Our wedding ceremony!
May 15th 1999
11:30am
Our wedding ceremony!
May 15th 1999
11:30am
Wedding March: "Imperial March" from "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"
Minister: That is the true season of love,
When we believe that we alone can love,
That no one could ever have loved so before us,
And that no one will love in the same way after us.Friends, today we have the pleasure of sharing the
declaration of this most special love as
Jeremiah and Rebecca vow their devotion to each other.Others would ask at this time, who gives the bride in marriage,
but as a woman is notproperty to be bought and sold,
given and taken, I ask simply if she comes of her own will.
Rebecca, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord?Rebecca: Yes, it is.
Minister: Guests may be seated.
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." said Shakespeare and,
"Love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit."But H.W. Davies answered,
"Passion may be blind, but to say that love is, is a libel and lie.
Nothing is more sharpsighted or sensitive
then true love in discerning
as if by instinct, the feelings of another"And Harriet Martinequ,
"Love is a great mystery and a great necessity,
lying at the foundation of human existence,
Morality, and happiness--
Mysterious, universal, inevitable as death."Thoreau, "There is no remedy for love, but to love more."
I hope you find in life, each day is to love more,
through all of life's ups and downs,
all of its wonderful and difficult times,
that together the way is easier.
Together is your hope, your dreams fulfilled,
Your strength, your honor, your happiness.Jeremiah, Will you have this woman to be your wife,
To love, honor and cherish, to comfort her in sorrow,
To rejoice with her in good times, and always be faithful to her?Jeremiah: I will.
Minister: Rebecca, Will you have this man to be your husband,
To love honor and cherish, to comfort him in sorrow,
To rejoice with her in good times, and always be faithful to him?Rebecca: I will.
Music: Instrumental version of "Our love is like a Storybook Story"
from "The Princess Bride"
Bride and Groom deliver roses and hugs to their mothers
and then cross to hug their new mother-in-laws.
Minister: Jeremiah, If this is your desire then repeat after me:
"I Jeremiah take you Rebecca, to be my wife,
To laugh with you in Joy; To grieve with you in Sorrow;
To grow with you in Love; To be your companion and Best Friend;
To strive to achieve my potential and to celebrate your progresses.
I give myself as I am and as I will be,
And I will as long as we both shall live."Rebecca, If this is your desire then repeat after me:
"I Rebecca take you Jeremiah, to be my husband,
To laugh with you in Joy; To grieve with you in Sorrow;
To grow with you in Love; To be your companion and Best Friend;
To strive to achieve my potential and to celebrate your progresses.
I give myself as I am and as I will be,
And I will as long as we both shall live."The wedding ring is the visible sign of an inward bond
which unties two loyal hearts in endless love.Jeremiah, place the ring on her left hand third finger and repeat after me,
"In token and pledge of the vow between us made,
With this ring, I thee wed."Rebecca, place the ring on his left hand third finger and repeat after me,
"In token and pledge of the vow between us made,
With this ring, I thee wed."Water is symbolic of life.
The union of Jeremiah and Rebecca brings together two family traditions
In the hope that a new family may become strong and fruitful.
Theirs is a decision for which they are primarily responsible,
Still their lives will be enriched by the support of the families
from which each comes.
Now we combine the water of life from these two families,
To flow together as one river, one family.
They will drink this cup of togetherness, blending all that they were,
Giving all that they will be.
Bride and Groom pour the water in their goblets in to a larger goblet and take turns drinking from it.
If you build your home with kindness, understanding, and consideration,
If you dress your home with faith, hope and trust,
If you maintain your home with respect, honesty and faithfulness,
If you fill your home with tenderness, love and affection,
Yours will be the deepest, most satisfying and lasting experience
That is everyone's greatest desire to enjoy.Please join hands.
Inasmuch as Jeremiah and Rebecca have now been joined together
In lawful wedlock and have witnessed the same before this company
And there have given and pledged their troth, each to the other,
And having declared the same, by the giving and receiving of rings,
And by the joining of hand, in accordance with
The authority vested in me by the State of Oregon,
I pronounce that they are husband and wife.You may kiss the bride.
May I present Mr. and Mrs. Isom.
Recessional march "Main Theme" from "Star Wars"
And that was our wedding. If you have any comments or questions just email me. I would enjoy hearing commentary on my ceremony.
Legal Stuff
The minister that preformed the ceremony is Mernalee Dee of Absoultly Beautiful Weddings.
You can reach her at 503/363-1134 or 503/363-8734
She did a VERY good job. She also wrote the ceremony. But it was pieced together for me and my husband and you may use it if you'd like.
