Family and Friends of Lynn and Nicole, welcome to their wedding ceremony this evening in beautiful Los Cabos. We are gathered here today in the presence of God to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love and to add our best wishes and blessings to the words which will unite Lynn and Nicole.
The fact that we are all here with you as you make this commitment, even though long overdue, is because we celebrate your relationship and love for one another. You two are perfect together. Nearly ten years ago Tracy said it best “Lynn and Nicole will always be together.”
Lynn and Nicole would like to take a moment to remember family members and friends who are no longer with us. Even though they are not sitting in a chair today, they are here in spirit and their presence can be felt. May the memories of those who’ve gone before us brighten this day and warm our hearts.
And so it is – that Lynn and Nicole present themselves today surrounded by the people they love the most.
Heavenly Father, we humbly bow before you today praising You, Lord, and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we ask for your blessings upon Lynn and Nicole, as we celebrate this momentous occasion in their lives. Grant them happiness and contentment, as their two lives become one, as you create their holy bond and as they explore the depths of their love for one another. Bless their families and friends whom have supported, strengthened and showed up for them throughout their lives. Bless their home as a place of love and of peace. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.
When you think of the probabilities how else can you explain these two souls coming together if not divine influence?
Lynn – Nicole adores that inside your tough exterior, you are a kind hearted, thoughtful person who put others needs before your own. You have been her best friend, partner, teacher and biggest fan. She loves your cheesy, sometime inappropriate inside jokes. She is attracted to Your outgoing personality and drive for success. The adventures and travel you two share bring joy and amazing memories to her heart. Most importantly… she cannot survive without your cooking!
Nicole – Lynn loves your intellect, your determination, that you live your truth, your beautiful smile and your love for him. He appreciates that you are self-reliant and that you can be silly yet serious, that you don’t let the negative events in life get to you. Your purpose, drive and sense of humor intersects perfectly with his.
The joining of two souls as husband and wife is a commitment like no other. It offers opportunities for sharing and for personal growth that no other human relationship can equal. A husband and wife are each other’s best friends, confidants, lovers, teachers, listeners and critics. The bond between a husband and wife deepens and enriches every facet of life. Marriage also encourages new life and new experiences, and finds new ways of expressing love through the ups and downs of life. As your journey continues together, now as husband and wife, I would ask you both remember to always treat each other with respect, always make time to listen to one another, and remind yourself often of what brought you here today. Love.
As your lives continue to interweave as one, remember that it is love that brought you here. It is love that has made this union, and it is love that will cause this union to endure.
Today, you are taking into your care the happiness of the person in this world whom you love with all your heart. You are giving yourself, your life, and your love, to the one who loves you with all their heart. Remember that, to the whole world, you may be one person, but to one person you are the whole world.
Please face each other and join hands.
Nicole, do you come here freely and without reservation to give yourself to Lynn in Marriage?
Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect him, forsaking all others and holding only to him forevermore?
(“I do”)
Lynn, do you come here freely and without reservation to give yourself to Nicole in Marriage?
Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect here, forsaking all others and holding only to her for evermore?
(“I do”)
Ring Ceremony-Blessing of the Rings
The wedding ring is a circle that has no end, and symbolizes that never-ending love that exists between you. The ring is a symbol of purity of your love for one another and represents the riches that reside in each of you. May these rings always reflect the light of you throughout your life together. May they serve as a seal of the vows Lynn and Nicole have made to one another.
Lord Jesus Christ please Bless these rings and this couple – may they live everlong in harmony.
Lynn please repeat after me:
Nicole, I give you this ring. / Wear it with love and joy. / As this ring has no end / neither shall my love for you. / I choose you to be my wife / this day and forevermore.
Nicole please repeat after me:
Lynn, This ring I give you / in token of my love and devotion, / and with my heart, / I pledge to you all that I am. / With this ring, I marry you / and join my life to yours.
May love and good health surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years. May love and happiness be your companion and may your days together be good and long upon the earth. May your love for one another and your love of God be the foundation of everything you do forevermore.
Sand Ceremony
Lynn and Nicole, you have just sealed your relationship by the exchange of rings and the pledge between you to commit yourselves to one another throughout your lives.
Today, this relationship is also symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand. One, representing you, Lynn and One Representing you Nicole and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be.
As these two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one.
Just as these grains of sand can never be separated, our prayer for you today is that your lives together would be blended like the seven seas and may your love swirl around each other like the changing tides.
Pronouncement
Lynn and Nicole I now pronounce you… Husband & Wife.
Lynn, you may kiss your BRIDE!!.
