| Rose Ceremony Groom (as he hands his Bride a long-stemmed red rose): (Bride), take this rose a symbol of my love. It began as a tiny rosebud and blossomed, just as my love has grown and blossomed for you. Bride (as she takes rose and place it in a vase filled with water): I take this rose, as symbol of your love, and I place it into water, a symbol of life. For, just as this rose cannot survive without water, I cannot survive without you." Groom: In remembrance of this day, I will give you a red rose each year on our anniversary, as a reaffirmation of my love and the vows spoken here today. Bride: And I will refill this vase with water each year, ready to receive your gift, in reaffirmation of the new life you have given me and the vows spoken here today. Groom: (as he and his bride join hands around the rose-filled vase): And so, this rose will be a symbolic memory of my commitment to you this hour; I vow to be a faithful husband to you, to comfort you, honour you, and respect you and cherish you all the days of my life. Bride (as they continue to hold the vase together): And I commit myself to you, to be a faithful wife, to comfort you, honour you, respect you, and cherish you all the days of my life. |