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The
Ceremony
We
are joyfully gathered today to witness and
celebrate the joining of two lives in marriage, Adam
and Ann have invited you to be with them,
and to rejoice with them in the making of this
important commitment. The essence of this
commitment is the honoring of another person in
their entirety as life partner, everlasting
lover, heart companion and soul friend. It is
therefore a decision which is undertaken with
great consideration and respect.
Adam
and Ann have come together in the hope
that the love which brought them to this union
may go out beyond itself into the lives of
others. Thus, we ask that the promise and hopes
of this union be realized. May you both be
granted the patience to listen, the capacity to
understand, the compassion to give comfort, and
the joy to laugh and to be yourselves. Let your
marriage make a home, where neither person is
ever lonely. Let it offer illumination and the
excitement of shared discoveries. Let it be
large enough to endure the difficult times. May
life's challenges bring you closer together and
may you always be able to turn to each other. |
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Adam do you take Ann
to be your wife and equal? Will you share your life openly with
her and promise to love, honor and stand beside her always, in
times of joy and times of conflict?
Ann
do you take Adam to be your husband and equal? Will you
share your life openly with him and promise to love, honor and
stand beside him always, in times of joy and times of conflict?
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A
circle is the symbol of the sun, the earth, the
universe, of wholeness, perfection, peace and of unity.
Like circles, your rings have no beginning and no
ending. They are symbols of the growing relationship you
have come to celebrate and confirm.
As
a sign of your faithfulness, place the ring on her
finger and repeat after me. I take you Ann as my
wife through all of the experience life holds for us, in
faith and love.
As
a sign of your faithfulness, place the ring on her
finger and repeat after me. I take you Adam as my
husband through all of the experience life holds for us,
in faith and love.
Having
heard the vows you have made to each other, witnessed by
these loved ones, by the power vested in me by the
territorial court of the Virgin Islands, I now pronounce
you husband and wife.
You
may now kiss the bride.
May
your love be a moving sea between the shores of your
souls. May the radiance of the promise you bring to each
other never diminish even as the ocean around us. Go now
in joy and live in present moment with gratitude as you
create your future together.
Family
and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hinkel. |
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