Commitment Ceremony
Prepared by: Rev. Billy Richardson
Minister - Officiant
Seagrove Beach, Florida
850-496-8088
Billy@revbillyrichardson.com
Officiant:
"Today, we are here to celebrate the joining of these two lives together with love, hope and an abiding commitment to one another. This couple has come here to promise to share their lives with one another, the happy and the sad, the joys and the sorrows, the riches and the hardships, and to be partners in life helping one another in all things."
"Today you declare publicly before family and friends your special love and affirm your lasting commitment as partners in love and life."
"You will declare that in spite of the difficulties and hardships of life that you will love and be faithful to one another. You will commit yourselves to a love for one another that involves the total giving of yourselves. You promise to accept each other totally, creating a safe and loving space for each other to grow as individuals and partners and to mature in faith."
"May that special love you now share continue to grow and blossom in years to come and be sustained by the commitment you make this day."
"Are you ______and ______ now ready to commit to one another?"
(Response) "We are."
"(Participant) Do you______ take______ to be your partner in life, to love, honor, cherish, protect and keep her from this day forward?"
(Response) "I Do."
"(Participant) Do you______ take______ to be your partner in life, to love, honor, cherish, protect and keep him from this day forward?"
(Response) "I Do."
"You are about to make promises of love to one another. These promises declare your continuing love to be a special commitment, which will strengthen your lives for whatever situation you may face with the strength and courage of two."
"Will you be exchanging rings?" (optional)
(Response) "Yes, we will."
"Throughout the world, rings are a sign of eternity, for as circles they have no beginning or ending. These rings are the symbol of your pure love and promises which you share together as partners in life. In giving and receiving these rings, you acknowledge that your lives are joined in one unbroken circle."
(Participant)
"With all my love, and for the entire world to see,
I ________have chosen you, _________ as my partner in life.
It is my heart's desire
to be with you throughout my life,
and I shall love you always.
I promise to respect you,
be open, honest and fair with you
for all of my life."
(Participant )
"With all my love, and for the entire world to see,
I ________have chosen you, _________ as my partner in life.
It is my heart's desire
to be with you throughout my life,
and I shall love you always.
I promise to respect you,
be open, honest and fair with you
for all of my life."
"May your love never be dimmed by the demands of the world.
May you always believe in the vows you have made here today.
May you have long life and may you be greatly blessed,
so that you might be a blessing to many others.
It is my honor to now pronounce you soul mates and partners in life."
"You may kiss your partner."
"And now may I be the first to introduce to you,
As life partners
__________ __________ & _________ __________"
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