A fun wedding ceremony script to use when a friend or relative officiates your surprise wedding ceremony
 

We’ve added a new wedding script to our library! Click the link below to read the full script:
 

• Surprise Wedding Ceremony Script 

 

 

This unique wedding ceremony script begins just like an ordinary toast…

 

From the script: 

 

“Hi, everyone! Can I get your attention for a minute? I’d like to make a toast! A toast about love and about family. Raise a glass!”

 

Then comes the exciting reveal – your guests aren’t just joining you for a dinner party or fun family gathering… 

 

They’re guests at your wedding ceremony! Surprise! 

 

After the officiant-in-disguise has revealed their secret identity and the true purpose of the day, it’s time to call the happy couple up to the front amidst cheers and impromptu photos. 

 

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This cute start is followed by a sweet exchange of ‘I do’s during a simple declaration of intent, a reading of written wedding vows, and an exchange of wedding rings. 

 

The officiant will bring the ceremony full circle with a few closing words and pronouncement of marriage, before the party continues – filled with laughter and love. 

 

 

From the script: 

 

“Most of you didn’t know you’d be at a wedding tonight – but [Partner A] and [Partner B] have known they were meant for each other since that first date [number of months/years] years ago.

 

They didn’t know what life together would look like, but they knew however things turned out, they were better side by side. 

 

[Partner A] and [Partner B], hold onto the love between you. Nurture it, explore it, revel in it. But never take it for granted. Your love is a gift, cherish it always. 

 

May all of life’s surprises be as joyful as this one, and enjoyed in such good company!”

 

 

This officiant script is perfect for a surprise wedding or April Fool’s Day elopement, officiated by a friend or relative.

 

It’s nonreligious, lighthearted, and unique. Personalize this script with details from the couple’s love story, a special reading, a moment of silence for lost loved ones, a group prayer, unity ceremony, or other creative elements. 

 

 

• Read the full wedding script here. 

 

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