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Home | Ceremonies CeremoniesHUMANIST CEREMONY OPENING Good evening, and welcome to the ceremony that will unite (Groom) and (Bride) in marriage. We gather here today to celebrate their union, and to honor their commitment to not just gaze at one another, but to look outward together in the same direction. Today (Groom) and (Bride) proclaim their love to the world, and we rejoice with and for them. In marriage, we give ourselves freely and generously into the hands of the one we love, and in doing so, each of us receives the love and trust of the other as our most precious gift. But even as that gift is shared by two people who are in love, it also touches the friends and family members who, in various ways, support and contribute to the relationship. All of you constitute (Groom’s) and (Bride’s) community, and each of you has played some part in bringing them to this moment. This is why gathering as a community is such an important part of a wedding ceremony. Because (Groom) and (Bride) are now taking a new form as a married couple, and in this form, they become part of their community in a new way. (NOTE: If you want to insert something personal, such as a favorite poem or song, a statement made to one another or to your family, a rose ceremony,, a unity candle, etc. this is a good place for it). (Groom) and (Bride), we are here to remember and rejoice with you and to recount with one another that it is love that guides us on our path, and to celebrate as you begin this journey together. It is in this spirit that you have come here to today to exchange these vows. VOWS (Groom), repeat after me: (Bride), repeat after me: RINGS For thousands of years lovers have exchanged rings as a token of their vows. These simple gold bands are not of great value in themselves, but are made precious by our wearing of them. Your rings say that even in your uniqueness you have chosen to be bound together. Let these rings also be a sign that love has substance as well as soul, a present as well as a past, and that, despite its occasional sorrows, love is a circle of happiness, wonder, and delight. (Groom), take the (Bride's) ring and put it on her finger, and repeat after me: (Bride), take the (Groom's) ring and put it on his finger, and repeat after me: PRONOUNCEMENT (Groom) and (Bride), although I'm officiating here today, it is not truly in my power to sanctify, legitimize or bless your relationship in any way, because the two of you have already done that in your hearts. So, by joining hands right now and looking into each other's eyes, let it be known that you are joined, body and soul in this lifetime, and that this bond is sacred and eternal. And now that you have stood before me and exchanged these rings and these vows, and have agreed to be married according to the laws of the state of Ohio, it gives me gives me great pleasure to pronounce that you are Husband and Wife. PRESENTATION Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor to present to you for the first time as husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. __________________ |
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