A brief moment in time and the stroke of the pen are all that is required to create the legal bond of marriage, but it takes a lifetime of love, commitment, and compromise to make marriage durable and everlasting. "True marriage begins well before the wedding day, and the efforts of marriage continue well beyond the ceremony's end. May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness and a home of warmth and understanding."
May you always be able to talk things over, to confide in each other, to laugh with each other, to enjoy life together, and to share moments of quiet and peace, when the day is done. It lives on the love you give each other and never grows old, but thrives on the joy of each new day. "True marriage is more than joining the bonds of marriage of two persons it is the union of two hearts. All those present have come to witness and celebrate your love and commitment this day - eager to a part of the story not yet told." The story of your life together is still yours to write. "_ and _ - Today you enter as individuals, but you will leave here as husband and wife, blending your lives, expanding your family ties, and embarking upon the grandest adventure of human interaction. Through your commitment to each other, may you grow and nurture a love that makes both of you better people, a love that continues to give you great joy, and also a passion for living that provides you with energy and patience to face the responsibilities of life." The possibilities and potentials of your married life are great and now falls upon your shoulders the task of choosing your values and making real your dreams. Today, as you join yourselves in marriage, there is a vast and unknown future stretching out before you. "_ and _, today you are surrounded by your friends and family, all of whom have gathered here to witness your marriage and to share in the joy of this special occasion. But the new relationship will continue to draw much of its beauty and meaning from the intimate associations of their past." The union of two people makes us aware of the changes wrought by time. For the ideals, the understanding, and the mutual respect which they bring to their life together had their roots in the love and friendship and guidance you have given them. It is fitting and appropriate that you, the family and friends of _ and _, be here to witness and to participate in their union. "We are here today to join _ and _ in a life of mutual commitment.
Today, as we create this marriage, we also create a new bond and new sense of family - one that will undoubtedly include all who are present here today." _ and _ have chosen you, those special and important to them, to witness and celebrate the beginning of their life together. With love and commitment, they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife." "Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the joining of _ and _ in marriage. We can and do, however, celebrate with _ and _ the wondrous and joyful occurrence that has already taken place in their lives, and the commitment they make today." "To all present I say: We are gathered here, not to witness the beginning of what will be, but rather what already is! We do not create this marriage, because we cannot. Through their time together, they have come to realize that their personal dreams, hopes, and goals are more attainable and more meaningful through the combined effort and mutual support provided in love, commitment, and family and so they have decided to live together as husband and wife.” "Dear friends and family, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the union of _ and _ in marriage. In the years they have been together, their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife."