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Welcome &
Opening:
Good relationships never
stop growing. Like fine
wine, they get better
with age. ____________
and _______________, you
have now been married
_______ years and
through all the years of
your journey together,
you have now come to
this beautiful setting,
so that you could renew
your vow and commitment
of love for each other.
No marriage is perfect.
As you continue in this
union, you already know
that it will continue to
take a lot of love and
work to keep your
relationship an ongoing
success.
Many couples tend to
think of marriage as a
50/50 proposition.
Actually, the best
relationships are 90/10.
If you both will give 90
percent and take only 10
percent, you will have a
formula likely to
continue to bring both
of you happiness for a
lifetime.
As you continue on your
journey together, I ask
you to remember this
advice:
Let your love be
stronger than your
anger.
Learn the wisdom of
compromise, for it is
better to bend than to
break.
Believe the best of your
beloved rather than the
worst.
Confide in your partner
and ask for help when
you need it.
Remember that true
friendship is the basis
for any lasting
relationship.
Give your spouse the
same courtesies and
kindnesses you bestow on
your friends.
Say "I love you" every
day.
You may wish to add a
reading or song here.
Vows:
_____________ and
______________, I remind
you that marriage is a
precious gift; a
lifelong dedication to
love and a daily
challenge to love one
another more fully and
more freely.
With this understanding,
do you __________,
continue to take
_____________ as your
beloved wife?
Will you continue to be
a tender, faithful
husband?
Will you continue to
love and cherish her, in
sickness and in health,
for richer for poorer,
for better for worse,
and keep yourself only
unto her?
With this understanding,
do you _____________,
continue to take
____________ as your
beloved husband?
Will you continue to be
a tender, faithful wife?
Will you continue to
love and cherish him, in
sickness and in health,
for richer for poorer,
for better for worse,
and keep yourself only
unto him?
You may wish to add a
reading or song here.
Rings:
____________ and
____________ have rings
as the outward symbols
of your ongoing
commitment to each
other.
From earliest times, the
ring has been a symbol
of wedded love. An
unbroken and never
ending circle symbolizes
a commitment to love
that is also never
ending.
____________, hold
____________'s hand,
touch her ring,
symbolically giving it
to her again, and say to
her these words.
From this day on, I
recommit myself to you,
and this ring is a
symbol of my pledge.
_____________, hold
____________'s hand,
touch his ring,
symbolically giving it
to him again, and say to
him these words.
From this day on, I
recommit myself to you,
and this ring is a
symbol of my pledge.
Let these rings serve as
the symbol of your
continued love and
commitment to each other
and may they also serve
as a sign of your
continued happiness and
joy.
Closing:
May the sun bring you
new energy by day.
May the moon softly
restore you by night.
May the rain wash away
your worries.
And may you live the
days of your lives in
peace, love, and
happiness.
Pronouncement:
____________ and
____________, having
witnessed your vows of
affirmation with all who
are assembled here, and
by the authority of love
itself, I do affirm that
you have expressed your
desire to continue as
husband and wife.
Kiss:
You may seal your vows,
and confirm your
continued commitment and
love for each other,
with a kiss.
Presentation:
Ladies and gentlemen, it
is my honor to present
to you, once again as
husband and wife:
____________ and
____________.
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