David A Dyson

PROCESSIONAL:

BEGINNING OF CEREMONY:

[REMIND THE GUESTS TO STAND BEFORE THE BRIDE WALKS THE PLANK.]

IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE BRIDE.

(ME: )

IT IS AN HONOR FOR HER MOTHER AND I TO PRESENT HEATHER DYSON TO BE MARRIED TODAY.

INVOCATION:

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL THE FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND LOVED ONES GATHERED HERE TODAY IN WITNESS OF THE JOINING OF THOMAS SWEENEY AND HEATHER DYSON IN MATRIMONY. ON BEHALF OF THE COUPLE, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THEM, TODAY AND ALWAYS.

WHEN IT COMES TO COMPATIBILITY, MOST TEND TO THINK OF THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. BUT PART OF WHAT MAKES LIFE SO INTERESTING AND EXCITING ARE THE DIFFERENCES. WHAT OFTEN ATTRACTS US TO SOMEONE IS THAT WHICH MAKES THEM MOST UNIQUE, AND A PERFECT LOVE ISN’T DETERMINED BY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES OR INTERESTS.

OPPOSITES OFTEN ATTRACT IN EXCITING AND BEAUTIFUL WAYS, COMPLIMENTING EACH OTHER’S LIVES RATHER THAN OVERSHADOWING, AND THE PROMISE TO LIVE, LOVE, AND BE AS ONE DOES NOT DECREASE A PERSON’S INDIVIDUALITY.

TODAY, WE CELEBRATE THE UNION IN MARRIAGE OF THOMAS AND HEATHER, TWO PEOPLE WHO, ON THE SURFACE, MAY APPEAR DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY. YET THEY ARE FULLY ALIGNED ON WHAT TRULY MATTERS; COMMITMENT, RESPECT, TRUST, COMMUNICATION, AND A LOVE DEEP ENOUGH TO SHARE A COMMON PATH, WHILE ALSO APPRECIATING AND FLOURISHING IN THE DIFFERENCES.

THOMAS AND HEATHER, TO YOU I ADVISE TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE SECURITY THAT COMES WITH KNOWING, AS YOU CONTINUE TO BE YOUR OWN PERSON, YOU WILL ALSO ENJOY THE STRENGTH OF YOUR TWO HEARTS HAVING BEEN JOINED AS ONE. AS YOU TAKE THIS STEP, I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND BUILD UPON THE LOVE THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE TODAY. 

DECLARATION OF INTENT

(ME: )

THOMAS AND HEATHER, PLEASE JOIN HANDS.

OFFICIANT TO [THOMAS]

Thomas,

DO YOU ENTER INTO THIS UNION OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL, VOWING TO TAKE HEATHER AS YOUR ONE TRUE LOVE, AND WIFE, IN ALL THAT LIFE BRINGS TO YOUR JOURNEY AND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD?

[THOMAS]

I DO.

OFFICIANT TO [HEATHER]

Heather,

DO YOU ENTER INTO THIS UNION OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL, VOWING TO TAKE THOMAS AS YOUR ONE TRUE LOVE, AND HUSBAND, IN ALL THAT LIFE BRINGS TO YOUR JOURNEY AND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD?

[HEATHER]

I DO.

EXCHANGE OF RINGS:

Thomas AND HEATHER HAVE CHOSEN TO EXCHANGE RINGS AS AN OUTWARD SYMBOL OF THEIR LOVE AND COMMITMENT. THESE RINGS REPRESENT AN ENDLESS PROMISE, NEVER TO BE BROKEN, AND WILL SERVE AS A DAILY REMINDER OF THE VOWS THEY TAKE TODAY. 

OFFICIANT TO THOMAS:

THOMAS, PLEASE PLACE THE RING ON HEATHER’S FINGER AND REPEAT AFTER ME: 

I GIVE YOU THIS RING,

ALONG WITH MY PROMISE

TO STAND BESIDE YOU AND WITH YOU,

ACCEPTING YOU AS YOU ARE

AND CELEBRATING YOUR SPIRIT.

I PROMISE TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF ELY, EMY, AND ELA,

TO LOVE, AND NURTURE AS IF MY OWN,

I PROMISE TO BE WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST

AND WILL GIVE YOU MY TRUST IN RETURN.

I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END OF OUR DAYS

AND VOW TO BE FAITHFUL IN HEART, MIND, AND BODY.

WITH THIS RING, I THEE WED.

PARTNER A REPEATS EACH LINE AFTER THE OFFICIANT. 

OFFICIANT TO HEATHER:

HEATHER, PLEASE PLACE THE RING ON THOMAS’ FINGER AND REPEAT AFTER ME: 

I GIVE YOU THIS RING,

ALONG WITH MY PROMISE

TO STAND BESIDE YOU AND WITH YOU,

ACCEPTING YOU AS YOU ARE

AND CELEBRATING YOUR SPIRIT.

I PROMISE TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF EMA AND ADDY,

TO LOVE, AND NURTURE AS IF MY OWN,

I PROMISE TO BE WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST

AND WILL GIVE YOU MY TRUST IN RETURN.

I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END OF OUR DAYS

AND VOW TO BE FAITHFUL IN HEART, MIND, AND BODY.

WITH THIS RING, I THEE WED.

PARTNER A REPEATS EACH LINE AFTER THE OFFICIANT. 

PRONOUNCEMENT:

OFFICIANT TO COUPLE:

THOMAS AND HEATHER, YOU HAVE PROMISED YOUR HEARTS AND PLEDGED YOUR COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER THROUGH SACRED VOWS.

Wedding Blessing

IN JOINING YOUR LIVES MAY GOD GRANT YOU BOTH…

LOVE… TO AFFORD EACH OTHER A SPECIAL QUALITY OF TIME TOGETHER. 

JOY…IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ONE ANOTHER.

UNDERSTANDING…THAT YOUR INTERESTS AND DESIRES WILL NOT ALWAYS BE THE SAME.

FRIENDSHIP…BASED ON MUTUAL TRUST.

COURAGE…TO SPEAK OF A MISUNDERSTANDING AND TO WORK ON A SOLUTION BEFORE THE SETTING OF THE SUN. 

COMPASSION…TO COMFORT EACH OTHER IN PAIN AND SORROW.

FORESIGHT…TO REALIZE RAINBOWS FOLLOW RAINY DAYS.  

AWARENESS…TO LIVE EACH DAY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NO PROMISE OF TOMORROW.  MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

ACCORDING TO THE POWERS VESTED IN ME BY AMERICAN MARRIAGE MINISTRIES, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU [HUSBAND AND WIFE/ PARTNERS FOR LIFE].

YOU MAY NOW SEAL THIS UNION WITH A KISS. 

PRAYER:

PLEASE RISE AND BOW YOUR HEADS

GOD WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS UNION, BLESS THE FAMILY, AND FRIENDS WHO CAME TO WITNESS THIS UNION TODAY, BLESS THE FOOD WE ARE ABOUT TO PARTAKE, THE FELLOWSHIP WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE, AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AS WE TRAVEL BACK HOME. AMEN

INTRODUCTION:

It is my pleasure and privilege to introduce for the first time as a married couple, Mr. AND Mrs. Thomas Sweeney

 RECESSION:

Everyone MAY GREET THE NEWLYWEDS.