Romantic Wedding Script
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14 Minute Ceremony
Some romances are just written in the stars. If the couple is proud of the strong connection they’ve built, they probably want a wedding ceremony script to match. This romantic wedding script will tell their love story beautifully, and can be customized with additional details so no part of the couple's personal fairy-tale goes unmentioned.
Welcome Statement
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
Thank you, please be seated. Today we gather to lift _________ and _________ up in celebration of ever-lasting love. In the presence of their beloved family and friends, _________ and _________ will pronounce their love through this ceremony and begin a lifelong journey together.
Invocation
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
On this day, we offer gratitude for the blessings that have been bestowed upon _________ and _________. In this fast-spinning, always-changing world they have at last found peace and comfort in one another. Their love is a testament to their faith: both _________ and _________ always maintained faith that they would find their other half. This ceremony is a tribute to their most unique love story and a promise of a beautiful future ahead. There are no limits that love cannot surpass, and we see that here today.
Before we begin, the couple have asked me to give this special reading from Edward Monkton.
(Any reading may of course be substituted here, at the couple’s discretion)
Reading
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
In that still and settled place
There’s nobody but you
You’re where I breathe my oxygen
You’re where I see my view
And when the world feels full of noise
My heart knows what to do
It finds that still and settled place
And dances there with you.
Affirmation of Support
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
Thank you. As we begin, we ask that every witness here today close their eyes for just a moment. Imagine your best memory of _________ and _________. To surround this couple with love and support, we ask that you offer that memory to the heavens with sentiments for a beautiful beginning to this special chapter of theirs. Please take just a moment.
Do these two have your blessings?
CONGREGATION: Yes!
Declaration of Intent
OFFICIANT (to couple):
_________ and _________ are you ready to exchange vows?
COUPLE: Yes!
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
There is nothing more romantic and sacred than standing before all those dear to your hearts to declare your love to one another. This time-honored tradition is carried on only by those committed to a true life-long love story. I can feel that desire burning bright tonight/today.
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Let’s begin. _________, please repeat after me to offer your commitment to _________.
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I, _________, take thee, _________, to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife/partner. I take you just as you are and in every form you may ever be. You are the light in my life and the beat in my heart. I promise to tend to your weakness just as I applaud your strengths. I promise to reach for your hand when I am lost. I promise to show you, day in and day out, that you are my everything. On this day, I give you my heart.
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Ok _________, please repeat after me to offer your commitment to _________.
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I, _________, take thee, _________, to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife/partner. I take you just as you are and in every form you may ever be. You are the light in my life and the beat in my heart. I promise to tend to your weakness just as I applaud your strengths. I promise to reach for your hand when I am lost. I promise to show you, day in and day out, that you are my everything. On this day, I give you my heart.
Ring Exchange
OFFICIANT (to couple):
_________ and _________: as you exchange your rings today, you are also reinforcing your faithful commitment to trust, love, and romance. Each ring serves as a constant reminder that you are loved. Your beloved is giving you the most precious gift on Earth through love.
(Couple exchanges rings)
Pronouncement
OFFICIANT (to couple):
By the power vested in me by the Universal Life Church Ministries, before your families and your friends, I now pronounce you lawfully and spiritually united. Please seal your marriage with your first wedded kiss.
(Couple kisses; everyone stands; couple exits down the aisle)
