Dearly Beloved
We are gathered here today in the sight of God and in the
face of this company to join together this man and woman in
holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate and is not to
be entered into lightly, but reverently and discreetly, and in
respect for God. Into this holy estate, these two people have
come to be joined. If anyone can show just cause why they
may not be lawfully joined together, let him now speak, or
else forever hold his peace.
Robert and Malinda, Is it your intention to share with each
other your joys and sorrows and all that the years will bring,
with your promises, bind yourselves to each other as
husband and wife? (both answer I do)
Robert, will you take Malinda as your wedded wife? Will you
love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all
others, keep only unto her, as long as you both shall live?
(Groom answers I will)
Malinda, will you take Robert as your wedded husband? Will
you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, and
forsaking all others, keep only unto him, as long as you both
shall live? (Bride answers I will)
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
(The person who is to give the bride away says I do and then
sits down or if the party is to remain standing, takes a few
steps back)
Robert, do you take Malinda to be your lawfully wedded wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for
worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to
love and to cherish, til death do you part?
(Groom answers I DO)
Malinda, do you take Robert to be your lawfully wedded
husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for
better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in
health, to love and to cherish, til death do you part?
(Bride answers I DO)
From earliest times, the ring has been a symbol of wedded
love. It is a perfect circle to symbolize the unending love you
promise to each other. (The groom places the ring on the
3rd finger of the Bride's left hand)
Robert, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on
Malinda's finger and say these words to her.
With this ring, I thee wed.
(Bride will place the ring on the 3rd finger of the Groom's left
hand)
Malinda, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on
Robert's finger and say these words to him.
With this ring, I thee wed.
Those whom God has joined, let no man put asunder.
Because Robert and Malinda have consented together to
holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and
this company, and have given and pledged their loyalties
one to the other, and have evidenced this by the giving and
receiving of rings and by joining hands, by the power vested
in me by the State of South Carolina, I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You may kiss the Bride.
Another Version
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to share with
Malinda and Robert a very important moment in their lives.
In the years they have been together, their love and
understanding of each other has grown and matured, and
now they have decided to live their lives together as
husband and wife.
Is there anyone present who knows just cause why these two
should not be joined together?
Who gives this woman to be wedded to this man?
In
Genesis 2:23-24, the Bible says
And the man said "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined
to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Robert and Malinda have agreed that they are ready to
make that commitment to each other.
Then the vows and rings and pronouncement of marriage...........
Go to Unity Candle Page
We are gathered here today in the sight of God and in the
face of this company to join together this man and woman in
holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate and is not to
be entered into lightly, but reverently and discreetly, and in
respect for God. Into this holy estate, these two people have
come to be joined. If anyone can show just cause why they
may not be lawfully joined together, let him now speak, or
else forever hold his peace.
Robert and Malinda, Is it your intention to share with each
other your joys and sorrows and all that the years will bring,
with your promises, bind yourselves to each other as
husband and wife? (both answer I do)
Robert, will you take Malinda as your wedded wife? Will you
love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all
others, keep only unto her, as long as you both shall live?
(Groom answers I will)
Malinda, will you take Robert as your wedded husband? Will
you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, and
forsaking all others, keep only unto him, as long as you both
shall live? (Bride answers I will)
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
(The person who is to give the bride away says I do and then
sits down or if the party is to remain standing, takes a few
steps back)
Robert, do you take Malinda to be your lawfully wedded wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for
worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to
love and to cherish, til death do you part?
(Groom answers I DO)
Malinda, do you take Robert to be your lawfully wedded
husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for
better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in
health, to love and to cherish, til death do you part?
(Bride answers I DO)
From earliest times, the ring has been a symbol of wedded
love. It is a perfect circle to symbolize the unending love you
promise to each other. (The groom places the ring on the
3rd finger of the Bride's left hand)
Robert, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on
Malinda's finger and say these words to her.
With this ring, I thee wed.
(Bride will place the ring on the 3rd finger of the Groom's left
hand)
Malinda, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on
Robert's finger and say these words to him.
With this ring, I thee wed.
Those whom God has joined, let no man put asunder.
Because Robert and Malinda have consented together to
holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and
this company, and have given and pledged their loyalties
one to the other, and have evidenced this by the giving and
receiving of rings and by joining hands, by the power vested
in me by the State of South Carolina, I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You may kiss the Bride.
Another Version
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to share with
Malinda and Robert a very important moment in their lives.
In the years they have been together, their love and
understanding of each other has grown and matured, and
now they have decided to live their lives together as
husband and wife.
Is there anyone present who knows just cause why these two
should not be joined together?
Who gives this woman to be wedded to this man?
In
Genesis 2:23-24, the Bible says
And the man said "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined
to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Robert and Malinda have agreed that they are ready to
make that commitment to each other.
Then the vows and rings and pronouncement of marriage...........
Go to Unity Candle Page
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