Danny and Lily’s Wedding
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Danny and Lily’s Wedding
Welcome:
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
Her mother and I
You may be seated
Welcome to the union of Dan and Lily:
Today Lily and Dan become one.
Just as the Lord designed marriage to be.
Even in the beginning of time this was what the Lord desired for this creation.
In Genesis 2 after God gave Adam the first male created, his partner Eve— he stated:
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
I had the incredible privilege of having Dan in youth group as I was his youth pastor from 8th grade until he graduated high school.
I got to know Lily a bit as she came as her and Dan started dating.
And their relationship was sweet and kind.
I have seen many relationships come and go as a youth pastor, but something was different about theirs.
It was built on something more.
It was built on love in the truest sense.
As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 13
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
This is the kind of love that you guys have found.
It is the save love that was displayed by Jesus as he went to the cross and gave his life up for us, so that we could have a relationship with him.
It is this love that is self-sacrificing.
It is this love that keeps saying yes even when your boyfriends moves to a different time zone and you have only a small window to chat.
It is the kind of love that says no to many things just to say yes to each other.
It is this kind of love that has a girlfriend checking on his family while he can’t.
It is this kind of love that will put ice packs and bandaids on each other for the rest of their lives because both a very clumsy.
It is this kind of love that as soon as you get home you ask her to marry you as a formality because we had already been invited to your wedding.
It is the kinds of love that says I’m all in.
It is this love that we are here for today.
So What is marriage?
I will like to remind you and everyone here what is marriage.
Marriage is simply two becoming one.
It is two individuals joining as one unit.
It is two dreams becoming our dream.
It is two families becoming one family.
It is unity at its finest.
Today marks another chapter in your story.
And your story is full of life and laughter and distance
For 4-5 years you guys have been together.
Falling for each other as high school sweethearts— even though Dan was taking a break from dating to focus on him and his relationship with the Lord.
You guys eventually got together.
And That was enough to start a journey.
A journey that brings you two to this moment.
I had the privilege of getting to know you guys so much more over the last couple of weeks as we did premarital counseling.
I loved every minute of it.
It was incredible to see you two chat about your future, your love for each other, your hopes and your worries.
It may been cut short because someone’s phone dyed, but it was so good to hear that you have thought about this deeply.
So I have just a couple of keys to marriage if I may tell you them.
5 Keys to Marriage
Because as you know people get married everyday.
And every marriage begins here:
Maybe not in a backyard but in front of friends and family hopeful for what the future brings.
Every couple believes they have the greatest love story as they stand up on their wedding day.
And everyday from here on out you get to prove it.
So here are what I believe are the keys to marriage:
Everyone has their own keys to marriage and I would implore you to ask them but for now you will have to settle with these.
1). Choose everyday to love each other.
Love is not this magical feeling that makes us to crazy stuff.
No love is an action.
It is a choice you make everyday.
So each morning and evening and every second in-between choose love.
2). Put each others needs before yourself
By putting each other before yourself, you will have each other’s best interest at heart.
This is what trust and respect looks like, which are keys to marriages.
3.) Keep Communication Open and Honest
This is just as much about listening as it is about speaking.
Keep your line of communication always open, near be afraid of speaking about what your hope and dreams are, as well as your worries and frustrations.
Speak clearly and above all listen well.
4.) Pursue Intimacy
This is not just the sexual part of you relationship— I mean you should do that too.
But this also means pursuing each other.
Never stop learning about each other.
Take time to go on dates, get away when you can, spend time together.
Continue to build on your relationship always.
And Lastly:
5.) Laugh Always
Life is full of hard, crappy times.
Don’t allow your marriage to be one of those things.
Laugh often.
Find joy!
And in case you didn’t know that this list could be built on but for now this will do.
It is easy to follow as long as you follow the 1st key.
Choose everyday to love each other.
The rest will fall into place.
Alright— let’s get you two married:
‘they have vows prepared:
Dan
Lily
Dan, I would like you to repeat after me:
Vows:
In the name of God,
I take Dan take you Lily
To be my wife
To have and to hold
from this day forward,
For better or worse
For richer or poorer
In sickness and in health
To love and to cherish
Until we are parted by death
According to God’s holy Word
This is my solemn vow
LILY know you repeat after me:
In the name of God,
I Lily take you Dan
To be my husband
To have and to hold
from this day forward,
For better or worse
For richer or poorer
In sickness and in health
To love and to cherish
Until we are parted by death
According to God’s holy Word
This is my solemn vow
Now to the Rings:
The rings are symbols of your commitment here today.
It does not mean that if you take them off you are not married anymore, that is not how it works
A circle has no beginning or end and is therefore a symbol of infinity.
It is endless, eternal, just the way love should be.
Dan will you take Lily’s hand and place her ring on it and repeat after me:
Rings:
Lily, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow
And with all that I am
And all that I have
I honor you
In the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit
Amen
Lily can you take Dan’s hand and place his ring on it and repeat after me:
Dan, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow
And with all that I am
And all that I have
I honor you
In the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit
Amen
Today you have shown us and have spoken of your love for each other.
It is with these in mind that I pronounce you husband and wife.
You have kissed a thousand times, maybe more.
But today the feeling is new.
No longer, are you simply partners and best friends, you have become husband and wife and can now seal the agreement with a kiss.
Today, your kiss is a promise.
Daniel you may kiss your bride.
For the first time as husband and wife, put your hands together for, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Queen!