Names have been changed with love. Your ceremony will sound like you — these moments simply show you how it feels when it all comes together.
The Opening Words
Where it all begins
Good afternoon. As friends and family, welcome — and thank you for being here on this special day.
As we begin, we invite you to leave behind the worries and concerns of everyday life... which is simply code for please turn off your cell phone... and join us in the celebration of this marriage.
This is an opportunity to share not only in the joy of Emma and Jack's love, but to reaffirm and appreciate the love and the friendships we experience in our own lives.
By your presence, you celebrate with them the love they have discovered in each other. Today, their relationship changes. All of us know that it will grow, and become stronger and better. Indeed, this day is a day of hope.
Warm, welcoming, and yes — there's always room for a laugh.
The Vows
The big promise
I, Jack, take you, Emma, to be my wife,
my partner in life and my one true love.
I will trust you and honour you.
I will laugh with you and cry with you.
Through the best and the worst,
through the difficult and the easy.
Whatever may come,
I promise always to be your home.
As I have given you my hand to hold,
so I give you my life to keep.
I will cherish our friendship and love you today,
tomorrow, and forever.
Repeated line by line after your officiant — no memorizing, no pressure. Or write your own; we'll help.
A Unity Ritual — Handfasting
The blessing of the hands
These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness.
These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes — tears of sorrow, and tears of joy.
These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and hold you when fear or grief racks your mind.
These are the hands that will give you support, and encourage you to chase your dreams. Together, everything you wish for can be realized.
The ancient origin of "tying the knot." One of a dozen rituals you can choose in our Ceremony Builder.
The Pronouncement
The smooch
We have heard your promise to share your lives together in marriage. And we recognize and respect the covenant you have made here today, before each of us as witnesses.
Therefore, in the honesty and sincerity of what you have said and done here today, it is my honour and privilege to declare you married.
You may now kiss!
Ladies and gentlemen, please rise. It is my distinct honour to present to you, for the first time anywhere... the newlyweds!
And then — the party.
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