[BRIDE] and [GROOM], you have chosen to enter into the promise of marriage with each other by pledging your love and devotion with your vows and sealing those vows with the exchange of the rings. Therefore, with the power vested in me by the State of Wisconsin, I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. [...]
For as much as ____ and ____ have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and these witnesses, and thereto have pledged their faithfulness each to the other, and have pledged the same by the giving and receiving each of a ring, by the authority invested in me as a [...]
Now that ____ and ____ have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. You may now kiss your bride.
Because ____ and ____ have desired each other in marriage, and have witnessed this before God and our gathering, affirming their acceptance of the responsibilities of such a union, and have pledged their love and faith to each other, sealing their vows in the giving and receiving of rings, I do [...]
Officiant: "Father, bless these rings which ____ and ____ have set apart to be visible signs of the inward and spiritual bond which unites their hearts. As they give and receive these rings, may they testify to the world of the covenant made between them here."Groom: "Receive and wear this ring [...]
Officiant: "The ring is the symbol of the commitment which binds these two together. There are two rings because there are two people, each to make a contribution to the life of the other, and to their new life together. Let us pray: Bless, O Lord, the giving of these rings, that they who wear them [...]
Officiant: "The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and invisible bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul, you ___, may place a ring on the finger of your bride."[...]
Officiant: "May I have the rings. Let us pray. Bless, O Lord, the giving and receiving of these rings. May ___ and ___ abide in Thy peace and grow in their knowledge of Your presence through their loving union. May the seamless circle of these rings become the symbol of their endless love and serve [...]
We received the nicest email the other day from one of Dave's couples:Hi Dave,Mitch and I just wanted to say thank you for officiating our wedding. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and as nervous as we were we will remember it for the rest of our lives. Our friends and family had [...]
One of the hardest things to do is plan the schedule for your wedding. Rely on experts like us (who have done more weddings than we can count) to help you figure it out. Here's a typical schedule that we've seen work very well over the years:3:00 Ceremony 4:00 Cocktails 5:00 Dinner[...]
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