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Paul:
We are gathered here today to celebrate
one of life's greatest moments, to give recognition to the worth and
beauty of love, and to add our best wishes to the words that shall unite
[Bride] and [Groom] in marriage.
[Bride] and [Groom], I would ask that you both remember to
treat each other with respect, and remind yourself often of what brought
you together today. Give the highest priority to the tenderness,
gentleness, and kindness that your marriage deserves. When frustration
and difficulty assail your marriage - as they do in every relationship
at one time or the other - focus on what still seems right between you
and not only on the part that seems wrong. This way, when clouds of
trouble hide the sun in your lives and you lose sight of it for the
moment, you can remember that the sun is still there. And if each of you
will take responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will
be marked with abundance and delight.
[Groom], do you, take [Bride] to be your wife? Do you
promise to love, honor, cherish and protect her, forsaking all others
and holding only onto her?
[Groom]: I do.
Paul: [Bride], do you, take [Groom] to be your
husband? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect him,
forsaking all others and holding only onto him?
[Bride]: I do.
Ring Symbolism
[Groom] repeating after Paul: I [Groom], take you
[Bride] as my wife. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health,
for richer and for poorer, in joy and in sorrow. I promise my love to
you.
[Bride] repeating after Paul: I [Bride], take you
[Groom] as my husband. To have and to hold, in sickness and in
health, for richer and for poorer, in joy and in sorrow. I promise my
love to you.
Pronouncement
Inasmuch as you have consented together in this ceremony to live in wedlock and have sealed your vows by the giving of these rings, it gives me great pleasure to pronounce that you are now husband and wife.
You may embrace!
Congratulations to you Mr. and Mrs. GroomFull