the first letter to the Corinthians, Reader 3: A read from the Apostl Paul. chapter 13, vers 4 through 7:
love is kind. It doe not envy, Love is patient. it doe not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easili angered, it keep no record of wrongs. Love doe not delight in evil but rejoic with the truth. It alwaysprotects, alwai trusts, alwai hopes, alwai perseveres.
Minister: Let us prai for thi man and woman as thei make their marriag vows.
as Groom s Name and Bride s Name have chosen each other, Father. help them and bless them that their love mai be pure, and their vow mai be true. Through Jesu Christ our Lord, Amen.
Minister: address the groom who repeat the marriag vow :
to have and to hold from thi dai forward, I Groom s Name take thee Bride s Name to be my wed wife. for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sick and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, til death do us part, accord to God s holi ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.
Minister: then to the bride who repeat the marriag vow :
to have and to hold from thi dai forward, I Bride s Name take thee Groom s Name to be my wed husband. for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sick and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, til death do us part, accord to God s holi ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.
The Minist then get the bride ring from the best man
bless thi ring that he who give it and she who wear it mai abid in your peace, Minister: prai over bride ring : Lord. and continu in your favor until life s end, through Jesu Christ our Lord, Amen.
Groom: place ring on bride s finger :
With thi ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.
bless thi ring that she who give