AMM FREE CEREMONY SCRIPTS LIBRARY
Over 127 free sample ceremony scripts to use for your ceremony. We have wedding ceremony scripts, handfasting scripts, non-religious ceremonies, and more!
Over 127 free sample ceremony scripts to use for your ceremony. We have wedding ceremony scripts, handfasting scripts, non-religious ceremonies, and more!
This simple wedding ceremony script was written by American Marriage Ministries to serve as a starting point for your own wedding ceremony. We encourage you to use this script as is or build on this script for a more personalized ceremony for the couple.
Use this short simple wedding ceremony script as-is for a low-stress wedding day, or personalize it with details from your love story, wedding readings, and written wedding vows.
This wording in this script is spiritual but not religious; it can be easily modified for nonreligious or religious weddings.
Wedding officiants: Learn the basic Wedding Ceremony Outline
Beginning of the Wedding Ceremony.
Officiant to the Reception
"Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests, We are gathered together here to join [PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B] in the spiritual union of marriage.
This contract is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home."
OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A
"Do you [PARTNER A] take this woman [PARTNER A] to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?"
PARTNER A TO PARTNER B
"I do."
OFFICIANT TO PARTNER B
"Do you [PARTNER B] take this man [PARTNER A] to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?
PARTNER B TO PARTNER A
"I do."
Officiant to the Reception
"[PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B] will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment."
Officiant to the Reception
"By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of [WEDDING STATE] I now pronounce you husband and wife."
End of the Wedding Ceremony.
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