Father, Son And Holy Spirit Wedding Ceremony
The Trinity is referenced several times in my adaptation of the wedding ceremony from the Book of Common Prayer. This is a lovely Christian wedding ceremony and vows.
Many of the other ceremonies offered in the Ceremonies and Elements section do not specifically mention the Trinity in order that they may be used for nondenominational and interfaith wedding ceremonies.
This adaptation has it's roots in the centuries old traditional wedding ceremony from the Book of Common Prayer.
This would be a fitting ceremony for your clients belonging to a Christian denomination that emphasizes the Trinity. If you are a Christian wedding minister you may find this ceremony to be a great fit in your wedding ministry.
Free pdf file of this ceremony is offered at the bottom of the page. Scroll to bottom for free pdf version.
Many of the other ceremonies offered in the Ceremonies and Elements section do not specifically mention the Trinity in order that they may be used for nondenominational and interfaith wedding ceremonies.
This adaptation has it's roots in the centuries old traditional wedding ceremony from the Book of Common Prayer.
This would be a fitting ceremony for your clients belonging to a Christian denomination that emphasizes the Trinity. If you are a Christian wedding minister you may find this ceremony to be a great fit in your wedding ministry.
Free pdf file of this ceremony is offered at the bottom of the page. Scroll to bottom for free pdf version.
Greeting
The Wedding Minister/Officiant faces the guests. The Bride and her Attendants stand to the right of the Officiant. The Groom and his Attendants stand to the left of the Officiant. The Bride and Groom stand facing the Officiant/Minister.
Officiant: Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in holy matrimony. The bond and covenant of marriage was established by God. Therefore marriage is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and deliberately.
Into this holy union ____________ and ____________ now come to be joined. If any of you can show just cause why they may not lawfully be married, speak now; or else forever hold your peace.
The Wedding Minister/Officiant faces the guests. The Bride and her Attendants stand to the right of the Officiant. The Groom and his Attendants stand to the left of the Officiant. The Bride and Groom stand facing the Officiant/Minister.
Officiant: Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in holy matrimony. The bond and covenant of marriage was established by God. Therefore marriage is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and deliberately.
Into this holy union ____________ and ____________ now come to be joined. If any of you can show just cause why they may not lawfully be married, speak now; or else forever hold your peace.
Invocation
Officiant: Let us pray,
O gracious God, we give thanks to you for your gift of enduring love and your presence here with us now as we witness the vows of marriage between ______ and ______.
Officiant: Let us pray together in the words our Savior taught us.
Officiant and People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Presentation of the Bride or Bride and Groom
Officiant: Who presents this woman to be married to this man?
Or Officiant: Who presents these individuals to be married?
The parent(s) or designated person(s) responds: I do Or, in unison: We do.
If the Bride has not already handed her bouquet to her Maid/Matron of honor, she will do so now, and her father gives her hand to the groom, he usually kisses his daughter and shakes the Grooms hand then he takes his seat. This Presentation of the Bride is optional and can be adapted to the situation or can be left out completely.
Charge to Bride and Groom
Officiant: I require and charge you both, that if either of you know any reason why you may not be united in marriage lawfully that you do now confess it.
Betrothal
Bride and Groom face each other holding hands.
Officiant: To Groom: ___________, will you have this woman to be your wife; to love together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, are faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
The groom answers: I will
Officiant: To Bride: __________, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
Bride answers: I will.
Officiant: Let us pray,
O gracious God, we give thanks to you for your gift of enduring love and your presence here with us now as we witness the vows of marriage between ______ and ______.
Officiant: Let us pray together in the words our Savior taught us.
Officiant and People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Presentation of the Bride or Bride and Groom
Officiant: Who presents this woman to be married to this man?
Or Officiant: Who presents these individuals to be married?
The parent(s) or designated person(s) responds: I do Or, in unison: We do.
If the Bride has not already handed her bouquet to her Maid/Matron of honor, she will do so now, and her father gives her hand to the groom, he usually kisses his daughter and shakes the Grooms hand then he takes his seat. This Presentation of the Bride is optional and can be adapted to the situation or can be left out completely.
Charge to Bride and Groom
Officiant: I require and charge you both, that if either of you know any reason why you may not be united in marriage lawfully that you do now confess it.
Betrothal
Bride and Groom face each other holding hands.
Officiant: To Groom: ___________, will you have this woman to be your wife; to love together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, are faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
The groom answers: I will
Officiant: To Bride: __________, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
Bride answers: I will.
Vows
Officiant: To Groom: Repeat after me.
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
In the name of God, I, ____________, take you, ____________, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Officiant: To Bride: Repeat after me.
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
In the name of God, I, ____________, take you, ____________, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Blessing of the rings
Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings?
The designated person gives the rings to the Officiant. Or in a smaller/simpler ceremony without a Best Man or Ringbearer the Officiant will already have the rings.
Officiant: Bless, O Lord, these rings to be a sign of the vows by which this man and this woman have bound themselves to each other; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Exchange of rings
Officiant: To Groom: ________will you take this ring and place it upon _____’s finger, and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Officiant: To Bride: ________will you take this ring and place it upon _____’s finger, and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Officiant: To Groom: Repeat after me.
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
In the name of God, I, ____________, take you, ____________, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Officiant: To Bride: Repeat after me.
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
In the name of God, I, ____________, take you, ____________, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Blessing of the rings
Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings?
The designated person gives the rings to the Officiant. Or in a smaller/simpler ceremony without a Best Man or Ringbearer the Officiant will already have the rings.
Officiant: Bless, O Lord, these rings to be a sign of the vows by which this man and this woman have bound themselves to each other; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Exchange of rings
Officiant: To Groom: ________will you take this ring and place it upon _____’s finger, and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Officiant: To Bride: ________will you take this ring and place it upon _____’s finger, and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.
____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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The Royal Wedding of William and Kate in 2011 was a traditional Anglican wedding ceremony from the Book Of Common Prayer. You can download the Royal Wedding Ceremony Program below.
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