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UNITY VERSION
"Beloved Friends, we are gathered
here today to acknowledge and celebrate the love that unites_____ & _____in
Oneness. We recognize
this love as an expression of God's love. As we allow ourselves
to experience this love,
let us become still. Centered in out own love-filled hearts,
let
us now bless_____ & _____on their chosen day of marriage."
ISLAND VERSION
"Surrounded by mountains, encircled
by the sea, this island is a symbol
of the beauty, mystery and power of the natural world that is such
an important part of_____ & _____lives.
For them, falling in love with each other has deepened
their connectedness to all of life."
INTERFAITH VERSION
"In love, may you relax in each other's
arms as you have never relaxed before. May each of you know,
from now on, that there is one on whose love you can depend forever. May
this marriage be your sanctuary, your haven from worldly pain. May
you create, with God, a piece of heaven on earth.
Let
us now pray together."
SECULAR VERSION
"Love alone is capable of uniting
living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for
it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. Now
as you_____and you_____have consented together in matrimony and
have pledged your faith to each other by the giving and receiving
of these rings, I now pronounce you - Husband and Wife."
LITERARY WEDDING VERSION
Charles
Dickens said, (1850)
"There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability
of mind and purpose." Are the two of you well-suited in mind
and purpose? (we are)
Lucretia Mott said, (1849)
"Then in the marriage union, the independence of the husband
and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations
reciprocal."
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