Hey ladies! I'm sorry I've been so scarce around the boards lately. Work has been nuts and I'm dealing with whooping cough right now. I don't recommend it.
Anywho, I just finished putting together our wedding ceremony and wanted to get the opinion of my lovely Pdub ladies. Honest opinions and I'm more than open to suggestions! Thanks in advance :)
*edit* I had to expand into the first post, and also I have NO ideal why some HTML is showing up?? sorry :(
WELCOME
Joshua and Halsey, you have known each other for 3 wonderful years, from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes to this moment of yes,
indeed, you have been making promises and agreements in an informal way.
All those conversations that were held riding in a car, lying in the hammock in the backyard, or during those days that you overlooked the valley
from high atop the mountains - all those sentences that began with “When we’re married” and continued with “I will and you will and we will”- those late night talks that included “someday” and
“somehow” and “maybe”- and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart.
All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of
saying to one another, “You know all those things we’ve promised and hoped and dreamed- well, I meant it all, every word.” Look at one another and remember this moment in time.
Before this moment you have
been many things to one another- best friend, companion, lover, motivator, motorcycle riding partner, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years. Now you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold
of life, and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, “this is my husband,” and “this is my wife”
The Blessing Of The Sea
Halsey and Josh, as we stand by the ocean, may your love always be as constant and unchanging as these never-ending waves that break before us, flowing
endlessly from the depths of the sea. Your love came softly upon each other's hearts, just as the sea foam lies softly before us, and just as there will never be a morning without the ocean's flow, may there never be a day without your love for each
other.
As the tides ebb and flow so to, do the fortunes of life. Footprints in the sand are washed away, driftwood moves on its endless quest for a peaceful harbor. Only a deep and abiding love can withstand the tides of
change in two lives.
Pledge yourselves to each other this day, and promise to be as faithful and dependable as the tide. Just as these waters nourish the earth and sustain life, may your constant love nourish and sustain each other until
the end of time.
HAND CEREMONY
As an expression that you are joined together in love - will you please hold each others hands, so you may feel the gift that you are to each other.
These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever.
These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch, will comfort you like no other.
These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief fills your mind.
These are the hands that will wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow and tears of joy.
These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it.
These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children.
These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.
Vows
*Still holding hands from Hand Ceremony*
Josh, do you take Halsey, to be your wife? Do you promise love to her, respect her and care for her, under all conditions and circumstances of life to be a faithful husband to her for the rest of your lives together? [I
do]
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Please repeat after me:
Halsey, I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you and to comfort you in
times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems difficult. I promise to cherish you and to always hold you in highest regard. I promise to support you and to be there for you, through
the good times and the bad. These things I give to you today, and for all the days of our life.
Halsey, do you take Josh, to be your husband? Do you promise love to him, respect him and care for him, under all conditions and circumstances of life to be a faithful wife to him for the rest of
your lives together? [I do]
Please repeat after me:
Josh, I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you
and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems difficult. I promise to cherish you and to always hold you in highest regard. I promise to support you and to
be there for you through the good times and the bad. These things I give to you today, and for all the days of our life.
