(Bride's
Name) and (Groom's Name),
marriage forms eternal and sacred bonds. The promises made today
bind your lives together. Do you still seek to enter this
ceremony?
Bride and
Groom: "Yes."
Officiant: (Bride's
Name) and (Groom's Name), please hold hands and look into each
other's eyes.
(Bride’s left hand holds Groom’s right hand)
Officiant:
Will you honor and respect one another, and seek to never break
that honor?
Bride and
Groom: "We will."
Officiant wraps the cord once, loosely, over the couples' hands.
Officiant:
Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it?
Bride and
Groom: "We will."
Officiant wraps cord again over the hands.
Officiant:
Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow
in this union?
Bride and
Groom: "We will."
Officiant wraps cord again over the hands.
Officiant:
Will you share each other's laughter, and look for the
brightness in life and the positive in each other?
Bride and
Groom: "We will."
Officiant wraps cord again over the hands, then ties together.
Officiant: (Bride's
Name) and (Groom's Name),
as your hands are now bound together, so your lives are joined
in a union of love and trust. The knots of this binding
symbolize the vows you have made. Like the stars, your
love should be a constant source of light, and like the earth, a
firm foundation from which to grow.
May
this knot of love remain forever tied, and may these hands be blessed. May
they always be held by one another. May they have the strength
to hold on tightly during the storms of life. May they remain tender and gentle as they
nurture each other. May these hands
build a relationship of love,
caring, and devotion. May
(Bride's
Name) and (Groom's Name)
see each other's hands as healer, protector, shelter and guide.
(Officiant unties cord) |
