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The Ceremony 

Processional  
      Serenade by Franz Joseph Haydn

Canon in D...by Pachelbel 

Opening Words   

“Love” by Roy Croft       
      Read by ...

Expression of Vows 

Exchange of Rings

Pronouncement of Marriage

The Kiss  

Recessional 
      Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles


   
 

   
 

Order of Celebration

Prelude

Seating of the Parents

Processional

Entrance of the Bride

Prayer

Libation Offering for the Ancestors

A libation is a sacred communal ritual, used in traditional African life. The libation begins with an invocation to invite everyone to participate, followed by an introduction where ancestors, elders and family members may be named. The supplication asks God for good wishes, and the conclusion ends by sending the spirits home and thanking participants and praying that they leave more blessed than when they came. Like the wine in a communion, liquids used in libation are symbolic of the ancestral spirits. The libation closely follows the family lineage and is a recitation of a couple ’s links to each family member, living, dead and un born.

Tasting of the Herbs

Marriage does not promise a state of euphoria or peace on a daily basis. Traditionally, the bride and groom participate in a tasting of the four elements of life – bitter, sweet, sour, and hot – as well as water to cleanse the palate, as a way of demonstrating the fullness of experience that each married couple will come to know over time.

Charge to the Couple

Declaration of Intent

Commitment of the Families

Vows of Union

Blessing and Exchange of Rings

Wedding Prayer

Pronouncement of Union

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Musical Selection

Benediction

Recessional

Postlude

   
 

   
 

Wedding Service

Prelude

Processional
(Trumpet Voluntary – Purcell/Clark)

Welcome/Vows of Support

Invocation and Opening Prayer

Scripture
(Colossians 3:12-14)
(Song of Solomon 8:6-7)
(Matthew 19:4-6
)

Wedding Meditation

Vows

Exchange of Rings

Declaration of Marriage

Wedding Blessing

Prayers and Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

Presentation

Recessional
(La Rejouissance – Handel)

Postlude

 

   
 

   
 

Ceremony

Musical Prelude

Lighting of the Candles

Seating of the Parents

Processional

Entrance of the Bride

Poetry Reading

Exchange of Vows

Prayer & Blessing

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Musical Selection

Pronouncement of Marriage

Recessional

Acknowledgements

 

   
 

   
 

Readings

"To My Dear and Loving Husband"

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more that whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay,
The heavens reward thee manifold I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever,
That when we live no more, we may live forever
Thou may love on, through love's eternity

I Corinthians 13:1-13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Exchange of Vows

Blessing and Exchange of Rings
A circle is the symbol of wholeness, perfection, and unity. Like circles, their rings have no beginning and no end. They are tokens of the growing relationship that Jaccqueline and Mitchell have come here to celebrate and confirm.

Lighting of the Unity Candle
"Ave Maria" by Shubert

Jacqueline and Mitchell are going to light their Unity Candle, a symbol of their relationship and love. The candles from which they light it have been lit by their families to represent their lives to this moment.

The lights, representing the faith, wisdom, and love they have received from their parents, are distinct, each burning alone. Jacqueline and Mitchell will light the center candle to symbolize the union of their lives. As this one light burns undivided, so shall their love be one.

May the radiance of this one light be a testimony of their unity. May these candles burn brightly as symbols of their commitment to each other, and as a tribute to their families’ everlasting love for them.

Final Blessing

Recessional
Queeon of Sheeba (Handel)
Royal Fireworks (Handel)

Verse
From "Hamlet"
Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love

 

   
 

   
 

Order of Service

The Marriage Ceremony of
Name
and
Name

Rev.Name, Officiating

Prelude

Lighting of the Candles

Seating of Honored Parents and Guests

Solo “Ribbon in the Sky”

Processional “Canon in D” by Pachelbel

Entrance of the Bride “Bridal Chorus” by Wagner

Ceremony

Prayer
Reading of Scripture
Greeting and Declaration of Intent
Giving of the Bride
Exchanging of Vows
Exchanging of Rings
Lighting of the Unity Candle
Communion

Solo “The Lord’s Prayer”

Marital Blessing

Pronouncement

Benediction

Recessional “Wedding March” by Mendelssohn

 

   
 

   
 

The Wedding Ceremony

Prelude

Entrance Rite

The Lighting of the Unity Candle By Mothers.........."Morning Has Broken"
Seating of the Mothers
Attendants Processional..........Song
Bridal Processional..........Song
Opening Prayer

Liturgy of the Word

Old Testament
TOBIT 8:4b-8..........Read by Name

Responsorial Psalm
PSALM 103:1-2, AND 13, 17-18A..........Read by Name

New Testament
CORINTHIANS 12:13-13:8A..........Read by Name

Gospel Acclamation and Verse
JOHN 4:12..........Read by Name

Gospel Reading
MATTHEW 5:1-12A...........Read by Name

Homily

Rite of Marriage

Exchange of Vows
Blessing of the Rings
Lighting of the Unity Candle
Prayer of the Faithful..........Read by Name

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Presentation of the Gifts...........Name
“ SONG”

Preparation of the Gifts
Eucharistic Prayer
Nuptial Blessing
Sign of Peace
Communion..........."ONE BREAD ONE BODY"
Presentation to the Blessed Mother..........Ave Maria (Schubert)

Concluding Rite and Final Blessing

Recessional..........Song


   
 

   
 

The Wedding Ceremony

Prelude
       “Grand Passions”
        Seating of Parents

Processional
      “Canon in D”
      “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

Opening Greeting

Declaration of Intention

Presentation of the Bride and Groom
Response of the Family

Prayer
      Gospel Reading...St. Matthew 19:4-5

Epistle Reading...1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Reading by the Bride's Father
      “Marriage joins two people in the circle of its love”

Intercessory Prayer

Exchange of Marriage Vows
Blessing of the Wedding Rings
Declaration of Marriage

Vocal Solo
       “Grow Old With Me”

Blessing of the Marriage

Vocal Solo
       “The Lord’s Prayer”

Dismissal with a Blessing
Benediction
Recessional
     l“Trumpet Tune and Air”

   
 

   
 

Our Wedding Ceremony

Prelude.......... Variety of Instrumental Musical Pieces

Seating of the Parents.......... J esu, Joy of Man's Desiring – Religious Hymn

The Groom's Entrance..........Allegro from The Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi

Bridesmaids Processional.......... Canon in D by Pachelbel

The Bride's Grand Entrance..........Bridal Chorus by Wagner

Welcome / Bienvenida

Opening Prayer / Primera Oración

Readings / Lecturas..........Apache Wedding Prayer Blessing

Primera carta del Apóstol San Pablo a los Corintios, 1:13

Expression of Vows / Los Votos Nupciales

Blessing and Exchange of Rings / Intercambio de Anillos..........The Prayer by Josh Groban

Blessing of the Coins / Bendición de las Arras

In Latin culture the groom gives his bride a gift of 13 coins, or arras, representing Jesus and his 13 apostles. These are blessed by the priest and bear the groom's promise to care for and support his wife. The groom gives the bride thirteen gold coins as a symbol of his unquestionable trust and confidence. He pledges that he places all of his goods into her care and safekeeping. Acceptance by the bride means taking that trust and confidence unconditionally with total dedication and prudence.

Lighting of the Unity Candle..........Ave Maria by Schubert

Words of Advice /Palabras de Consejo

Priestly Blessing / Bendición del Cura

Proclamation / Proclamación

The Kiss / El Beso

Presentation of the Newlyweds / Presentación de la Pareja

The Bridal Party's Recessional..........Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke

Postlude.......... Ode to Joy by Beethoven

 

Bendición Matrimonial Apache

Ahora no sentirán lluvia,
Pues cada uno será refugio para el otro.
Ahora no sentirán frío,
Pues cada uno será calor para el otro.
Ahora no sentirán soledad,
Pues cada uno será compañero del otro.
Ahora no son dos cuerpos,
Pues comparten una sola vida
Ahora vayan a su hogar
Para comenzar su nueva unión
y que sus días sean saludables, felices, prosperos y largos sobre la tierra...

 

Letter from Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, 13:1-13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a nosy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never ends; as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect, but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away.

When I was a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.

So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.


   
 

   
 

Ceremony

Officiant Name

Prelude

Processional
       Serenade from Spring Quartet in F Major...Haydn

Bridal March
       The Prince of Denmark’s March......Clarke

Reading An excerpt from TheProphet by Kahlil Gibran
       Name, Cousin of the Groom

Reading
      Never Marry but for Love by William Penn
      Name, Cousin of the Bride

Recessional
      Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream...Mendelssohn

 

   
 

   
 

Wedding Ceremony

Processional…………………”Here comes the bride”(Wagner)

Opening Prayer

Liturgy of the Word

Old Testament
Genesis 2:18-24………………………………..Read by Name

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 145:8-10, 10 and 15, 17-18……………...Read by Name

New Testament
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a………………………Read by Name

Gospel Reading
John 15:12-16…………………………………..Read by Name

Rite of Marriage

Exchange of vows

Blessing of rings

Exchange of Rings

Blessings

Irish Blessing……………………………………………Read by Name

Nuptial Blessing………………………………………….Name

Recessional…………………………………”Traditional Wedding March” (Mendelson)

A sincere thank you to all of our friends and family for sharing this special day with us. We will forever remember this joyous occasion.

 

 
 

 
 

The Wedding Ceremony Uniting
*****
and
****
Month **** th, Year

Prelude
Processional Canon in D....................Pachelbel

Opening Remarks

Acknowledgement of the Two Different Traditions

Explanation of the Huppah

Readings Old Testament.....................Song of Songs 7:12-14

New Testament……………….First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians Marriage

Blessing Honoring Parents

Wine Ceremony

Hands of the Bride and Groom

Homily

Exchange of Vows

Exchange of Rings

Explanation of the Ketubah

Seven Wedding Blessings {Shev A Beruchot}

Pronouncement of Marriage

Benediction

An Irish Blessing

Breaking of the Glass

Recessional

Thank you for joining us on this special day.
The presence of our family and friends means so much to both of us.
We especially want to thank our parents for their ever present love and support.

Officiant………………………………………………..****
Parents of the Bride………………………………....****
Parent of the Groom………………………………....****
Matron of Honor……………………………………….****
Best Man……………………………………………….****
Bridesmaids…………………………………………....****
Groomsmen…………………………………………....****
Ring Bearer…………………………………………....****
Flower Girl……………………………………………..****
Readers………………………………………….……****
Musicians………………………………………………****

In Loving Memory Of...

 
 
 
 
         
         
         

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