Our Ceremony is going to take place at The Villa in the Madera Ballroom.
My aunt is a JP and will be performing the ceremony. We feel very priveledged to have her as such a huge part of our special day.
I wrote our ceremony using different bits and pieces of ceremony examples I found online. I feel like this ceremony is perfect for us and really reflects our feeling on marriage and for eachother!
My aunt is a JP and will be performing the ceremony. We feel very priveledged to have her as such a huge part of our special day.
I wrote our ceremony using different bits and pieces of ceremony examples I found online. I feel like this ceremony is perfect for us and really reflects our feeling on marriage and for eachother!
Our Wedding Ceremony
September 25, 2010
Friends, Margo and Robert have invited us here today to share in the celebration of their wedding.
We come together, not to mark the start of a relationship but to recognize a bond that already exists. This marriage is one expression of the many varieties of love. Love is one, though its expressions are infinite.
As many of you know, the bride’s father passed away in 2008 And in times like these, it can be more important than ever to honor love and family. I know Steve would be so happy to see Margo find the love she has with Robert. Although it would be easy for his recent death to make this a sad occasion, Steve would want to see you all so happy today, celebrating and full of joy. So today, let's remember how precious life is, and be thankful that Margo and Rob are creating a new family together."
It is fitting to speak briefly about love. We live in a world of joy and fear and search for meaning and strength in the seeming disorder. We discover the truest guideline to our quest when we realize love in all its magnitudes. Love is the eternal force of life. Love is the force that allows us to face fear and uncertainty with courage. But, you must "be of love a little more careful than of anything." For the giving of yourself in love is difficult: you must learn to give of your love without total submission of yourself. Therefore, in your giving, give your joy, your sadness, your interest, your understanding, and your knowledge–all expressions that make up life. But in this giving, remember to preserve yourself–your integrity, your individuality. This is the challenge of love within marriage.
Bride:
I, Margo Anne, take you, Robert Francis, as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not yet know, in all the ways that life may find us.
Groom:
I, Robert Francis, take you, Margo Anne, as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not yet know, in all the ways that life may find us.
Minister:
The circle is the symbol of the sun, earth, and universe. It is the symbol of peace. Let this ring be the symbol of unity and peace in which your two lives are joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, return unto one another and to your togetherness.
Groom places ring on Bride’s finger:
I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.
Bride places ring on Groom’s finger:
I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.
Minister:
You are mature people who have established individual patterns of living. Yet you have found not only a need for companionship, but the satisfaction of that need in each other's company. It is this love, based upon a responsible understanding, that will aid you in creating out of your two lives, a marriage and a happiness you will share together. Stand fast in hope and confidence, believing in yourself and believing in each other.
With all of that said, by the power vested in me, by the state of Massachusetts if is my honor and pleasure to now pronounce you Husband and Wife!
Robert you may kiss your bride.
Family and Friends, for the first time I give you Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bunker II
September 25, 2010
Friends, Margo and Robert have invited us here today to share in the celebration of their wedding.
We come together, not to mark the start of a relationship but to recognize a bond that already exists. This marriage is one expression of the many varieties of love. Love is one, though its expressions are infinite.
As many of you know, the bride’s father passed away in 2008 And in times like these, it can be more important than ever to honor love and family. I know Steve would be so happy to see Margo find the love she has with Robert. Although it would be easy for his recent death to make this a sad occasion, Steve would want to see you all so happy today, celebrating and full of joy. So today, let's remember how precious life is, and be thankful that Margo and Rob are creating a new family together."
It is fitting to speak briefly about love. We live in a world of joy and fear and search for meaning and strength in the seeming disorder. We discover the truest guideline to our quest when we realize love in all its magnitudes. Love is the eternal force of life. Love is the force that allows us to face fear and uncertainty with courage. But, you must "be of love a little more careful than of anything." For the giving of yourself in love is difficult: you must learn to give of your love without total submission of yourself. Therefore, in your giving, give your joy, your sadness, your interest, your understanding, and your knowledge–all expressions that make up life. But in this giving, remember to preserve yourself–your integrity, your individuality. This is the challenge of love within marriage.
Bride:
I, Margo Anne, take you, Robert Francis, as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not yet know, in all the ways that life may find us.
Groom:
I, Robert Francis, take you, Margo Anne, as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not yet know, in all the ways that life may find us.
Minister:
The circle is the symbol of the sun, earth, and universe. It is the symbol of peace. Let this ring be the symbol of unity and peace in which your two lives are joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, return unto one another and to your togetherness.
Groom places ring on Bride’s finger:
I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.
Bride places ring on Groom’s finger:
I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.
Minister:
You are mature people who have established individual patterns of living. Yet you have found not only a need for companionship, but the satisfaction of that need in each other's company. It is this love, based upon a responsible understanding, that will aid you in creating out of your two lives, a marriage and a happiness you will share together. Stand fast in hope and confidence, believing in yourself and believing in each other.
With all of that said, by the power vested in me, by the state of Massachusetts if is my honor and pleasure to now pronounce you Husband and Wife!
Robert you may kiss your bride.
Family and Friends, for the first time I give you Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bunker II
