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Spokane, Washington and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Ralph's Regal Weddings

Sample  ceremony

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Civil Ceremony I

Prince of Wales Package

 

 

Presentation of the Bride:  (Optional)

                                                                                                                                       

Officiant: Who gives this woman to be married to this man?

 

Bride’s Father (or chosen escort): I do.  (Or: Her mother and I.)

 

(Bride's father places the Bride’s hand in Groom's hand and takes his seat.)

 

 

Welcome:

 

Officiant: Welcome ____(Bride)_________ and ____(Groom)_______.  And to your bridal party and to all of your family and friends gathered here, welcome to the wedding of ___(Bride)_______  and ____(Groom)_______:

 

Officiant:  We are gathered here in the presence of these witnesses, to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, revered since time immemorial as the most profound and tender of human relationships.

 

Officiant: ___(Groom)_____ and ___(Bride)_____ in presenting yourselves here today to be joined in this holy union, you perform an act of faith. This faith can grow and mature and endure, but only if you both determine to make it so. A lasting and growing love is never automatic, nor guaranteed by any ceremony.  Devotion, joy and love can grow, only if you nurture them together. Stand fast in that hope and confidence, believing in your shared future just as strongly as you believe in yourselves and in each other today. Only in this spirit, can you create a partnership that will strengthen and sustain you all the days of your lives.

 

 

Reading/Prayer:  (Optional)

 

(Choice of reading/prayer.)

 

 

Musical Selection:  (Optional)

 

 

Exchange of Vows: (Choice of vows or the ones below.)

 

Officiant (To couple): Will you please join hands.

 

Officiant:  The step which you are about to take is the most important into which human beings can come. It is a union of two people founded upon mutual respect and affection. Your lives will change, your responsibilities will increase, but your joy will be multiplied if you are sincere and earnest with your pledge to one another.

 

Officiant: ___(Groom)_____, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, for so long as you both shall live?

 

Groom: I will.

 

Officiant: ___(Bride)_____, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto him, so long as you both shall live?

 

Bride: I will.

 

 

Prelude to Ring Exchange (Blessing of Rings): (Optional)

 

Officiant: May I have the rings, please?

 

Officiant: These rings are a symbol of unity into which your two lives are now joined in an unbroken circle.  Bless these rings which you give and receive this day.  They are symbols of the circle of shared love into which you enter together as husband and wife.

 

 

The Exchange of Rings: (Choice of Ring Ceremony or the one below.)

 

Officiant: ___(Groom)_____, will you give your ring to ___(Bride)____ and repeat after me:

I give you this ring as a reminder of the promises we exchanged today.

 

(Groom places ring on Bride’s finger.)

 

Officiant: ___(Bride)_____, will you give your ring to ___(Groom)____ and repeat after me:

I give you this ring as a reminder of the promises we exchanged today.

 

(Bride places ring on Groom’s finger.)

 

 

Rose Ceremony:  (Optional)

 

(Choice of Rose Ceremony for the couple’s parents or their children.  Choice of ceremony     wording or a musical selection can be played.)

 

 

Unity Candle/Sand Ceremony:  (Optional)

 

(Choice of Unity Candle Ceremony or Sand Ceremony.  Choice of ceremony wording or a musical selection can be played.)

 

 

Final Blessing: (Choice of blessings or the one below.)

 

Officiant: Bless this marriage, as ___(Groom)_____ and ___(Bride)_____ begin their journey down the road of life together. May they respect each other's likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams.  May they rest in the knowledge that no matter what happens, they have each other to hold on to. Most of all, may they keep the torch of love burning with the fire that they now share in their hearts.

 

 

Pronouncement and Kiss:

 

Officiant: Forasmuch as __(Groom)_____ and __(Bride)_____ have consented together to join their lives in the bonds of matrimony, and have witnessed the same before this company; now by the authority vested in me, and in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, I now pronounce that they are husband and wife.

 

Officiant: __(Groom)_____ you may now kiss your Bride.

 

 

Introduction as Husband and Wife:

 

Officiant: It is now my pleasure to present Mr. and Mrs. ___________.