to be my wife/husband from this day forward,
to join with you and share all that is to come,
and I promise to be faithful to you
until death parts us.
4. The bride and groom exchange rings with these words:
I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.
5. The bride and groom join hands, and the minister announces their marriage
by saying:
P
[Name] and [Name], by their promises before God and in
the presence of this congregation, have bound themselves
to one another as husband and wife.
C
Blessed be the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
now and forever.
P
Those whom God has joined together let no one put
asunder.
C
Amen.
Sit
6. The bride and groom kneel.
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.
C
Amen.
7. The parents may add their blessing with these or similar words; the wedding
party may join them:
May you dwell in God’s presence forever; may true and constant
love preserve you.
8. The bride and groom stand.
Stand
A
Let us bless God for all the gifts in which we rejoice
today.
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