Marriage Vows for Dodson Wedding
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Groom and Bride
Groom and Bride
We have come together – families and friends – to witness Tommy and Kelsey as they exchange their vows of marriage. We share with them their delight that God has brought them to find love with each other, and support their decision to be together from now until the day Jesus Christ returns, or calls them home.
We honor their willingness to commit to one another knowing that love requires genuine effort, action and perseverance.
They give thanks for the past, which brought them to this place, and look forward with hope to what the future will bring.
Who is it that gives this bride in marriage?
Who is it that gives this bride in marriage?
I have a few scriptures to read before go further. A charge to you Tommy, Kelsey and each of these witnesses. As well as an exhortation to you both as you grow in your marriage.
I have a few scriptures to read before go further. A charge to you Tommy, Kelsey and each of these witnesses. As well as an exhortation to you both as you grow in your marriage.
Scripture tells us in,
Scripture tells us in,
Ephesians 5:25–28 ESV
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Proverbs 31:10 ESV
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
Tommy be a Godly man who understands the worth of Kelsey and always be willing to pay the price necessary for her.
Tommy be a Godly man who understands the worth of Kelsey and always be willing to pay the price necessary for her.
Acknowledge that she will be Second only to God in your heart. Dedicate your life to honoring God and your wife and pursue her holiness as well as your own.
Acknowledge that she will be Second only to God in your heart. Dedicate your life to honoring God and your wife and pursue her holiness as well as your own.
The two of you, today, become one flesh, joined by God, in front of these witnesses. You were purposed for each other. Keep God as the singular focus of your marriage and you will see success and growth. Enter into this commitment with the intent that nothing will ever tear that apart.
The two of you, today, become one flesh, joined by God, in front of these witnesses. You were purposed for each other. Keep God as the singular focus of your marriage and you will see success and growth. Enter into this commitment with the intent that nothing will ever tear that apart.
Kelsey, be a virtuous woman by pursuing God and your husband, value him and this marriage more than any other person. Respect him and he will show you love. Make him second only to God in your life understanding that as the two of you pursue God, the closer the two of you will become.
Kelsey, be a virtuous woman by pursuing God and your husband, value him and this marriage more than any other person. Respect him and he will show you love. Make him second only to God in your life understanding that as the two of you pursue God, the closer the two of you will become.
Both of you should remember that happiness is not what determines a good, lasting marriage. Commitment is what determines a good, lasting marriage.
Both of you should remember that happiness is not what determines a good, lasting marriage. Commitment is what determines a good, lasting marriage.
Commitment to honor one another, commitment to endure hard times together, commitment to put one another before yourself.
Commitment to honor one another, commitment to endure hard times together, commitment to put one another before yourself.
As witnesses, friends and family, do all that you can to strengthen this relationship and help these two to be accountable to each other and God. Do nothing to drive a wedge between these two. Understand their union is ordained by God. What He has join together should not be separated. If you truly love them, always support that covenant relationship.
As witnesses, friends and family, do all that you can to strengthen this relationship and help these two to be accountable to each other and God. Do nothing to drive a wedge between these two. Understand their union is ordained by God. What He has join together should not be separated. If you truly love them, always support that covenant relationship.
6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
This marriage is a symbol of Tommy and Kelsey’s commitment to their Savior Jesus Christ and to the love they share.
This marriage is a symbol of Tommy and Kelsey’s commitment to their Savior Jesus Christ and to the love they share.
My personal hope and prayer is that they will remember the vows they make to each other today and call upon that memory when they face the trials and hardships life can bring.Today we celebrate the beginning of a beautiful love that will grow and strengthen as they live and lean on the Lord that brought them together. Profess these vows with a heart for longevity and out of an optimism for the good life you will have together.
Let us pray.
Let us pray.
Tommy and Kelsey, as you repeat the vows, please reflect on what they mean and require. Knowing that if you will grow in your relationship to God, He will pull you closer to each other and guide and protect your family.
Tommy, you will go first. Please repeat after me
Tommy, you will go first. Please repeat after me
I, Tommy, take you Kelsey to be my wife
I, Tommy, take you Kelsey to be my wife
I promise to love and cherish you,
I promise to love and cherish you,
Through the good times and the bad,
Through the good times and the bad,
To grow in my relationship with God and encourage you to do to the same,
To grow in my relationship with God and encourage you to do to the same,
To laugh with you,
To laugh with you,
To cry with you,
To cry with you,
To be honest and open,
To be honest and open,
To always have faith in our journey together
To always have faith in our journey together
Through all the changes that will come.
Through all the changes that will come.
I promise to be your friend, your love, and your faithful partner for all the days of our lives.
I promise to be your friend, your love, and your faithful partner for all the days of our lives.
Kelsey, now it is your turn, please repeat after me.
Kelsey, now it is your turn, please repeat after me.
I, Kelsey, take you Tommy to be my husband.
I, Kelsey, take you Tommy to be my husband.
I promise to love and cherish you,
I promise to love and cherish you,
Through the good times and the bad,
Through the good times and the bad,
To grow in my relationship with God and encourage you to do to the same,
To grow in my relationship with God and encourage you to do to the same,
To laugh with you,
To laugh with you,
To cry with you,
To cry with you,
To be honest and open,
To be honest and open,
To always have faith in our journey together
To always have faith in our journey together
Through all the changes that will come.
Through all the changes that will come.
I promise to be your friend, your love, and your faithful partner for all the days of our live
I promise to be your friend, your love, and your faithful partner for all the days of our live
Ring exchange
Ring exchange
Tommy, as you place the ring on Kelsey’s finger, please repeat after me:
Tommy, as you place the ring on Kelsey’s finger, please repeat after me:
I give you this ring
I give you this ring
as a reminder
as a reminder
that I will love, honor, cherish and pray for you,
that I will love, honor, cherish and pray for you,
In all times,
In all times,
In all places,
In all places,
And in all ways, forever.
And in all ways, forever.
Kelsey, as you place the ring on Tommy’s finger, please repeat after me:
Kelsey, as you place the ring on Tommy’s finger, please repeat after me:
I give you this ring
I give you this ring
as a reminder
as a reminder
that I will love, honor, cherish and pray for you,
that I will love, honor, cherish and pray for you,
In all times,
In all times,
In all places,
In all places,
And in all ways, forever.
And in all ways, forever.
Tommy, you may kiss your bride.
Tommy, you may kiss your bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my sincere honor and pleasure to introduce Tommy and Kelsey, otherwise known, from this day forward, as Mr. and Mrs. Dodson.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my sincere honor and pleasure to introduce Tommy and Kelsey, otherwise known, from this day forward, as Mr. and Mrs. Dodson.