Re-newal
of vows Ceremony
The actual ceremony is only 10 minutes long.
If you are having a professional photographer add another 30
minutes for photos afterwards.
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Today is a day of celebration. We are here, on this
Caribbean island, surrounded by incredible beauty to celebrate
life, love, and the beauty of relationships. But more importantly
we are here to celebrate the relationship of two people who
have come here to embark on an incredible journey and set sail
for a magical life together.
It is
true gift when you find someone in this world that you wish
spend the rest of your life with and marry. But it is a bigger
blessing when after years of marriage you look at this person
standing next to you and say you want to do all over again.
The beauty of this marriage, as you know, is that you will always
continue to learn together and teach each other, to open each
other to explore new ideas, to share life and bring out the
very best in one another. The two of you never lose your freedom
by being married because you become freer by being together.
Your worlds become larger and your options more abundant than
what would have been alone. What could be more beautiful? What
could be more fun?
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The Exchange of Vows
Do you, ( groom ), promise ( bride ) to continue to be forever
faithful and honest, to share with her your dreams and your
fears, to cherish her for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health and to be forever close in
your souls?
( groom ) :" I Do"
Do you, ( bride ), promise ( groom ) to continue to be forever
faithful and honest, to share with him your dreams and your
fears, to cherish him for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health and to be forever close in
your souls?
( bride ): " I Do"
*****
The exchange of rings
( you will take your existing wedding rings off before the ceremony
)
Let
these rings, which you are about to exchange, serve to remind
us that a circle is a symbol of the sun, the earth, and the
universe. A circle has no beginning and no ending. It is a symbol
of wholeness, peace and completeness. These rings are very special
because they remind us that we are individuals yet we are not
alone. Wear them to tell each other and the whole world that
you are in love with the very special person wearing the other
one.
( groom ), place this ring on ( bride )'s finger and while holding
her hand repeat after me.
I, (
groom ), give you this ring as a symbol of how happy you make
me and as a sign to all that you are the one that I wish to
share life's journey with. May you feel surrounded by my love
each time you look at your ring.
( bride ), place this ring on ( groom )'s finger and while holding
his hand repeat after me.
I, ( bride ) , give you this ring as a symbol of how happy you
make me and as a sign to all that you are the one that I wish
to share life's journey with. May you feel surrounded by my
love each time you look at your ring.
*****
Wedding Blessing
( bride ) & ( groom ), live your lives with passion, compassion
and
excitement … play… dance … make footprints
in the sand… sail in the gentleness of the winds…
climb mountains together… laugh together…cry together…smile
often ... make life magical and extraordinary … be happy….
be silly… rejoice in the beauty of life … and from
now on and into all of your tomorrows you will be partners in
love for life…remembering while sailing on the great sea
of marriage to always be each other's best friends.
*****
Pronouncement
of Marriage
Having
witnessed the vows you have just made to each other,
surrounded by your love, the sun, the tropical sea of the Caribbean,
by the loving grace of God, and by the authority vested in me,
upheld by the laws of the U.S. Virgin Islands, I now pronounce
you co-captains in life, best friends forever, and for the second
time husband and wife.
( groom ), you may kiss your bride.
xxxoooxxxooo
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