A renewal of marriage vows ceremony can be for any
married couple that wish to celebrate renewing their marriage vows in a unique and
personal ceremony.
Often these renewal of marriage vows ceremonies are associated with a special wedding
anniversary, such as the tenth, twenty-fifth, fortieth, etc, but the ceremony is just as
appropriate for couples at any stage of marriage.
It is sometimes particularly relevant to those who
have been through a period which put a strain on their relationship and who wish to
celebrate their renewed commitment to each other.
Opening Prayer:
Let us pray, Dear Lord in the New
Testament you say that whenever two or more of us are joined in your Name
that you would be there also. We humbly pray that would join us now as _______
& _______
stand before you today to renew and reaffirm their vows of love and
marriage. Please be with them, bless them, and let this union continue to
endure and progress in the love they have for each other. Amen.
Opening Scripture: Ruth
1:16-17
“Entreat me not to leave you or to return from
following you; for where you go I will go, and
where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people,
and your God my God; where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if even
death parts me from you.”
We are gathered here today to
reaffirm the vows of love and marriage that exists between you _______,
and you _______.
Marriage is a most honorable estate
created by our Lord signifying unto us the union between a man and a woman..
So to may this marriage be adorned
also by a true and everlasting love that we pray shall continue through
eternity.
A everlasting love found in God's
Word. I will be reading from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8:
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Wedding Vows:
_______,
in taking the man you hold by the hands will you continue to have _______
as your husband and continue to live in this marriage. Do you reaffirm
your love for him, and will you love him, keep him, and honor him in
sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as
long as you shall live?
_______:
I do
_______
will you continue to have _______
as your wife and continue to live in this marriage. Do you reaffirm your
love for her, and will you love her, keep her, and honor her in sickness
and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you
shall live?
_______:
I do
Ring Ceremony:
Blessing of the Rings: The rings are
place in my hand. _______
places her hand over the rings, _______
places his hand on _______.
I will then bless the rings.
I will then hand the rings to each
of you.
I will then ask _______
to place the ring on _______
finger and repeat the following.
I give you this ring as a symbol of
my vow, with all that I am and all that I have I honor you, and with this
ring I thee wed.
I will then ask _______
to place the ring on _______
finger and repeat the following:
I give you this ring as a symbol of
my vow, with all that I am and all that I have I honor you, and with this
ring I thee wed.
I then give the charge:
_______
and _______
as the two of you both now reaffirm you love for each other and the vows
you made to each other _______ years ago today, I charge that you each
remember to cherish each other as special and unique individuals and that
you each respect the thoughts and ideas of one another. And most all be
able to forgive each other, and not hold grudges against one another, and
I charge that you live each day in love with each other, always being
there to give love, comfort, and refuge to each in good times and bad.
Amen.
The Declaration:
Since you _______
and you _______,
have now exchanged vows and rings, and have renewed your love
and faith for each other, it is my pleasure and honor to pronounce you
Man & Wife.
As your journey through this life
together continues, remember it was love that got you here, it is love
that will continue in your lives, and it is love that will can\use this
union to endure. I ask that you guard your heart and your love for one
another, and hold it tightly in your hearts.
_______
You
may now kiss your bride.
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