Alison's Wedding

Prelude

-1,000 years cover (Christina Perri original artist) *repeat*

-You Raise Me Up plays when family comes in

Bride’s Family and Groom’s Family walk in and parents light Unity Candle

Groom and Groomsmen will arrange themselves up front.

Groom’s Family walks in

Processional

*Please rise*

-Yellow by Vitamin Sky starts

Bridesmaids , Flower Girl, and Ring Bearer walk in.

-All of me instrumental by Daniel by Daniel Jang

Bride walks in

*Who gives this woman to to be married to this man*

Father Replies

*You may be seated*

Welcome

Christian Minister’s Manual Formal Wedding Celebration (Tom Jones)

On behalf of the families of the bride and groom, welcome those who have come to witness the wedding.

On behalf of the families of the bride and groom, welcome those who have come to witness the wedding.

Prayer

Our Father, we come before you on this holy occasion with our hearts filled with the spirit of love and thanksgiving. We praise and worship you as the giver of life and creator of all good things. As we enter into this service, we give you thanks for the holy union of marriage, the most sacred of all human relationships. We pray for your presence here today and your blessings upon Alison and Josh as they enter their new life together. Above all else, we thank you for Jesus, who gives meaning, direction, and hope to all human relationships. We pray in his name. Amen.

Invocation

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future

NIV1984

Marriage and God Sermon

In this scripture, we read about the love that God has for his people. He states, “For I know the plans I have for you”. In the beginning, before Alison and Josh were even born, God had known that this day would come and that they would get married. Each day he was working on their hearts, souls, and minds to mold them into the people you see standing before you. Now the plans of God are coming to fruition and they are ready to pledge their lives to one another, and it’s such a privilege and an honor for us to bear witness to it.

God specifically states he does not have plans for disaster but rather for good.. This means that although we will go through rough times in marriage, God will always be there for us. Though we may be close to giving up on each other, God has not, and will not, give up on us. As I said before, God had known us to the very soul of our being and will take care of us throughout the ups and downs of life.

God is not wanting our downfall but rather wanting us to push on and to move forward through anything and everything that may be hindering us. Every trial that we go through strengthens us and pushes us to the next step or the next level. In your marriage, you will face many trials but this will make your bond stronger.

In order to do this, you must learn everything you can about each other and to learn most of all where God fits in place. Just as God is the Trinity with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Your marriage should be in Trinity with him. You two being the bottom part of the Triangle in which Man and Woman are equal, while God is on top protecting you, providing for you, and being your strength.

So, for you to effectively to work together, you both must allow God to work through you. You need to not only keep the lines of communication open with him but also keep the lines of communication open with each other. This is the key to a successful marriage.

As God states in the final line of the verse, “he has plans to give you hope and a future.” This is where it gets exciting. The future that God has for you is so much more than you can ever imagine. Marriage is not just a commencement of maintaining life together but consenting to become one in holy matrimony. Always keep your marriage holy, and allow God to unveil the perfect plans that he has for your life together in his timing.

And lastly, remember that God is love. He loves you so much that he handcrafted and specially molded the person you are holding hands with now--just for you. He wants you to love your spouse as he loves them, no matter what. God reveals to all of us through scripture the true meaning of love, and if you make a conscious effort to love one another as he loves you, your relationships will never fail.

Laura, will you please read .

-Laura reads scripture-

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Christian Minister’s Manual Formal Wedding Celebration (Tom Jones)

Prayer

Our Father, we come before you on this holy occasion with our hearts filled with the spirit of love and thanksgiving. We praise and worship you as the giver of life and creator of all good things. As we enter into this service, we most particularly give you thanks for the holy union of marriage, the most sacred of all human relationships. We pray for your presence here today and your blessings upon B and G as they enter their new life together. Above all else, we thank you for Jesus, who gives meaning, direction, and hope to all human relationships. We pray in his name. Amen.

Please be seated

Christian Minister’s Manual Formal Wedding Celebration (Tom Jones)

Our Father, we come before you on this holy occasion with our hearts filled with the spirit of love and thanksgiving. We praise and worship you as the giver of life and creator of all good things. As we enter into this service, we most particularly give you thanks for the holy union of marriage, the most sacred of all human relationships. We pray for your presence here today and your blessings upon B and G as they enter their new life together. Above all else, we thank you for Jesus, who gives meaning, direction, and hope to all human relationships. We pray in his name. Amen.

8 Love never fails. NIV 1984

Josh and Alison, are you ready to speak your vows?

Vows

To Josh: 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 do.”

Alison: 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 do.”

Unity Candle

“Let us the Unity candle”

The two outside candles have been lighted to represent your lives to this moment. They are two distinct lights, each capable of going its separate way. To bring joy and radiance into your home, there must be the merging of these two flames into one.

From this time onward, may your thoughts be for each other rather than for your individual selves; may your plans be mutual, your joys and sorrows shared.

As this center light cannot be divided, let not your lives be divided, but instead be the united testimony of a Christian home, as Christ gives you light.

Lighting of the unity candle between Josh and Alison.

-both come back, Alexander reads -

Let love and faithfulness never leave you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Then you will win favor and a good name

in the sight of God and man.

NIV1984

Exchange of the 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.)

While holding the ring(s), say:

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.

To Josh: Josh, will you take your ring and place it upon Alison’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.

To Alison: Alison, will you take your ring and place it upon Josh’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.

Pronouncement of Marriage

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.

Josh, you may kiss your bride!

Ladies and gentlemen, It is my privilege to present to you Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rambo!

-Bride and Groom Leave along with the rest of the wedding party exit-

Immediate and Extended Family please stay for photos

For everyone else, please join us for cocktail and appetizer hour (in ___)