she said: Ruth 1:16-17

Ruth 1:16–17 NLT

But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!”

Dalton & Kameron this is the same kind of love that you must have for each other.

Who gives this woman to this man?

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father, our hearts are filled with great happiness on this wedding day. we come before you pledging their hearts and lives to one another. Grant that they may be ever true and loving, living together is such a way as to bring happiness to the marriage. Temper their hearts with kindness and understanding. Help them to remember to be each other’s sweetheart, helpmate, friend and guide, so that together they may meet the cares and problems of life more bravely. And with the passage of time, may the home they are creating today, truly be a place of love and harmony, where your spirit is ever present. Bless this union we pray, and walk beside this Bride and Groom throughout all their lives.

Dalton and Kameron, marriage is a sacred relationship and should not be entered upon lightly or unprayerfully. It is sacred because it is ordained by God, who, in the beginning, having created man in his own image, realized that it was not good for him to be alone. So the Lord caused a deep sleep to come upon Adam, and taking one of his ribs, he created Eve. Having created woman, he brought her unto man and gave her unto him. Then in the garden of Eden, the Lord performed the first marriage ceremony when he said, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave unto a wife and they two shall be one flesh.” The sacred nature of marriage also can be seen in the fact that Jesus attended a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and he chose this occasion to perform His first miracle.

The apostle Paul helps us to see the sacredness of marriage by comparing the relationship of a husband and wife to that of Christ and his church Dalton, he says to husbands, “Husbands love your wives even as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it.” And Dalton, there is no greater love in all the world, than the love Jesus demonstrated when he died on the cross for us. This is the way the Bible says you are to love Kameron and Dalton, if you will do that it will bring more joy and fulfillment into your life than any other human relationship you will ever have.

And Kameron, he says to wives, “Wives, submit yourself unto your husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church.” Kameron this means you are to walk by Daltons side. You are to encourage him and support him and help him in every way. And the two of you walking together and walking with the Lord will find in this relationship, the fulfillment and completeness Gos intended from the beginning.

I asked you guys a question a couple of weeks ago. What so you love the most about each other:

Dalton you said you loved how Kameron brought out your emotional side, how she helped you to feel things to the fullest and care wholeheartedly.

Kameron, you said you loved how stable, safe, and consistent Dalton is as a man. That he is steadfast in all things.

For both of you, I challenge you to always remember those qualities that you love most and help each other to grow those traits stronger.

Dalton, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward forsaking all others till death do you part?

Kameron, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward forsaking all other till death do you part?

In as much as you have expressed a desire to be untied in marriage, I am now going to ask you to take a vow. A vow that is made not only in the presence of your family and friends, but also in the presence of God. The Bible makes it clear that God is a witness to the wedding vows. I believe he is an unseen guest here today. He hears the vows you make and he intends that they be kept so long as you both shall live.

Dalton, repeat after me- I Dalton take thee Kameron 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 do us part.

Kameron, repeat after me- I Kameron take thee Dalton to be my wedded 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 cherish till death do us part.

***Exchanging of the Rings***

At this time, we will do the exchanging of the rings.

Dalton, what do you give as a token of your love for Kameron? Place the ring on Kameron’s ring finger and repeat after me. “With this ring, I thee wed”.

Kameron, what do you give as a token of your love for Dalton? Place the ring on Dalton’s ring finger and repeat after me. “With this ring, I thee wed.”

PRAYER

Bless this marriage Father, as groom and bride begin their journey down the road of life together. We don’t know what lies ahead for the road turns and bends. But help them to make the best of whatever comes their way. Help them to continue to enjoy each other as they first met. Help them realize that nothing nor no one is perfect and to look for the good in all things and all people including themselves. Help them respect each others’ likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams and fears even though they may not always understand them. Help them to learn from each other and to help each other to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Help them to realize that no matter what happens to them they will hold on to each other and know that things have a way of working out for the good.

***PRONOUNCEMENT***

By the power vested in me as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Dalton, you may now kiss your wife.

It is my honor to present to you for the very first time, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Chancellor.