1. [Name] & [Name], from this day forward your lives shall be woven
of one design, and your perils and your joys shall not be known apart.
As you increase in love and understanding, may your joys stand
victoriously against the storm of circumstance that beats impartially on
all our doors. From the rich encouragement of your affection, may you
be inspired to open your doors to the needs you perceive in the world.
In the embrace of mutual respect, may you each complete the unfinished
pattern of your true selves. Let the passing of the days and the years
deepen the love of your union and make it full of tenderness, and grace.
2. May the blessing that rests upon all who love, rest also upon you and
fill you with all grace. May the bond that unites you ever be
strengthened. May you so love and work together in the days that are to
come that your lives shall be enriched and ennobled by a true and
deepening comradeship of mind and heart.
3. We rejoice this day in the marriage of [Name] and [Name]. We
celebrate the love that brought them to this day. With love that deepens
through many years, may they know its meaning and its mystery – how we
become truly one in sharing ourselves with one another, and yet, remain
truly two in our own uniqueness. May your house be a place of happiness
for all who enter it, a place where the old and the young are renewed in
each other’s company, a place for growing, a place for music, a place
for laughter. And when shadows and darkness fall within its rooms, may
it still be a place of hope and strength for all who enter it,
especially for those who may be entrusted to your care. May no person be
alien to your compassion. May your larger family be the family of all
humankind. And may those who are nearest to you and dearest to you
constantly be enriched by the beauty and the bounty of your love for
each other.
4. [Name] and [Name], you have come to this celebration with an
awareness that your marriage will have its rewards and its joys, as well
as sorrows. Your lives will be intertwined with your children (names),
and it would be unrealistic to assume that you will all always live in
harmony. However, as you have already established a strong foundation
for a family life, you will be able to meet future challenges with
humor, understanding and compassion. May you, by example, help your
children to grow into self-reliant adults, and in turn, may you learn
from them, fully appreciating their youthfulness.
5. And now, may the confidence, trust, and affection you have for each
other on this day, sustain you as you go forth upon your journey of life
together with its joy, its laughter, its sorrow and its pain. May you
find together the loftiest that is in the universe. May you dwell
together in peace, love and joy.
6. [Name] & [Name], in the presence family and friends, have pledged
unto each other all that mind and heart can give. May they ever remain
faithful to the vows taken this day. In serenity of spirit may they
learn to face with courage and patience whatever afflictions may be
visited upon them or those whom they love. For better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, may the love which they
have for one another grow in meaning and strength until its beauty is
made manifest in a common devotion to all that is compassionate and
life-giving. Learning to serve on another in a partnership of love, may
they learn to serve the highest ends of humanity itself, and thus become
witnesses to the sacredness of life in the midst of each common day.
7. [Name] and [Name], marriage is the joining of two people-the union of
two hearts. It lives on the love you give each other and never grows
old, but thrives on the joy of each new day. Marriage is love. May you
always be blessed in your hearts with the wonder of this special day.
May you always be able to talk things over, to confide in each other, to
laugh with each other, to enjoy life together, and to share moments of
quiet and peace, when the day is done. May you be blessed with a
lifetime of happiness.
Menu
