A Brief Marriage Ceremony / Elopement Ceremony

Declaration of Consent

To Groom: __________, will you have __________ to be your wife; to live with her, be faithful to her, and love her for as long as you both shall live?

Groom response: I will.

To Bride: __________, will you have __________ to be your husband; to live with him, be faithful to him, and love him for as long as you both shall live?

Bride response: I will.

Marriage Vow

Bride and Groom join hands

To Groom: Repeat after me:

I, __________, choose to take you, __________,
to be my wife.
I give you my love,
I share with you my hopes,
and I promise to be understanding,
forgiving, and supportive
as we grow together and as individuals.
I will honor, respect, and encourage you
in sickness and in health
through sorrow and joy
for all the days of my life.
This is my solemn vow.

To Bride: Repeat after me:

I, __________, choose to take you, __________,
to be my husband.
I give you my love,
I share with you my hopes,
and I promise to be understanding,
forgiving, and supportive
as we grow together and as individuals.
I will honor, respect, and encourage you
in sickness and in health
through sorrow and joy
for all the days of my life.
This is my solemn vow.

Ring Exchange

To Bride: Do you receive this ring with the full understanding of what it represents?

Bride response: I do.

--Groom places ring on Bride's finger

To Groom: Do you receive this ring with the full understanding of what it represents?

Groom response: I do.

--Bride places ring on Groom's finger

Pronouncement

Since you, __________ and __________, have:

* exchanged promises of mutual love
* and have declared your devotion and intent by solemn vow and the giving and receiving of rings

I now declare by the authority vested in me as an ordained minister of the ____________________ and according to the laws of the State of ________ that you are husband and wife.
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