The Ceremony
Friends and family we are gathered here today before you and in the sight of God to witness the marriage of these two in holy matrimony.
Marriage is an honorable estate instituted by God in man’s beginning. In God’s eyes marriage is symbolic of the union that exist between him and his church, it is a union that is founded on love.
Marriage is there fore not to be entered into lightly or unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly and in the sight of God.
Into this holy estate Jeremy and Aaryn have come to be joined as husband and wife.
The scripture they have chosen is from I Corinthians 13
Love is patient and kind, it is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on having it’s own way. It is not irritable or resentful, love does not rejoice when others are wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, because love never fails.
Jeremy and Aaryn I require and charge you both as you stand before these witness and before God to remember, a commitment to marriage is a commitment to permanence.
It is the intent of God that this marriage is for life and that nothing but death will ever separate you.
If the vows you exchange today are to be kept without violation and if you always seek to know and do the will of God, then your home will always be blessed of God's presence and will be known as a home of peace.
Jeremy, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife?
Will you life together as God has mandated in the holy estate of Matrimony?
Will you love her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others and keeping yourself only unto her so long as you both shall live?
If so, reply, “I do”
Aaryn, will you have this man to be your wedded husband?
Will you life together as God has mandated in the holy estate of Matrimony?
Will you love him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others and keeping yourself only unto him so long as you both shall live?
If so, reply, “I do”
Will everyone witnessing these vows do everything you can to help this couple in their life together,
If so reply, “We Will”
"Who Gives This Woman To
Be Married?" Father
replies "Her mother and I."
May I have the rings please?
These rings that I hold in my hand are symbols of all that is perfect and complete There are reminders of the vows that you have made to day, Vows that are not just for the moment but for life.
As you journey through life and you see these rings, remember the vows that you have made today, remember the one that gave you this ring, and how they made your life perfect and complete.
Jeremy, take Aaryn's ring and repeat after me.
"With this ring, I thee wed."
Aaryn, take Jeremy's ring and repeat after me.
"With this ring, I thee wed."
CANDLE CEREMONY
We have lit two outside candles to represent your two lives to this moment, , ,two very individual and distinct lives, , ,capable of going your own independent ways.
To bring joy and radiance into your new home, there must be a blending of these two flames, , , of these two lives into one
From this moment on, let your thoughts be for each other rather than yourselves.
Now, light your candles from the outside candles, and together, light your unity candles,,,,,,,, we’ll leave the outside candles burning to represent your individuality and leave the unity candle burning brightly as a symbol of your love you share for one another.
Jeremy and Aaryn, our prayer for you is this, as the unity candle flame can not be divided, let not your lives be divided either.
Best Man and Matron of Honor move up to sign license
LOVE - by Roy Croft (Aaryn's poem for Jeremy)
I
love you,
Not
only for what you are
But
for what I am
When
I am with you.
I
love you
Not
only for what
You
have made of yourself
But
for what
You
are making of me.
I
love you
For
the part of me
That
you bring out;
I
love you
For,
putting your hand
Into
my heaped-up heart
And
passing over
All
the foolish, weak things
That
you can't help
Dimly
seeing there,
And
for drawing out
Into
the light
All
the beautiful belongings
That
no one else had looked
Quite
far enough to find.
I
love you because you...
Are
helping me to make
Of
the lumber of my life
Not
a tavern
But
a temple;
Out
of works
Of
my every day
Not
a reproach
But
a song.
I
love you
Because
you have done
More
than any creed
Could
have done
To
make me good
And
more than any fate
Could
have done
To
make me happy.
You
have done it
Without
a touch,
Without
a word,
Without
a sign.
You
have done it
By
being yourself.
Perhaps
that is what
Being
a friend means,
After
all.
TYING THE KNOT
“When two people are married it is often referred to as “tying the knot”,
This phrase actually finds its origins in an old European tradition that is centuries old. A cord was used to tie the hands of the groom to that of the bride during the wedding ceremony, this was to symbolize their union of marriage and their binding commitment to one another.
Today, we are including this tradition of “Tying the Knot” to strengthen the commitment to the vows that these two have made today. Vows that have bound them together for a lifetime of love.
“Jeremy, please present your right hand.
“Aaryn, please present your left hand.”
Jeremy, Will you cause her pain?
I May Is that you intent?
No
Aaryn, Will you cause him pain?
I may
Is that you intent?
No
*To Both*
Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it?
Yes
And so the binding is made. Join your hands
*First cord is wrapped around the bride and grooms hands*
Aaryn, Will you share his laughter?
Yes
Jeremy, Will you share her laughter?
Yes
*To Both*
Will both of you look for the brightness in life and the positive in each other?
Yes
And so the binding is made.
*Second cord is wrapped around the couples hands*
Aaryn, Will you burden him?
I may
Is that you intent?
No
Jeremy, Will you burden her?
I may
Is that your intent?
No
*To Both*
Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union?
Yes
And so the binding is made.
*Wrap third cord around the couples hands*
Aaryn, will you share his dreams?
Yes
Jeremy, will you share her dreams?
Yes
*To Both*
Will you dream together to create new realities and hopes?
Yes
And so the binding is made.
*Wrap fourth cord around the couples hands*
Jeremy, will you cause her anger?
I may
Is that you intent?
No
Aaryn, will you cause him anger?
I may
Is that your intent?
No
*To Both*
Will you take the heat of anger and use it to temper the strength of this union?
We Will
And so the binding is made.
*Wrap fifth cord around the couples hands*
Aaryn, Will you honor him?
I will
Jeremy, Will you honor her?
I will
*To Both*
Will you seek to never give cause to break that honor?
We shall never do so
And so the binding is made.
*Wrap sixth cord around the couples hands*
The knots of this binding are not formed by these cords but instead by your
vows. Either of you may drop the cords, for as always, you hold in your own
hands the making of breaking of this union.
Jeremy and Aaryn
You have come together to be untied as husband and wife, and you have joined hands indicating that these are indeed your wishes. Would you at this time please look to one another and repeat after me.
I Jeremy, take thee Aaryn to be my wedded wife,
to have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better for worse, for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health. To love and to cherish,
till death do us part. As God as my witness,
this is my promise.
I Aaryn, take thee Jeremy to be my wedded husband.
to have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better for worse, for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health. To love and to cherish,
till death do us part. As God as my witness,
this is my promise.
PRAYER:
Our Gracious Father, we are grateful for this marriage. For the oneness that you are about to make this day. To day we think of Jeremy and Aaryn and we ask on their behalf to strengthen their commitment to one another. That their lives together would be filled with joy and happiness and should they encounter problems that they do so together and with your counsel. May your blessing be upon them and their home, We ask this in your Sons name, AMEN
For as much as you have consented to come
together in holy wedlock before us and in the sight of
God, and have exchanges vows
and declared the same by the exchanging of rings,
I declare that you are husband and wife.
In the name of the Father and The Son ,
The Holy Spirit.
Jeremy, you may kiss my daughter-in-law
It is an honor to be the first to present to you
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Hill
