Here are your choices with Ron for your ceremony. He will be marrying us in January. He seems to be very flexible with wording. we were not looking for a long ceremony and really really didn't want anything religous at all
The introduction to the ceremony, please choose from the choices below.1. We are here today to participate in a most joyous of occasions by celebrating one of lives greatest moments by acknowledging the wedding of Mindy and Michael.2. We are gathered here in the presence of God to join this man and woman.3. We welcome all of the honored guests of Mindy and Michael who have traveled here today to celebrate their wedding.4. Before we start todayâs ceremony we would like to recognize those who are here in spirit and are present in our hearts and minds with a moment of silence.Body of the ceremony From the very first days of your lives you have both set out on a journey, which has led you to this moment. And now we stand here today for the purpose of fulfilling your desire to unite in marriage. Here and now, you will take your marriage vows, exchange wedding rings, and make a total commitment to each other. Marriage is a covenant made in the hearts of two people who deeply feel that their lives are, and always will be, shared as one. This decision to marry is the most important and sacred commitment in life. Today when you Mindy and Michael, pledge to love and care for each other in marriage, you will create a bond, which will bind you closer than any spoken or written word. By stating your vows, you are effectively pledging to each other your love, friendship, loyalty, fidelity and trust: A promise that will take a lifetime to fulfill.LoveLove is an intense and fulfilling emotion. It allows you to share intimacy and experience feelings of tenderness and warmth. Love takes you out of loneliness and lets you share your life with someone with whom you can express your innermost feelings and thoughts. It was love that brought you together to this moment, to unite your destinies. Always remember just how important your loving relationship is. Cherish your love forever. FriendshipThe Friendship that grows within your love is a harmony of understanding and support. You are companion and confidant, consistently there for each other. Friendship in marriage is treating your lives partner with respect, as your equal. It is realizing that there is no one else youâd rather be with than the one to whom you are married, and knowing that even if you disagree, you will always be each otherâs closest and dearest friend.LoyaltyIn regards to loyalty, you must always be loyal to the one that you are marrying. âForsaking all Othersâ is an essential element of the marriage vows.FidelityFidelity is giving each other the exclusivity of your physical and emotional intimacy. In your faithfulness, you honor your union, and demonstrate love and respect for each other, and as such, heighten the level of your mutual esteem. All of these ingredients: Love, Friendship, Loyalty and Fidelity, are bound together withâ¦. Trust.TrustTrust is the single most powerful, and yet the most fragile quality in a relationship. It is the component that will cement your union, and will hold you together through the years. It must be strongly defended, for it can be easily shattered if dishonored. Never abuse each otherâs trust, if you lose it, you may never find it again. Guard it and your friend and life partner will always be at your side. The vows you are about to pledge, affirm without reservation, your mutual commitment to uphold within your marriage, love, friendship, loyalty, fidelity, and trust.The VowsPlease turn towards each other, hold hands and prepare to take vows.
Mindy, would you please repeat your vows after me?
I Mindy take you Michael, to be my lawfully wedded husband. To have and to hold from this day forward. In sickness in health, in good times and bad, and in joy or sorrow. I promise to love, honor and cherish you all of the days of my life.
Do you Michael take Mindy to be your lawfully wedded Wife?
Michael, would you please repeat your vows after me?
I Michael take you Mindy, to be my lawfully wedded wife. To have and to hold from this day forward. In sickness and in health, in good times and bad and in joy or sorrow. I promise to love, honor and cherish you, all of the days of my life.
Do you Mindy, take Michael to be your lawfully wedded husband? THE RING CEREMONYThe giving and accepting of wedding rings is an important and significant symbol of the wedding ritual. The Ancient Egyptians believed that love traveled to the heart through the vein of the finger of the hand. To them the unbroken circle represented lastingness, symbolizing a marriage strong enough to withstand the day to day pressure of life. Michael and Mindy when you place your rings on each otherâs fingers today, your rings will become ever present symbols of your mutual love, and of the vows you have made to each other today.
Mindy, please place your ring on Michaelâs finger and repeat after meâ¦.
Michael, I offer you my ring as a symbol of my love and vows that we have taken.Or
With this ring I thee wed.
Michael, please place your ring on Mindyâs finger and repeat after meâ¦.
Mindy, I offer you my ring, as a symbol of my love and vows that we have taken.Or
With this ring I thee Wed. Wedding Blessing. Chose from the list below.1. Indian Wedding BlessingNow you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.Now there will be no Loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other.Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years.May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth. 2. Corinthians:If I speak with human tongues and Angelic as well but do not have love. I am a noisy gong and a clanging cymbal.If I have the gift of prophesy and with full knowledge comprehending all mysteries, if I have faith enough to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.If I give away everything I have to feed the poor and hand over my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.Love is patient, Love is kind, Love is not jealous, It does not put on airs, It is not snobbish, Love is never rude, It is not self-seeking, It is not prone to anger.Neither does it brood over injuriesLove does not rejoice in what is wrong but rejoices with the truth.There is no limit to loveâs forbearance, to its trust, its hope, and its power to endure.3. Rose Ceremony (two single roses are required)In the past the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words âI love youâ. So it is appropriate that for you as your first gift as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose.Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In some ways it seem like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago your were holding one small rose, and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways a marriage ceremony is like this tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gift of life, one I hope that you will always remember, the gift of true and abiding love with the devotion of marriage.I would to ask that wherever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large or small, that you both pick one very special location to place a rose, so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot as a recommitment to your marriage, and a recommitment that this will be a marriage based on love. 4. The Art of MarriageHappiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage: The little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say âI love youâ at least once a day.It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship does not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objective. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in an attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an Angel. It is not looking for perfection in each other. It is cultivating flexibility, patients, understanding, and a sense of humor. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is not only marrying the right partner it is being the right partner. End to the ceremony and introduction of the Bride and groomAs you Mindy and Michael have pledged your vows, have consented to wed each other, and have consented this celebration with the giving and accepting of the wedding rings, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the laws of the state of Florida, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.It is with great pleasure that I present for the very first time as husband and wife, Mindy and Michael.Other Ceremony Options.The Unity CandleMindy and Michael, have decided to include a unity candle as part of their wedding ceremony. The two separate candles symbolize your separate lives, separate families and separate sets of friends prior to today. I ask that each of you take one of the lit candles and that together you light the center candle. Lighting the center candle symbolizes that your two lives are now joined together to one light and to one family. Sand CeremonyMindy and Michael, have decided to include a sand ceremony as part of their wedding ceremony. The two separate sand colors symbolize your separate lives, separate families and separate sets of friends prior to today. I ask that each of you take one of the jars of sand and pour it into the empty vase. (When they are done pouring the sand you say) I would like to ask you to shake the vase and mix the sand together. This means that your two families are now joined together into one family.Breaking of the GlassWe conclude this ceremony with the breaking of the glass. This tradition marks the end of the ceremony and the beginning of the celebration. The fragility of the glass suggests the fragility of human relations. The glass is broken to protect this marriage with the implied prayer: may your bond of love be as difficult to break as it would be to put together the pieces of glass. (the Groom steps on the glass).Family Inclusion CeremonyA marriage is usually viewed as the joining together of a man and a woman. In reality marriage is much more then this. It is the joining together of two families to create a new family. The new family is enhanced, but the old family is not diminished.As part of the family nature of this marriage Mindy and Michael wish to recognize and honor their children ( Names), and their importance to the family relationship. Confirmation Letter Please review the following information and make sure that everything is correct.
Date: - January 5, 2009 at 12 PMLocation: - Need Wedding Coordinator: - NeedRehearsal - TBA
Have your had a chance to read the wedding ceremony? I will allow changes to the ceremony but it must be submitted to me at the time that you agree to hire me and is subject to my approval. If you do not submit the confirmation letter, then it will be assumed that you will use my basic ceremony.
Introduction Selection ___
Ring Ceremony: ___ With this ring I the wed. ___ Ring ceremony I sent to you.
Wedding Blessing: ___ Corinthians ___ Indian Blessing___ Rose Ceremony ___ The Art of MarriageOther ceremonies ___ Unity Candle ___ Sand Ceremony___ Breaking of the GlassWill the bride be given away? ___ Yes ___ No If yes, by whom? ________________
By signing this âagreementâ, I agree to officiate your wedding on the date and time specified. Your signature is an acknowledgment that the information is correct and that you wish to hire me to officiate your wedding. I can only guaranteed my availability if this letter is returned along with the retainer of $100.00 to me within 30 days of receipt. The retainer is not refundable!
DH is Jewish, and I am not, and neither one of us is religious. We knew that we did not want a religious ceremony (I mean, we literally did not even want any mention of religion or God). Ron is a notary public and was able to give us the non-denominational service we wanted. He has a standard reading that you are able to customize to your liking. He has a very pleasant voice, and our guests made many comments to us during the reception that they really enjoyed him.
I am in awe!!!
Where are you getting married? We are getting married at the pavilion only 10 days before you 
