This is from Jimmy and Bobbie's wedding. They are happy to share it with you.
Minister: I ask you to look into each others eyes.
Will you honor and respect one another,
and seek to never break that honor?
We will.
[the ribbon is draped over the top of the couples' hands]
Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it?
We will.
[the ribbon is draped over the hands again]
Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union?
We will.
[the ribbon is draped a third time]
Will you share each other's laughter, and look for the brightness in life
and the positive in each other?
We will.
[the ribbon is draped the final time and tied together]
[Bride and groom], as your hands are bound together now,
so your lives and spirits are joined in a union of love and trust.
Above you are the stars and below you is the earth.
Like the stars, your love should be a constant source of light,
and like the earth, a firm foundation from which to grow.
[Untie the ribbon]
This is from another wedding. It is an excellent backdrop for handfasting.
Celtic Wedding Vow
by Morgan Llywelyn
You cannot possess me for I belong to myself,
But while we both wish it, I give you that which is mine to give
You cannot command me, for I am a free person,
But I shall serve you in those ways you require and
the honeycomb will taste sweeter coming from my hand.
I pledge to you that yours will be the name
I cry aloud in the night and the eyes into which I smile in the morning.
I pledge to you the first bite of my meat and the first drink from my cup
I pledge to you my living and my dying, each equally in your care
I shall be a shield for your back and you for mine
I shall not slander you, nor you me
I shall honor you above all others,
and
when we quarrel we shall do so in private
and
tell no strangers our grievances
This is my wedding vow to you
This is the marriage of equals.
Matthew 19:6 - So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.
Ordained minister Carol Schleich hosted an hour show of inspirational readings for the visually impaired for five years. She
is the youngest child of the late Rev. Ray Paul Alspaugh.
