Darrell G Wolfe

# Wedding Ceremony Outline

Be here by 2:00 pm for preliminary stuff… photos, etc. Starts at 5:00 pm

Here's a general outline:

**Step 0 - Announce Beginning at 5:00 PM**

**Officiant: “If everyone will please take a seat, we are about to begin.”**

***Step 1 - The Procession***: *The bridal party enters, with music.*

- Guys and Groom up front with Officiant.

- Bridesmaids, Flower Girl, Etc.

- Sister will take Ring Pillow and Bouquet (after Bride arrives).

- Bride + Dad

**Officiant: “Dad, are you giving the hand of your daughter to this man?”**

*Dad says Yes? We hope. LOL*

**Officiant: “Stephanie, you may join Henry.”**

***Step 2 - Welcome and Opening Remarks:*** *An officiant welcomes guests and may discuss the significance of marriage.*

**Officiant: (to the audience)**

**Family and Friends, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the union of Stephanie and Henry in marriage.**

**Marriage is a special bond between two people who have chosen to spend the rest of their lives together as (1) Partners, (2) Friends, (3) Lovers, and so much more. It is a union built on love, trust, and mutual respect.**

**Today, we come together to witness the beginning of a new chapter in their lives and to offer our support and blessings for their journey ahead.**

**Please note, objections should have come before now, so if you yell them now, we’ll pretend we didn’t hear. 😄**

**Henry wanted everyone to know that for this couple, "Tradition is about passing on information from one generation to another. Stephanie has stepped into that role with his family and he with hers, and this ceremony is part of that legacy. They ask you all to continue sharing important family stories with them, kids, grandkids and each other; as part of the ongoing family story."**

**Step 3 - Exchange of Vows:** T*he couple shares personal or traditional promises.*

**Officiant: Henry and Stephanie have prepared their own vows.**

***Henry, Stephanie has asked you go first. —***

***Stephanie, your turn.—***

***Step 4 - Ring Exchange:*** *Symbolizing eternal love, rings are exchanged and vows are often said during this part.*

**Officiant: (Sister has ring pillow, brought up by grandchildren during the procession)**

***To Sister: May I have the rings?***

**Officiant:**

***Henry, please take the ring and place it on Stephanie's finger. As you do, repeat after me:***

***"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you."***

***Stephanie, please take the ring and place it on Henry's finger. As you do, repeat after me:***

***"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you."***

**Step 5- Make it Official:**

**Officiant: (to Henry and Stephanie)**

**Henry, Stephanie -**

**"Marriage is a profound journey, filled with both profound joy and inevitable pain. These two extremes, though seeming opposites, weave together to form the rich tapestry of your shared life, history, and family heritage. They define love in its truest form, as something resilient, sublime, and deeply human.**

**Embrace both the struggles and the triumphs, for in leaning into each moment, you'll find the very essence of why marriage is not just a contract but a lifelong covenant.**

**Cherish each other, in every season, for as long as time allows.”**

**TO HENRY: Do you, Henry, take Stephanie to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”**

**You better say I DO*

**TO STEPHANI: "Do you, Stephanie, take Henry to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”**

**You better say I DO*

**In that case, I now pronounce you man and wife. Henry, kiss her!**

**Step 6 - Closing Remarks and Recessional**: *Closing words and the bridal party exits.*

**Officiant:**

**Friends, Family, I now give you, Mr. and Mrs. Katasse (Kat-Say)!**

**As they walk out first to get some photos taken, Food, Cake Cutting and reception are right here in the yard momentarily, just to my left.**

**Thank you all for being here.**

**Will all the gentlemen Bring the chairs to the tables? Thank you!**