Rose Presentation Words

[Lisa1976]

I have heard from previous brides that there is something you can do within the ceremony which is done between the bride and the groom and its called something along the lines of the rose presentation.

i know it has the lines along the lines of:-

i give you this rose as a note of our love

and that he will give me a rose every anniversary and that we put them in a vase, but i can't find the words or the actually ceremony anyway.

Can you help me??

Lisa

 

[scarlett873]

when DH and i got married 2 years ago, i was obsessed with the site Ultimate Wedding . they have all sorts of really cool ceremonies/vows. is this the one you were talking about?



In the Rose Ceremony, the Bride and Groom give each other a Rose. Two roses are all that is necessary. The Rose Ceremony is placed at the end of the ceremony just before being pronounced husband and wife. In the old language of flowers, a single red rose always meant "I love you". The Rose ceremony gives recognition to the new and most honorable title of "Husband and Wife".

"Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other.

You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.

In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose.

Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In someways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, 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 gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.

_________ and _____________, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large and elegant home - or a small and graceful one - that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot both as a recommitment to your marriage - and a recommitment that THIS will be a marriage based upon love.

In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt by who we most love. It might be difficult some time to words to say "I am sorry" or "I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words.

That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this rose for the words which can not be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today.

__________ and ________, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage shall endure."



HTH!

 

[Lisa1976]

Thats not the one i was after, but the words are beautiful that could be a possibility.

Thanks

 

[scarlett873]

i found this one too...not really sure that this is what you're looking for either, but it's another option!


Rose vow

NOTE: The Groom will need to have a rose and the Bride will need a vase with water in it. Before the ceremony, the vase and rose should be placed in an easily accessible spot generally behind a lectern, for example. The best man, the Maid of Honor, or the Minister should get the rose and the vase just prior to this part of the service.

Minister: This is a day steeped in tradition, a time when we are surrounded by symbols: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Today, (Bride's Name) and (Groom's Name) begin a new tradition, a custom which now becomes uniquely their own.

Groom: (Bride Name) I give you this rose. Because it grew from a tiny seed, becoming stronger and larger until it burst into flower, it symbolizes the way my love for you has grown. (Groom gives Bride the rose.) Each year on our wedding anniversary, I will give you another rose. In so doing, I'll remember this day and renew the vows we've made.

Bride: (Groom's name), I give to you this vase of water. (Groom takes and holds it.) Because water is the one element without which we would perish, it symbolizes the importance of your love in my life. Each year on our anniversary, I will refill this vase, offering it to you as a symbol of my ever renewing love. (Bride puts the rose in the vase and they hold the vase together.)

Groom: Without water, the rose would die.

Bride: Without the rose, the vase of water would not be beautiful.

Groom: My gift is enhanced by yours, just as my life is enhanced by ours.

Bride: My gift is lovely because of yours, just as my life is better because of you. ( They hand the rose and vase to the Minister.)

Minister: On each anniversary, as you give and receive the rose and the water, remember with joy this day when you pledged your love and your lives to each other. May this be only the first of many cherished traditions in a home filled with happiness.

 

[Lisa1976]

Thats the one, thank you soooooo much!!

 

[scarlett873]

i found another one!!



ROSE CEREMONY

GROOM (As he hands his bride a long-stemmed white rose):
"_______, take this rose as a symbol of my love.
It began as a tiny bud and blossomed, just as my love has grown and blossomed for you"

BRIDE (As she places the rose into a bud vase filled with water):
"I take this rose, a symbol of your love, and I place it into water, a symbol of life.
For, just as this rose cannot survive without water, I cannot survive without you."

GROOM:
In remembrance of this day,
I will give you a white rose each year on our anniversary,
as a reaffirmation of my love and the vows spoken here today"

BRIDE:
"And I will refill this vase with water each year,
ready to receive your gift,
in reaffirmation of the new life you have given me and the vows spoken here today."

GROOM (As he and his bride join hands around the rose-filled vase)
"And so, this rose with be a symbolic memory of my commitment to you this hour;
I vow to be a faithful husband to you,
to comfort you, honor you, and respect you
and cherish you all the days of my life. "

BRIDE (As they continue to hold the vase together):
"And I commit myself to you,
to be a faithful wife,
to comfort you, honor you, respect you,
and cherish you all the days of my life."

 

[Lisa1976]

That one is good too, i don't know what to use!!

Thanks so much for looking for these, much appreciated.

 

[scarlett873]

you are very welcome

 

[tinkerbela]

rob and i did the rose presentation during our wedding. i loved it so much. it's so sweet and romantic. i think it's better than the unity candle. i would probably have been nervous and either accidentially blow out the flame or drop the candle. the rose presentation is just perfect for us. we had our officiant say the words and we repeated after him. it is definitely worth doing. the roses cost $7.50 a piece and they decorate them with nice mesh ribbon.

 

[Lisa1976]

tinkerbela, whcih rose presentation words did you use, who was your officiant and who did you get the rose from??

Sorry for all the questions!!