Wedding Ceremony Script

Creating your ceremony

Determining your wedding ceremony script will create a true reflection of both you and your partner, your values, and what brings meaning and purpose to your life together.

Many suggestions are provided to help you construct your wedding ceremony. These suggestions are for each element of the wedding ceremony.

Reviewing and personally selecting the words that will be spoken during the ceremony will reflect how you envision and express your life together. Your wedding ceremony script will make this portion of your wedding very personal.

Be sure to review your choices with your wedding officiant. Many wedding officiants will already have a preference in wording for each section of the ceremony. Determine well in advance if there is agreement regarding the selections that you have chosen. This may help you determine who you wish to officiate at your wedding.

Be creative in selecting what will be said during your wedding ceremony

After clicking on the links below ask yourself

Do any of these suggestions resonate with me? Will my wedding officiant be support of the selections that I am considering? In what areas am I willing to compromise?

Select your wedding ceremony script

Each of the following links is a component of the wedding ceremony. Each component has several wedding ceremony script options. The sections are presented in sequential order and mirrors how the ceremony will flow.

Review each section of the wedding ceremony.

Determine if the suggested wording is in keeping with how you wish your love, relationship, and faith to be expressed.

Share this information with your wedding officiant to determine if you and your proposed officiant are aligned.

Click on each section to create your wedding ceremony script

The following are highlights only of each section

The wedding processional

The processional and entrance
The traditional processional order
Things to consider
Let there be music

Welcoming your guests

Welcome to this day of celebration
The love of God is good, and His favor is upon us
The congregational blessing
To all who have travelled
We have come together in this place to share joy
What brings two people together
Dear friends, you and I are privileged
Jordan and Chris have invited us

How to include your guests

Five ways to include your guests
Hand muff warmers in winter; fans in summer
Good wishes basket
Dear friends and family

Readings, poetry and Holy writings

Poetry of Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Rainer Maria Rilke and more
Spirituality of Gibran and Saint Francis
Scripture from the Holy Bible

The opening reflection and acknowledgment

Our senses are filled with the delights of your creation: its fragrance, color, music, and the touch of friends. Let us taste today the joy and delight of this time that has been set aside for (Bride and Groom).

The charge or central message

The dance
The journey
The garden
Wings toward discovery
Your marriage song

Presenting the bride, groom or couple

Who has raised you, provided for you, and loved you, and who has stood with you, and stands with you today

The intentions

Preface to the vows

On their own, they are meaningless, but when rooted in your love, your determination, your passion, and your kindness, they are the strongest force in the world.

Wedding vows

The blessing

Blessings convey intimacy and sacredness.

Blessings speak of commendation, appreciation and gratitude in a manner that conveys the highest levels of sincerity.

Blessings speak of that which is of the highest value in life, less about tangible possessions, and more about the elements and value of a virtuous life.

Blessings speak to both the present and the future being joyful for the present, and hopeful for that which is to come.

Blessings express active, rather than passive commitment giving a sense of truth and substance to the occasion.