Traditional Wedding Vows on the beach by Sun Coast Beach Weddings
Wedding Vows
(Guests stand up when bride and father are walking towards arch)
We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life's greatest moments, the joining of 2 hearts,
in this ceremony today we will witness the joining of _____________and _____________
in marriage.
Who gives this woman to this man? (father or family member says, I do.)
(the father hugs or kisses the bride on the cheek and shakes hands with the groom)
Today we have come together to witness the joining of these two lives. For them, out of the routine of ordinary life, the extraordinary has happened, they met each other, fell in love and are finalizing it with their wedding today.
A good marriage must be created, in marriage the little things are the big things;
It is never being too old to hold hands
It is remembering to say ,I love you, at least once a day
It is never going to sleep angry
It is standing together to face the world
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful
It is not only marring the right person it is being the right person
(If you have written some special words you would like to say to each , you recite them here.)
Vows (face each other and hold hands) Repeat after me.
I___________take you____________ to be my wife/ my partner in life and my one true love/
I will cherish our friendship /and love you today, tomorrow, and forever.
I will trust and honor you / I will laugh with you and cry with you / I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst/ through the difficult and the easy / Whatever may come, I will always be there/ as I have given you my hand to hold / so I give you my life to keep.
I___________take you___________to be my husband/ my partner in life and my one true love
I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow and forever.
I will trust you and honor you, I will laugh with you and cry with you / I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst, through the difficult and the easy / Whatever may come I will always be there , as I have given you my hand to hold, so I give you my life to keep.
__________and____________I would ask that you always treat yourself and each other with respect and remind yourselves often of what brought you together today. Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your marriage deserves..
When frustration and difficulty assail your marriage, as they do to every relationship at on time or another, focus on what still seems right between you, not only the part that seems wrong.
This way, when clouds of trouble hide the sun in your lives and you lose sight of it for a moment ,you can remember the that the sun is still there. And if each of you will take responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and happiness.
I do's
_____________do you take _____________ to be your wife (I do )
Do you promise to love honor, cherish and protect her, forsaking all others and holding only unto her forevermore ( I do)
_____________ Do you take _____________to be your husband ( I do)
Do you promise to love honor, cherish and protect him, forsaking all others and holding only unto him forevermore ( I do )
Ask Who Has the rings ? Put one ring on little finger and hold other ring with thumb and first finger and hold up for picture /give the rings to the couple.
(Repeat after me) groom holds wife's hand
I______________take thee____________ to be my wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, in joy and sorrow, and I promise my love to you and with this ring, I take you as my wife, for as long as we both shall live.
I______________take you_____________to be my husband, to have and to hold in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, i n joy and sorrow and I promise my love to you and with this ring, I take you as my husband, for as long as we both shall live.
To make this relationship work it will take love, this is the core of your marriage here today
It will take trust to know that in your hearts, you truly want whats best for each other.
It will take dedication to stay open to one another and to learn and grow together
It will take faith, to go forward together, without knowing what the future brings and it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both have pledged today.
(Sand Ceremony )
In the church we light the candles, but on the beach we symbolize the service with the pouring of sand ,would you please step over to the sand table, each of you have a vile of sand to be poured into the bottle in the center.
___________ and __________ you have just sealed your relationship by the giving and
receiving of rings, this is a pledge between two people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives.
( Pick up the separate containers and pour into the center container)
Today, this relationship is also symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers
of sand. One representing you ____________ and one representing you___________- and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be.
As these two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but be joined together as one.
(Step back to center )
Just as these grains of sand can never be separated, our prayer for you today is that your lives together would be blended like the seven seas and may your love swirl around each other like the changing tide.
By the power vested in me by the state of Florida. I now pronounce you man and wife,
you may kiss the bride.
(Guests all stand up)
I present to you Mr and Mrs _____________________
You can select our wedding vows adding special words you wish to say to each other (optional)
You can also bring vows you have selected or write your own .
The music for your wedding can be our traditional wedding music or any songs you care to use.
Call me with any questions you might have 813-996-2356 cell 850 395-3616
Have a nice day,
Virginia Sun Coast Beach Weddings
