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Norma Jean Heide

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The Wedding of Destiny Reed & Gregory Burgien

Officiated by Norma Jean Heide in Wyoming on July 14th, 2018.

ABOUT THIS WEDDING

"I was very nervous however it was an amazing experience to be part of a couples big day!"

Norma Jean Heide

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Destiny Reed And Gregory Burgien’s Wedding Wedding Ceremony Script

Introduction:

Good morning family and friends For those that don’t know me and I have had the privilege of being a friend, of the Martins since I was 14 years old.

Today we are here together celebrate the joining of two families the Burgien and the Martins.

But first I want to take just a minute to share with Gregory and Destiny, one piece of advice that I was given over 20 years ago, on the night John and I got engaged.

My grandma Norma Fleming; who many of you knew.

She said Norma Jean I had the pleasure of being married to your grandpa 50 years. And if there is one thing I can share with you it would be, marriage is the hardest job you will ever have, see it is easy to love another for the rest of your life but it is very hard to like them everyday.

Then she said she could not stand my grandpa for 3 years straight.

She went on to say that you must trust always in the love you feel right now for each other, to get you through the days you don’t like each other. But if you wait and show patience you will make it to the day that you like the other again.

She continued to say marriage truly is the art of falling for the same person over and over again !

My point in sharing this with you two is after 20 years of marriage boy was she correct, but I would ad it is also the most rewarding job you will ever have . Family and Friends We have been invited here today to share with Gregory Burgien and Destiny Reed a very important moment in their lives. In the years they have been together, Their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live together as husband and wife.

Family Blessing

This beautiful couple didn't get here all by themselves. They have been loved and cared for by you, their families, depending on them for sustenance, knowledge, guidance and love. With out you this day would not be possible. From this day forward, they will likely need your support in different ways, but they will still depend on that support.

With this in mind, I ask Duane and Shirley Martin, as representatives of your family: Will you take this man, Gregory, into your family and into your hearts?

We will!

And Ray and Peggy Burgien, as representatives of your family: Will you take this woman, Destiny, into your family and into your hearts?

We will.

May the blessing of their marriage extend throughout your famalies forever.

You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making promises and agreements in an informal way.

All those conversations that were held riding in a car or over a meal or during long walks - all those sentences that began with "when we're married" and continued with " I will and you will and we will" - those late night talks that included " someday" and "somehow" and "maybe" - and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. all these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. the symbollic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, " You know all those things we've promised and hoped and dreamed - well, I meant it all, every word."

Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to each other - acquantaince, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner and even teacher. For you have learned much from one another in these past few years. Now you shall say a few words that take you across a new threshold of life, and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall sayto the world, "This - is my husband","This - is my wife".

The Vows

The couple has prepared their own vows.

Exchange of Rings

The giving and receiving of rings is and important part of a marriage ceremony, because the rings are made in the symbol of that which is eternal.

There is no beginning and no end, and as you place these symbols on each other's finger, it signifies that there shall be no end to your marriage, and no end tothe happiness that you will both share together.

But let me remind you that these are also the special symbols you will wear before the world, certainly when you go back to your family and friends and co-workers. In-fact, you will notice the response when you walk away from this beautiful place today.

For when people look at you, they will look at your hand and notice the ring on your finger.

They will know that you belong to someone special, and that someone special belongs to you.

Everyday for the rest of your lives, everytime you wash your hands or reach out to touch each other, these rings will be there to remind you of the great love you share and of the wonder that the person standing in front of you loves you as much as you love them, so when you place these rings upon each others fingers, wear them with love and honor.

Please repeat after me Gregory/ Destiny

I give you this ring to wear with love and joy.

As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you.

I choose you to be my husband/wife this day and forever more.

Unity Candle

Greg and Destiny have chosen to affirm their love by the lighting of a unity candle. They have also askedtheir families and friends to participate in the lighting ceremony. In so doing, they signal their desire to not only join as one in their union, but to unite two families together as one.

I want to take a moment to explain what the lighting of these candles represents to them: Fromevery human being there arises a light, and when two souls that are destined for each other find one another, their streams of lightflow together and a single brighter light goes forth from their being united.

Greg and Destiny: The brightness of the candles your families have lit - and the brightness of the unity candle that you will together light - will shine throughout your lives, giving you courage and reassurance in the darkness. May the candle's warmth give you shelter from the cold. May its energy fill your spirits with with strength and joy. As you light the unity candle, I want to ask you - and all of your friends and family that are present today - to see the brightness of the flame as a symbol of the brightness that your life brings to this new family. As you lift your candles to light your family unity candle together, so may your love for each other light up your life as a family. Your mothers have each lit a candle for each of your families, Greg and Destiny please use these candles to light the unity candle together.

Declaration of Consent

Know now before you go any further, that since your lives have crossed in this life you have formed ties between each other. As you seek to enter this state of matrimony you should strive to make real, the ideals which give meaning to both this ceremony and the institution of marriage.

With full awareness, know that within this circle you are not only declaring your intent to be hand-fasted before your friends and family, but you speak that intent also to your creative highest powers.

The promises made today and the ties that are bound here greatly strengthen your union; they will cross the years and lives of each soul's growth.

Do you still seek to enter this ceremony?

yes we seek to enter.

Pronouncement

Destiny and Greg,

You have expressed your love to one another through the commitment and promises you have just made. It is with these in mind that

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Wyoming I now pronounce you husband and wife

You have kissed a thousand times, maybe more.

But today the feeling is new.

No longer simply partners and best friends, you have become husband and wife and can now seal the agreement with a kiss.

Today your kiss is a promise.

You may kiss the bride!

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is now my pleasure to present for the first time, Mr. And Mrs. Gregory Burgien



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