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Wedding Ceremony

We are gathered here today to unite Man and Woman in Holy matrimony.  I would like to begin with this poem…

On Marriage

The Prophet By Kahil Gibran

Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"

And he answered saying:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Man and Woman, the vows you are about to take are not to be taken without careful thought. For in them you are committing yourselves exclusively one to the other for as long as you both shall live. This love is not to be diminished by difficult circumstances.

"(Man), do you take (Woman) to be your wife, to live together in matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

Man answers, "I do."

Notary asks the woman, "(Woman), do you take (Man) to be your husband, to live together in matrimony, to love him, to honor him, to comfort him, and to keep him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

Woman answers, "I do."

Please face each other

***May insert vows here             ***May have children speak here

The vows you have just taken, pledging love,
Mean far more than words can ever mean.
May their gentle spirit in you move. 

May your years fulfill the beauty of
The feelings whose expression we've just seen,
The vows that you have taken, pledging love. 

And may you always put these vows above
The things that make life smaller and more mean.
May their gentle spirit in you move. 

May your children know the power of
These words to shape a world that's sane and clean,
These vows that you have taken, pledging love.

Exchange of Rings    get your rings out

(Officiate to the Groom)

(Groom's Name) what symbol do you have as a pledge of these vows? (Best man holds out the ring, which the Groom takes)

(Officiate to Groom) As you place this ring, a visible sign of your commitment in marriage, on the third finger of (Bride's Name) left hand, repeat after me:

(Bride's Name) we will wear these rings, and the world will know that I am yours and you are mine.

(Officiate to the Bride) (Bride's Name) what symbol do you have as a pledge of these vows? (Best man holds out the ring, which the Bride takes)

(Officiate to Bride) As you place this ring, a visible sign of your commitment in marriage, on the third finger of (Groom's Name) left hand, repeat after me:

(Groom's Name) we will wear these rings, and the world will know that I am yours and you are mine.

Pronouncement

Notary asks the couple to join hands, then declares, "By virtue of the authority vested in me under the laws of the State of Florida, I now pronounce you husband and wife."

To the man: "You may kiss the bride."

Introducing, (Man and Wife)