- Your Wedding Ceremony -

A Perfect Little Wedding!

A Sweet, Elegant Ceremony

On Behalf of Carol and Christopher, welcome! We are here to celebrate the marriage of two very special friends. More than a ceremony, this is a significant moment of celebration and personal commitment. The essence of this commitment is the taking of another person in their entirety, as a companion and as a friend. It is therefore a decision that is not entered into lightly, but with certainty, with mutual respect and with a sense of reverence which includes humor and joy. From this day forward you two will come closer than ever before. You will promise to love one another in sickness and health, for better or for worse, but at the same time your love for each other will give you the strength to stand apart to seek your unique destinies.

Christopher, do you take Carol to be your wife? Will you commit your life to her, embracing all joys and sorrows, all triumphs and hardships? Will you be there for her when she needs your support? Believe in her when others may doubt?

I will

Carol, do you take Christopher to be your husband? Will you commit your life to him, embracing all joys and sorrows, all triumphs and hardships? Will you be there for him when he needs your support? Believe in him when others may doubt?

I will Who presents this woman to be married to this man?
Please turn and join your hands

I Christopher, take you Carol, as my wife. I pledge to share my life openly with you and to always speak the truth to you. I promise to honor and tenderly care for you, to cherish you and to love you for the rest of my life.

I Carol, take you Christopher, as my husband. I pledge to share my life openly with you and to always speak the truth to you. I promise to honor and tenderly care for you, to cherish you and to love you for the rest of my life.

(Optional Musical Interlude...Readings)

 Do you have rings to exchange? Yes

These rings are an outward sign of the commitment you have come here to confirm and celebrate.

Christopher, as you place the ring on Carol's finger, please repeat after me.

 Carol, I give you this ring as a part of me, to encircle not just your finger, but also your whole being. I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness. In doing this I take you as my wife.

Carol, as you place the ring on Christopher's finger, please repeat after me.

Christopher, I give you this ring as a part of me, to encircle not just your finger, but also your whole being. I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness. In doing this I take you as my husband.

(Optional Interlude...Unity Candle or Sand Ceremony)

Christopher and Carol, may you love deeply, laugh heartily, practice patience and smile often. May you dream together, grow, be crazy, give, give in, and trust enough to take. May you see many sunrises, listen to the rain and savor special moments. May you rediscover each other over and over, listen carefully and always have open hearts. And finally, with the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Christopher, you may kiss the Bride I am happy to present Mr. and Mrs. Benner