Opening Words

We come together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to recognize a bond that already exists. We live in a world of joy and fear and search for meaning and strength in seeming disorder. We discover the truest guidelines to our quest when we find love in all its magnitudes. Love is the eternal force of life, it guides our internal compass. Love is the force that allows us to face fear and uncertainty with courage.

If the foundation of your union be the love you have for each other, not just at this moment, but for all the days ahead, then the hopes and dreams that you bring here today will stand strong. Resolve that your love will never be blotted out by the commonplace nor obscured by the ordinary in life. Communication is the mortar that connects people together.

Devotion, joy, and love can grow, but only if you share them together. 

With unhindered communication, you can talk and listen, trust and appreciate one another; respect and cherish each other's uniqueness, and support, comfort, and strengthen each other through life's joys and sorrows. May you promise to share hopes, thoughts, and dreams as you build your life together. Stand fast in that hope and confidence, believing in your braided future just as strongly as you believe in yourselves and in each other today. As partner, you are each other's lover, teacher, listener, critic, and best friend. But to be able to preserve your integrity as an individual, and respect their's within this partnership, this is the challenge Love teaches us in marriage. 

Question of Intent
Who gives their blessings to this union?
 (parents and/or guests say "we do".)

If anyone present can show just cause as to why this couple may not be
legally joined together, you should now declare it, or forever hold your peace. (silence)

The Vows
Stu, Do you come before this gathering of friends and family to proclaim your Love and devotion to Brittany, promising to respect her, and care for her in times of hardship as well as joy? Do you pledge to communicate your feelings and remain faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
X2

The Rings
From the earliest times, the circle has been a symbol of completeness, a symbol of committed love. An unbroken and never ending circle symbolizes a commitment of love that is as never ending as the cycles of seasons. As often as either of you looks at this symbol, I hope that you will be reminded of the commitment of Love to each other, which you have made today.

Stu/brittany please place the ring on her/his finger as a symbol of love, honor, and respect. x2

Candles
[Brittany] and [Stu], the two separate candles symbolize your separate
lives, separate families and separate sets of friends.
The individual candles represent your lives before today. Lighting the
centre candle represents that your two lives are now joined to one
light, and represents the joining of your two families and circles of
friends into one. I ask that each of you take one of the lit candles and that together you light the center candle.

Reflection
May your lives be ever intertwined, your love keeping you together. May you build a home that is compassionate to all, full of respect and honour for others and each other. May your home be forever filled with peace, happiness, and love. 

May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,

Every marriage needs the love, nurture, and support of a network of friends and family. On this wedding day, I ask you not only to be friends of Adam or Eve, but friends of the partnership between them.

Declaration
Before this gathering, Adam and Eve have promised each other their love and have given each other rings to wear as a sign of their deep commitment. Therefore I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.