Wedding Scripts

My standard wedding ceremony scripts are thoughtfully crafted to honor the diverse ways couples celebrate love and commitment, with options for Christian, Handfasting, and Secular ceremonies. Each script reflects the essence of your unique journey—whether rooted in faith, enriched by ancient traditions, or centered around personal vows and heartfelt promises. Designed with flexibility in mind, these scripts can be personalized to create a ceremony that feels authentic, meaningful, and true to your story, ensuring your special day is as memorable as the love you share.

Christian Ceremony

INVOCATION / SERVICE OF WORSHIP

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the presence of God, family, and friends to witness a joyous occasion - the union of [Bride] and [Groom] in Holy Matrimony.

The sacred covenant of marriage is a sanctuary and a home. It must not be entered into lightly, but reverently, with God’s guidance and blessing.

We rejoice today as [Bride] and [Groom] receive one of God’s greatest gifts – a loving partner to journey with in faith throughout all of their days.

So let us pray, asking for His blessing on this marriage.

PRESENTATION OF THE BRIDE

OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

Who gives [Bride] to be married to [Groom]?

SCRIPTURE READING

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

[Bride] and [Groom], in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 it's written- "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

This is the spirit of love you must carry in your hearts today – the promise to love one another as Jesus Christ has loved each of us, honestly and completely.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

[Bride] and [Groom], as you stand here before friends, family, and God, I ask you to declare your intentions to join in the sacred covenant of marriage.

[To Bride and Groom individually]

Have you come here freely and without reservation to marry?

Do you take [Eachother] to be your [spouse], to love them, comfort them, honor and keep them, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to them, as long as you both shall live?

EXCHANGE OF VOWS AND RINGS

OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

[Groom] and [Bride] will now exchange rings as a symbol of their commitment and endless devotion.

• THE COUPLE EXCHANGES WEDDING RINGS.

OFFICIANT TO THE CONGREGATION

This marriage unites not just [Groom] and [Bride], but all of the families sitting here today. They ask now for your blessing. Do you promise to support [Groom] and [Bride] in their marriage, to keep them in your prayers, to hold them up with love, and to rejoice in companionship in Jesus as they walk this path together?

• THE CONGREGATION ANSWERS, “WE DO.”

CLOSING PRAYER

• ALL PRESENT PAUSE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER.

PRONOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE

THE OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

[Bride] and [Groom], having witnessed your marriage vows in the eyes of God and before all who are assembled here, by the authority invested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of [Name of State], I pronounce you husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride!

PRESENTATION OF COUPLE

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce you for the first time to Mr. & Mrs. [COUPLE'S MARRIED NAME]!

Handfasting Ceremony

OFFICIANT TO THE GATHERING

"Merry Meet! Welcome, and thank you for joining us today to celebrate the handfasting of [PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B].Handfasting is an age old symbol of strength and love, of continued commitment and steady devotion. It signifies a willingness and desire to grow alongside one another, facing each new day as a team. Drawing on individual strengths while learning to accept each other's help and support. It communicates the belief that together you will meet challenges you could never meet alone.[PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B], you have taken this time to learn about each other, to let love grow stronger naturally and patiently, and to invest in one another fully. You've shared laughter and excitement, and met challenges with curiosity and joint efforts.[PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B], you have both come here to become handfasted to one another. To pledge to yourselves and to your family and friends that you will continue to love and support one another, growing stronger together each day. Is this true?

• THE COUPLE ANSWERS, EITHER ONE AT A TIME OR IN UNISON.

[EXCHANGE OF RINGS/VOWS]

[OPTIONAL BLESSING]

OFFICIANT TO THE GATHERING

"[PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B], I pronounce you handfasted and partners in this life. Thank you for sharing this day with us, and may this bond continue to strengthen the love you already feel for one another."

1. THE COUPLE MAY EMBRACE OR KISS AGAIN, AND THE CORD OR RIBBON IS SLIPPED OFF FOR SAFE KEEPING.

2. A CONVENTIONAL ENDING TO THE WEDDING MAY FOLLOW, WITH THE COUPLE LEAVING TOGETHER, AND A RECEPTION AND CELEBRATION OR DINNER WITH GUESTS MAY FOLLOW.

Secular Ceremony

INVOCATION

"Dear friends and family, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the union of [PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B]. In the years that they have been together, their love for each other has grown, turning them into the couple you see before you. Now, they are ready to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife."

DECLARATION OF INTENT

"Do you [PARTNER A], take [PARTNER B] to be your spouse, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward?"

"Do you [PARTNER B], take [PARTNER A] to be your spouse, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward?"

RINGS/VOWS EXCHANGE

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT TO THE RECEPTION

"By the power vested in me by the State of [Georgia] and the Universal Life Church, I now pronounce you wed.Family and Friends I present to you for the first time [PARTNER A] and [PARTNER B]!"