+ Simple

Welcome to all friends & family on this beautiful & joyful day. (Groom) __ and (Bride) __ have asked me to extend a very warm welcome to you on this their wedding day.

A good marriage is founded on respect, trust, love & confidence. We believe that those qualities, which have attracted you both to each other, can be best developed during a life spent together.

Who brings this woman to marry this man?

+ Simple Contemporary Welcome

On behalf of(Groom) __ and (Bride) __, I want to welcome you to (location of ceremony) on this special and meaningful day.

+ Short & Sweet

Welcome/Consent

We are here today to celebrate the miracle of love. (Groom’s full name) __ and (Bride’s full name) __ have found that miracle in each other and now desire to share their love all the days of their lives.

Are both of you willing to give your hand to the one whose heart you hold?

(Both answer): Yes, we are.

Who presents (Bride) __ to be married to (Groom) __?

(The Escort shall say): Her Mother and I or I do or We do or Her family or other.

(Bride gives bouquet to Maid of Honor.)

+ Contemporary

Welcome/Consent Friends and family of the Bride and Groom, we are here today because love has gathered us together. On this day, (Groom’s full name) __ and (Bride’s full name) __ will pledge their lives as one, and commit themselves to each other forever in marriage. (Groom) __ and (Bride) __, there are no obligations on earth more sweet or tender than those you are about to assume. There are no vows more solemn than those you are about to make. There is no human institution more sacred than that of the home you are about to establish. Marriage is the holiest of all earthly relationships. Yes, marriages are made in heaven, but they have to be maintained here on earth. May you see that your love is truly a gift from God. And may your marriage be such that all will know of your deep love for one another, as well as for God, the One who brought you together.

(Groom) __, will you have (Bride) __ to be your wife, to live together in the bonds of marriage? Will you commit yourself completely to her and her alone? And will you promise to love her, care for her, and stand by her through all that life may bring, as long as you both shall live?

(The Groom shall say): I will.

And (Bride) __, will you have (Groom) __ to be your husband, to live together in the bonds of marriage? Will you commit yourself completely to him and him alone? And will you promise to love him, care for him, and stand by him through all that life may bring, as long as you both shall live?

(The Bride shall say): I will.

Who presents (Bride) __ to be married to (Groom) __?

(The Escort shall say): Her Mother and I or I do or We do or Her family or other.

(Bride gives bouquet to Maid of Honor.)

+ Civil

Welcome/Consent

Love is a miraculous gift, and a wedding is a celebration of that gift. We have come here today to celebrate this gift of love, and to add our best wishes and blessings to the words that shall unite (Groom’s full name) __ and (Bride’s full name) __ in the bonds of marriage. What you promise to each other today must be renewed again tomorrow and every day that follows. At the end of this ceremony, legally you will husband and wife. Still, you must decide each and every day to commit yourselves to one another. Make such a decision, and keep on making it, for the most important thing in life is to love and to be loved.

(Groom) __ and (Bride) __, do you come here of your own free will, accompanied by your family’s blessings, to be united as husband and wife forevermore?

(Both answer): I do.

Who presents (Bride) __ to be married to (Groom) __?

(The Escort shall say): Her Mother and I or I do or We do or Her family or other.

(Bride gives bouquet to Maid of Honor.)

+ Traditional

We welcome all of you here today as we have gathered together in the presence of God and these witnesses to join (Groom’s full name) __ and (Bride’s full name) __ in holy matrimony. Marriage is a gift, a gift from God, given to us so that we might experience the joys of unconditional love with a lifelong partner. God designed marriage to be an intimate relationship between a man and a woman----mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Just as the two of you make vows to one another today, God also made vows to you and me that show how much He loves and cares for each one of us. Listen to these vows God made that are recorded for us in His Word: “I will betroth you to myself forever in lawful wedlock with unfailing devotion and love; I will commit myself to you, to have and to hold, and you shall know the Lord.”

(Groom) __ and (Bride) __, because your deep love for each other comes from God above, this is a sacred moment, and it is with great reverence that I now ask you to declare your intent.

(Groom)__, do you take (Bride) __ to be your wedded wife, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, remain faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

(The Groom shall say): I do.

And (Bride) __, do you take (Groom) __ to be your wedded husband, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, remain faithful to him as long as you both shall live?

(The Bride shall say): I do.

Who gives (Bride) __ to be married to (Groom) __?

(The Escort shall say): Her Mother and I or I do or We do or Her Family or other.

(Bride gives bouquet to Maid of Honor).