Ballastone Inn Ceremony Options

Sweet and Simple Ceremony

Opening Words
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of family and friends to celebrate the joining of these two in the unity of marriage.

Readings may be added here.

Address to Couple
There are no obligations on earth more sweeter or more tender than those you are about to assume.  There are no vows more solemn than those you about to make.  There is no human institution more sacred than that of the home you are about to form.  True marriage is the holiest of all earthly relationships.  The state of matrimony is based in this deep union of two person who seek to find completion in one another.

Question of Intent (to couple)
___________ will you take _______, whose hands you hold, choosing ________ alone to be your wedded __________  Will you live with ____ in the state of true matrimony, meaning will you love and comfort _______,  through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, honor ________ at all times, and be faithful to ________?

I will.

I would have you to remember:
To love is to come together from the pathways of our past and then move forward… hand in hand… along the uncharted roads of our future, ready to risk, to dream, and to dare…  And always believe that all things are possible with faith and love in God, and in each other.

Exchange of Vows
I ______________   take you ____________ to be my _____ , to love and to cherish from this day forward.  And I promise to always be there for you, as long as we both shall live.

________________ please repeat after me:

I ______________   take you ____________ to be my _________, to love and to cherish from this day forward.  And I promise to always be there for you, as long as we both shall live.

Blessing of Rings
You have brought rings as a token of your sincerity, may I have them please?

Let us pray:
Bless O God these rings that each gives and receives and wears as a token of the covenant between them and God, and may they ever abide in your peace, living together in unity, in love, and in happiness, and with good purpose, doing your will.  Amen.

Exchange of Rings
____________please repeat after me as place this ring on _____ finger:  With this ring, I thee wed.

Pronouncement
In as much as you __________ and you _____________ have consented together in the union of matrimony and you have pledged your faith each to the other in the presence of these witnesses.  Now, by the authority vested in me by the State of Georgia, I now pronounce you as _________ and ________!

Kiss
You may kiss.

Introduction

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with privilege and honor I present to you:

Civil Ceremony

This may be asked to the one walking down the aisle with their loved one:  
Who gives their blessings for these two to marry?

Response: Our family does

Opening Words
Weddings are happy occasion – a time when families and friends come together to share the joy and happiness of two people who have chosen to spend their lives together.

Weddings are also a time for celebration – and today we celebrate the love that is shared between two very special people, __________ and ____________.

Readings may be added here.

Address to Couple
Marriage is a relationship where two people in love with each other pledge to share their lives together and become as one.

This type of relationship is one of the highest, most important, and most enduring of all human ties.

No one promises that marriage will be easy or that everything will always go smoothly in the marriage relationship.  However, a couple who has a deep love and commitment to each other can work through the hard times that do come if they have a loving, forgiving and open spirit when troubles threaten.

Question of Intent (to couple)
_____ do you take ________ to be your _____?

_____ do you take ________ to be your _____?

Exchange of Vows
I _____, take you _____ to be my ________, from this day forward.
I promise to love you
And to cherish you
And to be faithful to you
As long as we both shall live.

I _____, take you _____ to be my ________, from this day forward.
I promise to love you
And to cherish you
And to be faithful to you
As long as we both shall live.

Exchange of Rings
May I have the rings please:

Repeat after me:

With this ring, I thee wed.

Repeat after me:

With this ring, I thee wed.

Pronouncement
And now, by the authority vested in me by the state of ____________ , I pronounce you _________ and ________!

Kiss

You may kiss

Couple may be introduced

Non-Denominational

Opening Words

P.  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

R/ And also with you.

P. Let us pray:
Eternal God, our creator and redeemer, as you gladdened the wedding at Cana in Galilee by the presence of your Son, so by his presence now bring your joy to this wedding.  Look in favor upon ____________ and __________ and grant that they, rejoicing in all your gifts, may at length celebrate with Christ the marriage feast with has no end.

R/ Amen

P. _____________ and ____________, do you intend to share with each other you joys and your sorrows and all that the years will bring?  If so say I do.

VOWS (may use these or similar words)

I take you,__________, to be my _______, and these things I promise you:
I will be faithful to you, and honest with you;
I will respect, trust, love and care for you;
I will share my life with you;
Through the best and worst of what is to come
As long as we both shall live

EXCHANGE OF RINGS

B&G    I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.

BLESSING

P.  The Lord God, who created our first parents and established them in marriage, establish and sustain you, that you may find delight in each other and grow in holy love until your life’s end.

R/ Amen

Pronouncement 
In the presence of God, and before these people _____________ and _____________ have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands And by the giving and receiving of rings. I therefore proclaim that they are __________ and _________. Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder

P. Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, keep you in his light and truth and love now and forever.
R/ Amen

Kiss
You may kiss!