Quaker Wedding-Quaker Certificate-Certificates-Wedding Traditions-Quaker Marriage Vows

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			*The Wedding Certificate is Tradition for a Quaker Marriage Ceremony...* The bride and groom rise and taking each other by the hand, using these solemn words which bind them together as man and wife... “In the presence of the Lord and of this assembly, I take thee to be my wife, promising with Divine Assistance to be unto thee a lovingand faithful husband until death shall separate us.” The same words are then repeated by the woman, after which they sit down as man and wife. Two ushers then bring upon a table the marriage certificate, to be signed by the contracting parties, the woman assuming the name of her husband. The certificate is then handed to someone previously designated in the facing seats, to be read aloud to the assembled company and later to be signed at the reception by as many witnesses of the marriage as may care to do so... Just Among Friends The Quaker Way of Life William Wistar Comfort •View Quaker Vow Choices
NY Times Article By ABBY ELLIN April 28, 2002, Sunday ...Wedding Certificates are finding their way into mainstream American culture... ...A growing number of couples of all faiths, borrowing from a tradition rooted in Jewish, Persian and Quaker customs are asking artists to record their marriage vows. While these keepsake documents may have little legal significance, brides and bridegrooms who commission them view them as art and hang them in honored places at home... •View Quaker Certificates •View All Certificate Choices