First announce, "Welcome to _ and _ wedding!"
Please stand for the bride.
We gather here to unite these two people in marriage.
Their decision to marry has not been entered into lightly and today they declare their devotion to each other.
The essence of this commitment is the acceptance of each other in entirety, as lover, companion, and friend.
A good and balanced relationship is one in which neither person is overpowered nor absorbed by the other,
one in which neither person is possessive of the other, one in which both give their love freely and without jealousy.
Marriage, ideally, is a sharing of responsibilities, hopes, and dreams.
It takes a special effort to grow together, survive hard times, and be loving and unselfish.
(Have them face each other)
Do you pledge to share your lives openly with one another, and to speak the truth in love?
Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for one another, cherish and encourage each other, stand together, through sorrows and joys, hardships and triumphs for all the days of your lives?
Go now in peace and live in love, sharing the most precious gifts you have- the gifts of your lives united.
And may your days be long on this earth. I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may #### the bride.
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