Taylor Chase Heitkamp and Anna Renea Shaw

Parental Prayer

Steve Shaw prays with Parents of Bride/Groom after Bride enters.

Welcome

Please be seated Family and Friend, We welcome you on this special occasion to share in the Joy of (Groom Full Name) and (Bride Full Name) as they commit their lives to one another. I encourage you to make this a time of Celebration and also worship to God, who has blessed us with the gift of marriage and who has brought these two amazing people to commit their lives forever to one another. Each of you are witnesses of the vows spoken today by (Groom) and (Katie), yet we must all remember that they are not only spoken before you, but before God Almighty who is present with us here today. Let’s Pray

Opening Prayer

Write Prayer

Giving of the Bride

"Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"

Response from Father/Giver: "We do!" OR "Her mother and I" OR "I do"

Charge to the Couple

Unity Cross/Cords (Include into message)

Ecclesiastics 4

The way song tie in.

Song

Live worship song “The Way” by Matt Redmond - Invite the audience to sing along.

Intent

“(Groom), do you take (Bride) to be your wedded wife, to live after God's ordinance in the holy state of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in health and sickness, in prosperity and adversity, and forsaking all others, keeping only unto her, so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, “I do.”

“(Bride), do you take (Groom) to be your wedded husband, to live after God's ordinance in the holy state of matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in health and sickness, in prosperity and adversity, and forsaking all others, keeping only unto him, so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, 'I do.'”

Prayer over Couple

Steve Shaw

Personal Vows

Explain Personal Vows

Rings

“(Groom) and (Bride) wish to signify their marriage commitment by the giving and receiving of rings.

The wedding ring is the outward and visible sign of your inward love that sows the world that you are united in marriage.

The ring is precious metal, most valuable and enduring. So let your love be the most precious and enduring possession of your hearts.

The ring is a circle without end, the symbol of eternity. So may your love last through eternity.

Take the ring and place it on her fourth finger of her left hand and repeat after me.

I give you this ring ... as a symbol of my love and faith ... and with all that I am ... and all that I have... I commit myself to you. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Unity Cord-Cross/Communion

Song played Live by Josh, Krista, and John “Fully Known” by Tauren Wells

Unity Candle and Communion Combo (Couple Communion only)

(Play Song During)

Ecclesiastics 4 - explain verse

Unity with Chirst and marriage. Stronger with Christ involved.

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Two ways they would like to symbolize their uniting in marriage is the lighting of a unity candle and sharing communion together. As they take these two candles lit by their mothers showing two families, (Groom) and (Bride) will light a new candle together with the flame from their upbringing, showing the start of their new family.

And as their first act of worship together as a married couple, partaking in remembering their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through communion. Eating the bread and drinking the cup builds a foundation on God and helps them remember the lengths Jesus went through to have a relationship with Him.

Prayer

Pronouncement/Kiss

“Since (Groom) and (Bride) have committed themselves to one another in marriage, and have done so before God and their family and friends, and have given and pledged their love, each to the other, by the authority committed to me as a minster of the gospel, I declare (Groom) and (Bride) are husband and wife, according to the ordinances of God and the laws of this state.

(Groom) and (Bride), you are no longer two independent persons, but one. “Those whom God has joined together let no one separate.”

I now pronounce you Mr. & Mrs. (Groom Last Name).

You may now kiss your bride. (Get out of the way)