Jason and Khalilah

Rapid City, South Dakota

Greeting

We have come together, family and friends, to witness Jason and Khalilah as they exchange their vows of marriage.  We share with them their delight in finding love with each other, and support their decision to be together from now until the end of time.

Presentation of the Bride

Who gives this woman to be married to this man? Dad, please respond I do.

Consent

Jason, do you take Khalilah to be your wife, to love, honor, comfort, and cherish from this day forth?  Respond “I do”

Khalilah, do you take Jason to be your husband, to love, honor, comfort, and cherish from this day forth? Respond “I do”

Address

Jason and Khalilah, this is a new beginning for both of you and I’d like to offer some gentle reminders to ease your life-long task of living and growing together:

Be kind to each other. And, when you disagree, do it respectfully. Be gentle and forgiving with each other. When you forgive, your hearts grow a little bigger, a little more understanding and a little more compassionate. 

Be strong, but be flexible. When you compromise, you both win. A rigid branch will crack when the wind blows hard, so be strong enough to bend.

Communicate with each other. Share the joy that’s in your heart and the sorrow that burdens your soul.  Open your hearts to each other and find the love.

As you exchange your vows, which will start you on your journey together, know that the love and support of your friends and family will go with you.

Vows

Khalilah, I take you as my wife this day and promise to be a true and faithful husband from this day forward, in all life’s circumstances, as we face them together. In the joys and sorrows, the good times and bad, in sickness or in health, I will always be there for you, to comfort you, love you, honor and cherish you, now and forevermore.

Jason, I take you as my husband this day and promise to be a true and faithful wife from this day forward, in all life’s circumstances, as we face them together. In the joys and sorrows, the good times and bad, in sickness or in health, I will always be there for you, to comfort you, love you, honor and cherish you, now and forevermore.

Rings

Rings are made precious by our wearing them.  They carry our meaning; they say who we are, where we have been, and where we are going. They become us; they reflect us; they are a symbol of our truest essence.  Your wedding rings are most special because they say that even in your uniqueness you have chosen to be bonded, to allow the presence of another human being to enhance who you are.  Your rings carry the potent double message:  We are individuals and yet we belong; we are not alone.  As you wear them through time, they will reflect not only who you are but also the union you are making; the fact that through the rest of your lives each of you will be imprinted by the other, yet as yourself remain.

Exchanging of the Rings

Khalilah, as the sign from my heart that I desire to live with you from this day forward as my wife, and that you may remember forever that I have chosen you above all others, I give you this ring as a sign of my love.

Jason, as the sign from my heart that I desire to live with you from this day forward as my husband, and that you may remember forever that I have chosen you above all others, I give you this ring as a sign of my love.

Pronouncement of Marriage

Because you have chosen one another, honored each other with the precious gift of rings and pledged to love each other for all the days of your lives, it gives me great joy to pronounce you husband and wife.  You may kiss your bride.

Presentation of the Couple

And now, to all the friends and family who have come to celebrate this marriage, I would like to present, for the first time anywhere, Mr. and Mrs. Jason and Khalilah.