Aissia Concetta Irving

GUESTS ARE SEATED. GRANDPARENTS AND MOTHERS / PARENTS ENTER FIRST AND ARE SEATED UP FRONT TO HONOR THEIR PRESENCE. NEXT, THE PASTOR OR MINISTER (WHO WE HAVE DESIGNATED AS ‘OFFICIANT’) ENTERS AND STANDS WAITING AT THE ALTAR.

THE WEDDING PARTY ENTERS: GROOM AND BEST MAN, FOLLOWED BY BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN / USHERS, MAID OF HONOR, THE FLOWER GIRL/S AND RING BEARER, AND THE BRIDE WITH HER FATHER / ESCORT.)

GUESTS MAY STAND WHILE THE BRIDE MAKES HER WALK DOWN THE AISLE.

INVOCATION / SERVICE OF WORSHIP

THE OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the presence of God, family, and friends to witness a joyous occasion - the union of [Bride] and [Groom] in Holy Matrimony.

The sacred covenant of marriage is a sanctuary and a home. It must not be entered into lightly, but reverently, discreetly, soberly, and advisedly, with God’s guidance and blessing.

We rejoice today as [Bride] and [Groom] receive one of God’s greatest gifts – a loving partner to grow with, to share life’s joys and challenges with, to build a family with, and grow old with, and to journey with in faith throughout all of their days.

So let us pray, asking for His blessing on this marriage.

Oh, Heavenly Father, bless this couple as they give themselves to one another in this holy bond of marriage. Guide them with patience and love, lighting their path brightly as they walk together in your Spirit. Bless this union with a love that is pristine and pure, and a desire to live in faith that is strong as your own. Amen.

PRESENTATION OF THE BRIDE

OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

Who gives this woman to be married to this man?

BRIDE’S FATHER OR PARENT

I do.

THE BRIDE’S FATHER WILL PRESENT THE BRIDE’S HAND TO THE GROOM AND BE SEATED. IF BOTH PARENTS WISH TO SHOW THE BRIDE THEIR SUPPORT, THEY MAY ANSWER TOGETHER, “WE DO.” THE OFFICIANT’S Bride] and [Groom], in John 15:9-12, it’s written “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

This is the spirit of love you must carry in your hearts today – the promise to love one another as Jesus Christ has loved each of us, honestly and complete.

OFFICIANT TO THE BRIDE

[Bride], Have you come here freely and without reservation to marry?

BRIDE ANSWERS “I HAVE.”

BRIDE ANSWERS “I DO.”

OFFICIANT TO THE GROOM

[Groom], Have you come here freely and without reservation to marry?

GROOM ANSWERS “I HAVE.”

GROOM ANSWERS “I DO.”

EXCHANGE OF VOWS AND RINGS

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Father, bless this marriage and bestow your spirit in the hearts of the [Groom] and [Bride]. Let the divine light illuminate their path as they build a joyous life built on profound love, compassion, devotion, and your eternal wisdom. It is written in Genesis that “a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” And so it is today, with these two.

Let [Bride] and [Groom] be a comfort to each other, and bless them with patience, so they may always find strength and endurance to fulfill the promises they have made here before You and us all. Amen.

[Bride] and [Groom], having witnessed your marriage vows in the eyes of God and before all who are assembled here, by the authority invested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of [Name of State], I pronounce you husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride!

THE COUPLE KISSES OR EMBRACES.

THE OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce you for the first time to Mr. & Mrs. [COUPLE'S MARRIED NAME]!

RECESSIONAL

END OF THE CEREMONY