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Welcome to family
and friends:
Friends, we have
come together today to
witness the marriage of
John and Mary. The legal
requirements of this
state having been
fulfilled, and the
license for their
marriage being present,
I must ask of each party
if they come of their
own free will and
accord.
___________, do you
come to this union of
your free will, and with
the intention of being
faithful in marriage to
___________ as long as
you shall live?
Groom answers
"I do."
___________, do you
come to this union of
your free will, and with
the intention of being
faithful in Marriage to
___________ as long as
you shall live?
Bride answers "I do."
Who presents ___________
to be married to
___________?
Bride's father (or
representative) responds
"I do."
Vows:
Please repeat
the following after me:
I, ___________, do take
you, ___________, to be
my lawfully wedded wife.
I promise from this day
forward to be your
faithful husband, for
better for worse, for
richer for poorer, in
sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
as long as I shall live.
Please repeat after me:
I, ___________, do take
you, ___________, to be
my lawfully wedded
husband. I promise from
this day forward to be
your faithful wife, for
better for worse, for
richer for poorer, in
sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
as long as I shall live.
Rings
The wedding ring seals
the vows of marriage as
a signature bears
witness to a written
covenant. As the ring is
placed upon the finger,
will you repeat these
words:
In pledge of the vow of
marriage made between
us, I offer you this
ring. Let it be to you
and to me, and to all
the world, the symbol of
the covenant of marriage
we have accepted.
We have come together in
this place and have
heard the willingness of
___________ and
___________ to be joined
in marriage. They have
come of their free will
and in our hearing have
made a covenant of
faithfulness. They have
given and received a
ring as the seal of
their promises.
Therefore, by the power
vested in me by the
state of Arizona I
pronounce that they are
husband and wife.
A second example:
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Welcome to family and friends:
We are here to participate in a wedding. By this act we unite __________ and __________ as husband and wife. What we do today is done in conformity to the laws of the state of Ohio and in the tradition of men and women of all places and times.
__________ and __________, you stand before me having requested that I marry you. Do you both do this of your own free will, with no pressure upon you from other persons?
Groom & Bride answer "We do."
Do any of the witnesses know of any reason why we may not legally continue with this wedding?
Witnesses answer "We do not."
Vows:
Then let us continue. __________, if it is your desire to become the husband of __________, then repeat after me.
I, __________, take you, __________, to be my wife. In this moment I promise before these witnesses to love you and care for you all of our days. I accept you with your faults and your strengths, even as I offer myself with my faults and strengths. I promise to support you when you need support and to turn to you when I need support. I choose you as the one with whom I will spend my life.
I, __________, take you, __________, to be my husband. In this moment I promise before these witnesses to love you and care for you all of our days. I accept you with your faults and your strengths, even as I offer myself with my faults and strengths. I promise to support you when you need support and to turn to you when I need support. I choose you as the one with whom I will spend my life.
__________ and __________, you have shared promises in our presence. Do you have a token or symbol which you wish to exchange?
Couple replies "We do."
Rings
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise of faithfulness to you.
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise of faithfulness to you.
__________ and __________, you have exchanged your promises and given and received tokens in my presence. By these acts you have become husband and wife. According to the laws of the state of Arizona, I hereby pronounce you are husband and wife. You may seal your promise with a kiss. |
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