FULL WEDDING CEREMONY
1. PRELUDE
2. INTRODUCTION / INVOCATION :
Great day Ladies and Gentlemen, Brothers and Sisters, Today, we are gathered as a community to
witness the union of LAWRENCE & DESTINY
THIS 8TH day of AUGUST 2023.
As we remain standing and as we entrust this memorable and joyous occasion to our Heavenly
Father.
LET US PRAY :.
Our loving and eternal God, heavenly Father, we praise and Thank you for this wonderful time and place
that you have given to us all, especially to our celebrants __________ and ___________ of this wedding
ceremony,
Lord, you made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a symbol of Christ love for His church.
Lord, bless this day for ___________ & ___________ as they will make their vows and pledge their love
to each other, May their live always bear the reality of that love...
Bless also all who have come to participate and witness to this wedding, bless us all today..
We ask this through Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son who lives and reign with you forever and ever, Amen!!
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3. CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY :
Pastor : In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, And the earth was without form
and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep, And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters, And God said ; " Let there be light " ;
# May we have the candle lightning pls!
Cont. And God said it is not good for a men to be alone I will make him a help mate suitable for him, So
God made the women out of the man, And two become one.
4. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE :
( Congregation will sit down)
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of these
witnesses to join together ____________ & ____________ in the holy matrimony ; which is an
honorable estate, instituted by God, signifying unto us the mystical union that is between Christ and His
church.
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Into this holy state these two person present come now to be joined, If any man can show just cause,
why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his/her
peace...
( PAUSE FOR A MOMENT)
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Before God & these witnesses, will you ( Groom) __________ take ____________ to be your
wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, and
forsaking all other keep yourself only unto her, so long as you both shall live..
Groom : I WILL
Before God & these witnesses, will you ( Bride ) __________ take ___________ to be your wedded
husband ?
Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health, and forsaking all other
keep yourself only unto him, so long as you both shall live..
Bride : I WILL
5. GIVING AWAY OF THE BRIDE :
Who gives this women to be married to this man ?
( Bride parents will stand ) Parents : We Do
Pastor : Congratulation for having brought up such a good & responsible Daughter..
Song pls.......
6. CHARGE TO THE COUPLE :
( Couple will sit down )
_____________ and ____________ , Today you are proclaiming yourself to this Congregation your
commitment to one another to a never ending Unity & Companionship.
I charge you therefore, first of all, to consider that your promises to each other are made in the
presence of God who remember your pledge & who hold you Responsible for performing them.. They
must be kept inviolable before Him..
I charge you to make your home a place where you will have a refuge from the storm of life, not
only for yourself but also for others who must be your guest.
Recognize the Lord Jesus Christ as the head of your house, the ruler of Destiny and the object of
your deepest affection. If you do He will confirm your Marriage by His guidance..
7. EXCHANGE OF VOWS :
Now Let us hear their exchange of vows...
( Groom will you hold the hand of the Bride )
I ___________ take you ___________ to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward
for better or for worse for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death
do as part...
( Bride will hold the hand of the Groom.)
I ____________ take you ___________ to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day
forward for better or for worse for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish
till death do as part..
Song pls.......
8. RING & COINS :
This ring is a circle thing which symbolize your unending vows which you are taking now, which
will be broken only by death. As a token of your vows you will give and receive a ring..
# Prayer for the Ring:
Bless, oh Lord this ring, that he who gives it & she who wears it may abide in thy peace &
continue in Thy Favor unto their life’s end & through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen!
# This ring I give thee, in token & pledge of my constant faith and abiding love…
The Groom will place the ring in the Bride finger, then the Bride will do the same…
COINS : Let the Groom place on the hand of the Bride..
It symbolize the sufficiency of material possession that the husband should provide for the material
needs of the family.
# Let us Pray :
Bless, oh Lord _______________ and _____________
With sufficiency of material possession which this coins symbolize, so that they may use them to attain
eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen!
Song pls…..
9. VEIL AND CORD :
Accept now the veil place across your shoulder as an expression of God’s care & Protection over
you to indicate your willingness to be faithful in sharing of same with one another..
CORD :
Accept too the cord placed over your heads, a symbol of God’s immeasurable love binding you as
one United in Him, making love your goal as well as God..
Song pls….
10. PRESENTATION OF THE BIBLE :
( Best man will get the Bible from the Bearer &
Give it to the Pastor )
This book is God’s Word, a Light to brighter your marriage relationship, a guide to help you in every path
you thread, to instruct you in every context of life’s daily situation…
( Prayer for the couple )
11. MESSAGE : Rev. Roldan H. Mepaña
12. REMOVAL OF VEIL & CORD :
Song pls….
13. SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT :
( Sign the contract at Home Pastor )
14. PRONOUNCEMENT :
In as much as _______________ & _______________
Have freely consented to enter into this special contract of permanent union for a establishment of
conjugal home & family life, and have witnessed the same before this brethren, by virtue of the
authority vested in me as a minister of the Word of God and by the laws of this state, I now pronounce
you as Husband and Wife.
“ Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate.”
# KISSING THE BRIDE :
15. PRESENTATION :
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you :
MR & Mrs LAWRENCE & DESTINY OMOLON
16. BENEDICTION :
_______________ & _____________
Know that “ the Lord bless you & Keep you ; And the Lord make His face shine toward you & give you
peace.” Both now and in the life everlasting….
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen !!!
May I have the honor to turn over this microphone to our MC ! 00
