Wedding Ceremony- Nick and Chloe (2)

Procession..

Dear Family and friends - We have gathered this Afternoon — To Celebrate the Union of Nick and Chloe in Marriage.

This has been a marriage in the making and today is day…

I have have had the opportunity to spend some time with Nick and Chloe over the last couple of months as we prepare for this special day…

NICK, I have known since High School days and Youth group in Richvale…

One things, I appreciate about Nick is He also so polite… It always- firm solid greetings. “Hi Mr Bridges”…. with a hug… I always assume Nick was that teenager who was good influence in their friend group… but, on the hand he may just had have me fooled… I love Nick fun— loving and laid back..

Now Chloe, nicest person you could meet - she is … full of fun —

and she is the one who keeps— them on schedule and on time…

— Nick and Chloe met in college with a friends night Out — there was something special about that night — there was a s-spark that set off this Love Story in motion… They had much in common passion for teaching —love for the outdoors…

Nick and Chloe — different approaches to life — Nick be the life of the party… Chloe is more reserved but don’t be fooled because she has

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they know how to embrace life together … they know to support each another… they both work hard… but they also know to have a good time..

There is a lot of laugher…and they are a joy to be around…

Nick and Chloe . it with great joy that I join with you celebrate this special day..

Will you bow with me in a word of prayer..

Prayer

Our Father, we come before you on this occasion with our hearts filled with the spirit of love and thanksgiving. As we enter into this service, we give you thanks for the union of marriage. We pray your blessings upon Dalton and Ali as they enter into the covenant of marriage. WE celebrate their lives, theirs joys, their love and the hope of all the things to come..

Bless our celebration with your presence and touch us with your Holy Spirit,

In Christ’s name we pray, . Amen.

Please be seated.

Giving Away of the Bride

Who is giving this woman to be married to this man?

Bride’s father answers: “Her mother and I.”

(father seated)

Declaration of Consent

Nick will you have this woman to be your wife, to live together in the holy covenant of marriage?

Will you love her, comfort her, honor her, and keep her in sickness and in health and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, “I will.”

Chloe, will you have this man to be your husband, to live together in the holy covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, “I will.”

Statement of Purpose

We have come together in the presence of God to witness the joining of Nick and Chloe in Marriage..…

Marriage is God’s idea.

In the beginning, when God formed man from the dust of the ground and placed him in the Garden of Eden, Adam was lonely.

When God came down to Adam --- He notice Adam was … alone… and God saw that it was not good for man to be alone… So, God put man into a deep sleep and while he was sleeping took a rib from his side and created Eve…

When Adam woke up and saw Eve for the first time there was this moment where…

He was overwhelmed by God’s latest creation..… The first thing out of Adam’s mouth is…At last…this is bone of my bones and flesh....and she shall be called Wo-man…

God creating out of Adam’s side is a beautiful picture of marriage.. Because it REMINDS US THAT MARRIAGE —Is the coming together of two individuals, to separate lives becoming one flesh…

Where there is Mutual love, honor, and respect within the bounds of marriage relationship..

The purpose of marriage is shared companionship through sacrificial love. There is a mystery in this Love…in that it reflects the love the Christ towards us in his sacrificial love… where he gave us his everything..

Marriage is a commitment to .. unconditional love… it is full acceptance of the other person...

In marriage we say not only, “I love you today,” but also, “I promise to love you tomorrow, the next day and always.”

Love is content with the present, hopes for the future, and does not brood over the past. Love is loyalty through good and bad times. LOVE settles for less than perfection, and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

When we marry, we promise to exercise our love, to stretch it large enough to embrace the unforeseen realities of the future.

We promise to learn to love beyond the level of our instincts and inclinations, to love in hard times-.. We try some things and resist trying others because, having promised, we feel secure- to see, to be, to love.

Because we know we are loved, we can step beyond our fears. We can make mistakes, knowing we will not be cast out; take missteps, knowing someone will be there to catch us. And because mistakes and missteps are the stuff of change, of expansion, in marriage we can expand to our fullest capacity.

Nick and Chloe, through your marriage, and through your love, may you give the gifts of tenderness, comfort, joy, and peace to each other to nurture you throughout the years.

Sermon

Nick and Chloe..

On days like today, it is important to ask ourselves, “What makes a marriage last?”

The answer is as basic as building a house or any structure. Be sure it has a solid foundation.

Foundational qualities that will stand the test of time are necessary for building a marriage and home that lasts.

When we met several months ago we talked about these principles and I would like to remind you of …

The first Principle is Clarity…

Now, clarity is something that you would think would just come with marriage, but it doesn’t. Clarity speaks of having a awareness of each others needs and concerns.. One of the mistakes we can easily make is that we can assume that we are on the same page…and just keep on moving forward..

Clarity says, I want to understand you… and I want to know where you are at and I care about you… When we have clarity, we are in touch with where our spouse is at in a moment of time.. we know know who they are, we know their feelings, their desires…

Clarity give a base line..

No matter if you’ve been married for 1 year or 40 years, you need to know where are you right now? We are always growing in our marriage — Where you were yesterday in your marriage changes… Clarity helps you define where you are at and allows you to move forward.... As you set your baseline and understand your past you will begin to see areas in your marriage that can always get better....

2. The Second principle...is Security.

Security in a marriage come from dependability and predictability… Marriage is a commitment - Part of that commitment is making investments into each others life… It is showing the other person how much you care… Actions often speak louder than our words… With Commitment, dependability and predicability......comes security..

A healthy marriage is one in which both members of the couple feel safe. It is only when there is a foundation of safety that the individuals as well as the couple can grow and mature. With it comes the intimacy that is only possible when people feel secure enough to be vulnerable. Without it, any conflict threatens the entire relationship.

Lastly Serenity..

Now, you can imagine in a marriage where one is not dependable or responsible for themselves or very unpredictable in what they do, how insecure that relationship can be?

There’s no clarity. There’s no security. But when we have clarity and security, it should result in a third element, serenity…

The Scripture has a word for Serenity… and Speaks of wholeness and oneness — It is the word Shalom… Shalom is a state of peace… Peace does not mean that there won’t be ups and downs… Peace is not the absence of storms… but Peace is the sense of going through things together… It is supporting each other through various stages of life… Solomon in his wisdom … wrote about the kind of serenity we are talking about..

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 ESV

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Marriage has often been compared to a three standard Chord - two people whose life is centered in Christ...

When we have all of these things in place, Clarity, Security and Serenity.. it builds the foundation…

T/s At this time we are going to have the Declaration of your love…

Declaration LOVE

T/s We are now going to have the wedding vows at this time.

The Marriage Vows

Please join hands and face each other..

The couple holds hands and faces each other.

Nick:, will repeat this vow to after me: I , Nick take you Chloe, to be my 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 until death do us part; as God is my witness, I give you my promise.

Chloe : Likewise, will you repeat this vow to after me: I, Chloe, take you Nick to be my 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 until death do us part; as God is my witness, I give you my promise.

Scripture - READING OF SCRIPTURE.. (sister)

T/s This time we going to have...

The Exchanging of Rings

Having this kind of love in your hearts, you have chosen to exchange rings as the sign and seal of the vows you are making today.

(Take rings from best man.)

Though small in size, these rings are very large in significance. Made of precious metal, they remind us that love is not cheap nor common; indeed, love may cost us dearly.

Made in a circle, their design tells us that love must never come to an end; we must keep it continuous.

As you wear these rings, whether together or apart for a moment, may they be constant reminders of these glad promises that you are making today.

Nick, will you take your ring and place it upon Chloe’s left hand, and repeat after me this promise:

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, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Chloe, will you take your ring and place it upon Nick’s left hand, and repeat after me this promise:

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, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayer for the Bride and Groom—

DEBBIE ALBERT

Pronouncement of Marriage

NICK AND CHLOE YOU have come before us and before God and have expressed your desire to be husband and wife.

You have shown your love and affection by joining hands, have made promises of faith and devotion, each to the other, and have sealed these promises by the giving and receiving of rings.

I, therefore, pronounce that you are husband and wife.

May God bless you and keep you and give you his peace. Amen.

What God has joined together, let no man separate.

NICK, you may kiss your bride!

Ladies and gentlemen, It is my privilege to present to you Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT