Modified Civil Ceremony

Opening Remarks:

Weddings are happy occasion – a time when families and friends come together to share the joy and happiness of a man and woman who have chosen to spend their lives together.

Weddings are also a time for celebration – and today we celebrate the love that is shared between two very special people, __________ and ____________.

This may be asked:

Who gives their blessings for this bride:

Response: I do OR her mother and I do.

Marriage is a relationship where two people in love with each other pledge to share their lives together and become as one.

This type of relationship is one of the highest, most important, and most enduring of all human ties.

No one promises that marriage will be easy or that everything will always go smoothly in the marriage relationship. However, a couple who has a deep love and commitment to each other can work through the hard times that do come if they have a loving, forgiving and open spirit when troubles threaten.

_____ do you take this woman to be your wife?

_____ do you take this man to be your husband?

Vows:

I _____, take you _____ to be my wife/husband, from this day forward.

I promise to love you

And to cherish you

And to be faithful to you

As long as we both shall live.

May I have the rings please:

Repeat after me:

With this ring, I thee wed.

And now, by the authority vested in me by the state of ____________ , I pronounce you Husband and Wife.

You may kiss

Couple may be introduced

Savannah Georgia Wedding Officiant, Rev. Steven Schulte E-mail (912) 354-6815