Welcome Family and Friends

MINISTER:

Declaration of Intent:

You are here to witness a wedding. Today we unite __________ and __________ as husband and wife. What we do today is done in conformity to the laws of  South Carolina historical tradition of the act of marriage.

__________ and __________, you have requested that I marry you. Do you both do this of your own desire and free will?

GROOM & BRIDE:

We do.

MINISTER:

Do any of the witnesses know of any reason why we may not legally continue with this wedding?

WITNESSES:

“We do not.”

Vows

MINISTER:

Then let us continue. __________, if it is your desire to become the husband of __________, then repeat after me.

I, __________, take you, __________, to be my wife. In this moment, I promise before these witnesses to love you and care for you all of our days. I accept you with your faults and your strengths, even as I offer myself with my faults and strengths. I promise to support you when you need support and to turn to you when I need support. I choose you as the one with whom I will spend my life.

I, __________, take you, __________, to be my husband. In this moment, I promise before these witnesses to love you and care for you all of our days. I accept you with your faults and your strengths, even as I offer myself with my faults and strengths. I promise to support you when you need support and to turn to you when I need support. I choose you as the one with whom I will spend my life.

__________ and __________, you have shared promises in our presence. Do you have rings that you wish to exchange?

BRIDE AND GROOM:

We do.

Rings

MINISTER:

__________, will you give your ring to __________ and repeat these words:

I give you this ring as a  reminder of the promises we exchanged today.

__________, will you give your ring to __________ and repeat these words:

I give you this ring as a  reminder of the promises we exchanged today.

__________ and __________, you have exchanged your promises and given and received rings in my presence. By these acts you have become husband and wife. According to the laws of the state of South Carolina, I hereby pronounce you are husband and wife. You may now kiss.