Wedding Ceremony
for
Mac and Doranna Perkins
The Castle Amphitheater
19-March-2016
Pipers begin to play:
Will the audience please stand: (while bride walks in)
Friends, Family;
We are here to celebrate the marriage of two amazing individuals.
Marriage is sacred and divine. It is a celebration between two souls
opening themselves up to one another, in a bond that cannot be measured on a
worldly scale. It is about Love, trust, communication, and forgiveness.
Love is not so much about finding the right person.
But creating a right relationship with the person you find. It's
not about how much love you have in the beginning. But
how much love you both build along the way.
The greatest love of all is charity. Have charity towards one
another. I promise that if you do only this one thing. You will have a
successful marriage.
- Love unceasingly, Love deep, Love hard, Love strong. Let the love flow wild and free. Don't let any fears keep you from sharing that love.
- Encourage each other in your dreams and desires don't discourage each other in any way.
- Make goals together.
- Share everything with one another.
- Your struggles are common, no matter how difficult and different they may seem. As big a deal as they may seem at the time, trust me, they aren't. Laugh through them with each other.
- Enjoy the journey together.
- Hold hands.
- Trust each other fully and don't break that trust.
- When you have arguments: Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to forgive and forget, but that's exactly what you need to do.
- Trust; give each other your full trust. Go all in, I promise you won't regret it. Give your entire heart, your entire love, your entire allegiance, your entire loyalty.
Loyalty means you put the other person in your marriage first all
the time, and you let them put you first. Loyalty means subverting your whims
or desires of the moment to better meet your spouse’s whims or desires, with
the full understanding and expectation that they will be doing the same. This
is the heart of everything, and it is a tricky balance. Sometimes it sways one
way and some the other. Sometimes he gets to be crazy, sometimes it’s your
turn. Sometimes she’s in the spotlight, sometimes you. Ups and downs ultimately
don’t matter, because the team endures.
Because marriage is such an important relationship in life,
it needs and deserves time. Do not give higher priority to less-important
commitments. Take time to talk together and to listen to one another. Use
tender, loving, communication as a tool to help navigate. Be thoughtful and
respectful. Express tender feelings and affection often. Determine
that nothing will ever come between you and your sweetheart to disrupt
your marriage. Resolve to make your marriage succeed, in spite of the
challenges that arise.
Marriage is a journey together not a destination,
It is the greatest adventure you will ever undertake. It's taking each other along for the
ride. You realize that your journey together started when you first
met. That is when the seed of your relationship came into being. You have nourished it through
your many experiences together which have brought you closer
together as friends; And now as husband and wife. This ceremony is
but a stepping stone along the path of your marriage.
No ceremony can create a marriage. These are just words. Only the two of
you can do that - It's your choice to build your marriage through love,
patience, dedication and perseverance; through talking, understanding, listening,
trusting, helping, supporting and believing in each other.
As you take these vows I would have you remember:
To love is to come together from the pathways of our past and then
move forward...Hand in hand, along the uncharted roads of our future, ready to
risk, to dream, and to dare.... And always believe that all things are possible
with faith and love in God, and in each other.
Rings Vows and Hand-fasting part of the ceremony:
Mac and Doranna have chosen to do a Hand-fasting ceremony.
While Mac and Doranna prepare for this I will explain this part of
the ceremony. They will place the rings on each others fingers, then join hands
together and tie the knot around their joined hands.
Hand-fasting is a tradition that started in Celtic culture. That
is now practiced among many cultures. It is where the term, "tying the
knot" came from.
The knot is meant to form an infinity symbol and represents the
love that has bound your two hearts together. You have joined hands touching
your ring fingers together. Because as the tradition goes, the ring finger is
the only finger that has a vein that leads directly to the heart. In this way,
as you go throughout life, you need only look at the ring on your finger to be
reminded of the direct connection to each others hearts.
I'm going to read a poem called:
"Blessing of the Hands"
These are the hands of your best friend, young,
strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as
you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever.
These are the hands
that will work alongside yours, as together you build your future.
These are the hands
that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the
slightest touch, will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands
that will hold you when fear or grief fills your mind.
These are the hands
that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow and
tears of joy.
These are the hands
that will tenderly hold your children.
These are the hands
that will help you to hold your family as one.
These are the hands
that will give you strength when you need it.
And lastly, these are
the hands that, even when wrinkled and aged, will still be reaching for yours,
still giving the you same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.
-Author Unknown
Mac, Doranna. This infinity knot represents the love and harmony
that you have for one another. The rings you placed on each others fingers are
a reminder of this unity, and the wholeness and connection with one another's
hearts.
The "I Do's"
Do you, Mac, take Doranna to be your wife,
To be her constant friend, her partner in
life, and her true love? To love her without reservation, honor and
respect her, protect her from harm, comfort her in times of
distress, and to grow with her in mind and spirit?
Do you, Doranna, take Mac to be your husband,
To be his constant friend, his partner in
life, and his true love? To love him without reservation, honor and
respect him, protect him from harm, comfort him in times of
distress, and to grow with him in mind and spirit?
In the presence of these family and friends I now pronounce you
husband and wife!
You may
kiss the bride!
Friends and Family, it is my great joy and pleasure to present to
you...
Mac and Doranna Perkins!
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