The Vows.
Jason and Jessica want to welcome you to this celebration of their love. Each of you has given something special to their lives. Your love and encouragement in the past and in the future is much appreciated. Thank you for sharing one of life’s happiest moments with this couple today. May you be as important a part of their tomorrow as you are of their lives today.
Who presents this woman to marry this man?
FATHER OF THE BRIDE: Her mother and I.
Jason and Jessica, the relationship that you have nurtured together stands for love that will blossom and grow with each passing day. Before you knew love, you were friends. It was from this seed of friendship that is now your destiny. Marriage is the clasping of hands, the blending of hearts, the union of two lives as one. Marriage is caring about the welfare and happiness of your marriage partner as your own. It is not total absorption into each other; it is looking outward in the same direction together. Marriage makes burdens lighter because you divide them and it makes joys more intense because you share them. It makes you stronger, so you can be involved with life in ways you don’t risk alone.
To make your relationship succeed will take love. This is the core of your marriage and why you are here today. It will take dedication, to stay open and honest with each other – and to learn and grow together. It will take faith, to go forward together without knowing exactly what the future brings. And it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both promise today to share together. An intimate and secure relationship not based solely on promises, but also on trust, respect, faithfulness and the ability to forgive. A lasting marriage is based on all of these, bound together by love.
Jason and Jessica, may this be the love that you bring into this relationship and may its essence touch all those with whom you come in contact. As you come this day to affirm your love and commitment, may you always remember to value each other as special and unique individuals, and that you respect each other’s thoughts, ideas and feelings. May you be able to forgive and to forget when wronged - as from this day forward you will be each other's home, comfort, and sanctuary.
Jason, will you take Jessica as your wife? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat her with love and devotion, honor and respect? Will you stand by her in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as a faithful and caring husband?
JASON: I will.
Jessica, will you take Jason as your husband? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat him with love and devotion, honor and respect? Will you stand byhim in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as a faithful and caring wife?
JESSICA: I will.
Jason and Jessica, the vows that you are about to exchange serve as a verbal representation of the love you have promised to each other. For it is not the words that you speak today which will unite you together as one, but the inner sense of love and commitment that each of you feels within your soul. No other human ties are as tender, no other vows more sacred than those you now assume.
Jason, repeat after me:
I Jason, take you Jessica, as my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
Jessica, repeat after me:
I Jessica, take you Jason, as my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
The ring is a symbol of the unbroken circle of love. Love freely given has no beginning and no end, no giver and no receiver, for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings always remind you of the vows you have taken.
Jason, please place the ring on Jessica’s ring finger and repeat after me:
I give you this ring as a sign of my devotion and love and with my all my heart I promise to you all that I am. With this ring I marry you and join my life to yours.
Jessica, please place the ring on Jason’s ring finger and repeat after me:
I give you this ring as a sign of my devotion and love and with my all my heart I promise to you all that I am. With this ring I marry you and join my life to yours.
May this moment and the vows and rings you have exchanged remain a priceless memory for each of you and may you have perfect love and peace together.
Jason and Jessica, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, may it be the love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and by love which your marriage shall endure. Today your separate lives with your individual memories, desires, and hopes merge into one. You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust as well. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and to share love. May you be a blessing and comfort to each other. May you encourage each other in whatever you set out to achieve. May you trust each other, trust life and be unafraid. May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you patience, tolerance, and understanding.
Jason and Jessica, because you have promised each other your love, devotion and commitment, I declare you to be husband and wife.
Jason, you may now kiss the bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Jason ______________.
Who presents this woman to marry this man?
FATHER OF THE BRIDE: Her mother and I.
Jason and Jessica, the relationship that you have nurtured together stands for love that will blossom and grow with each passing day. Before you knew love, you were friends. It was from this seed of friendship that is now your destiny. Marriage is the clasping of hands, the blending of hearts, the union of two lives as one. Marriage is caring about the welfare and happiness of your marriage partner as your own. It is not total absorption into each other; it is looking outward in the same direction together. Marriage makes burdens lighter because you divide them and it makes joys more intense because you share them. It makes you stronger, so you can be involved with life in ways you don’t risk alone.
To make your relationship succeed will take love. This is the core of your marriage and why you are here today. It will take dedication, to stay open and honest with each other – and to learn and grow together. It will take faith, to go forward together without knowing exactly what the future brings. And it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both promise today to share together. An intimate and secure relationship not based solely on promises, but also on trust, respect, faithfulness and the ability to forgive. A lasting marriage is based on all of these, bound together by love.
Jason and Jessica, may this be the love that you bring into this relationship and may its essence touch all those with whom you come in contact. As you come this day to affirm your love and commitment, may you always remember to value each other as special and unique individuals, and that you respect each other’s thoughts, ideas and feelings. May you be able to forgive and to forget when wronged - as from this day forward you will be each other's home, comfort, and sanctuary.
Jason, will you take Jessica as your wife? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat her with love and devotion, honor and respect? Will you stand by her in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as a faithful and caring husband?
JASON: I will.
Jessica, will you take Jason as your husband? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat him with love and devotion, honor and respect? Will you stand byhim in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as a faithful and caring wife?
JESSICA: I will.
Jason and Jessica, the vows that you are about to exchange serve as a verbal representation of the love you have promised to each other. For it is not the words that you speak today which will unite you together as one, but the inner sense of love and commitment that each of you feels within your soul. No other human ties are as tender, no other vows more sacred than those you now assume.
Jason, repeat after me:
I Jason, take you Jessica, as my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
Jessica, repeat after me:
I Jessica, take you Jason, as my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
The ring is a symbol of the unbroken circle of love. Love freely given has no beginning and no end, no giver and no receiver, for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings always remind you of the vows you have taken.
Jason, please place the ring on Jessica’s ring finger and repeat after me:
I give you this ring as a sign of my devotion and love and with my all my heart I promise to you all that I am. With this ring I marry you and join my life to yours.
Jessica, please place the ring on Jason’s ring finger and repeat after me:
I give you this ring as a sign of my devotion and love and with my all my heart I promise to you all that I am. With this ring I marry you and join my life to yours.
May this moment and the vows and rings you have exchanged remain a priceless memory for each of you and may you have perfect love and peace together.
Jason and Jessica, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, may it be the love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and by love which your marriage shall endure. Today your separate lives with your individual memories, desires, and hopes merge into one. You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust as well. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and to share love. May you be a blessing and comfort to each other. May you encourage each other in whatever you set out to achieve. May you trust each other, trust life and be unafraid. May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you patience, tolerance, and understanding.
Jason and Jessica, because you have promised each other your love, devotion and commitment, I declare you to be husband and wife.
Jason, you may now kiss the bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Jason ______________.