KIDS INVOLVED IN MARRIAGE CEREMONY

Child ceremony 2

___ ,________ being parents has always been one of the most important parts of your Mom and Dad’s lives. They are so proud of you and of all your accomplishments. Today they are making a promise to one another, a promise that no matter what may happen good or bad, that they will always be there for each other. This promise they make, it is also a promise to you. They love you with all their hearts, and no matter how old you get or where life takes you, they want you to know that that’s forever. _____ will you make your family vow first?”

father repeats after me

­_______, I promise to be a good and faithful partner to you, and also a patient, loving father to _______, caring for and providing for them as my own. I promise to be
their strength and their emotional support, loving them with all my heart forever.”

mother repeats after me

_____, I promise to be a good and faithful partner to you, and also a patient, loving mother to ______, caring for and providing for them as my own. I promise
to be their strength and their emotional support, loving them with all my heart forever.”

Child Ceremony

OFTEN MARRIAGE IS VIEWED AS THE UNION OF TWO PEOPLEYET MARRIAGES NOT ONLY UNITE THE COUPLE, IT UNITESTHE FAMILIES. WITH THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF WHATA FAMILY IS IN TODAY'S WORLD WE ARE OFFERED UNIQUEAND WONDERFUL OPPOURTUNITIES TO SIMPLY INCREASETHE NUMBER OF LOVING CARING RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES.

WILL _______PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT:

_______ AND ___________, DO YOU BOTH PROMISE TO

PROTECT _____? WILL YOU ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST TO

PROVIDE FOR HIM, GUIDE HIM, LISTEN TO HIM AND MOST

OF ALL LOVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEARTS ALL THE DAYS

OF YOUR LIVES?  WE DO

Children Committment

___AND____ TODAY YOU ARE PROMISING YOUR LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER, BUT YOU ARE ALSO PLEDGING YOUR LOVE TO YOUR CHILDREN AS WELL, COMMITTING TO THEM THAT YOU WILL CREATE A FAMILY TOGETHER. __-AND___, YOUR PARENTS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THESE GIFTS TO YOU AS A SYMBOL OF THEIR COMMITMENT, TRUST AND LOVE.

DO YOU ___ TAKE ___AND___ AS YOUR OWN, PROMISING TO LOVE THEM AND CARE FOR THEM, PROVIDING FOR THEIR NEEDS, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL?

____: I DO

AND NOW __AND___ DO YOU PROMISE TO LOVE AND RESPECT ___, TO SUPPORT THIS MARRIAGE AND NEW FAMILY, TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING THEIR CHILDREN AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM IN YOUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER:

KIDS  I DO

 

SAND CEREMONY WITH KIDS

______ AND _____, TODAY YOU ARE MAKING A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT TO SHARE THE REST OF YOUR LIVES WITH EACH OTHER AND HONOR YOUR CHILDREN AS WELL.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP IS SYMBOLIZED THROUGH THE POURING OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS OF SAND; EACH REPRESENTING ALL THAT YOU WERE, ALL THAT YOU ARE, AND ALL THAT YOU WILL EVER BE AND ANOTHER CONTAINER FOR EACH CHILD.

_____ AND _____ WILL NOW COME FORWARD TO HELP US WITH THE BLENDING OF THE SANDS. THE GATHERING OF THIS NEW FAMILY WILL HAVE A DEEP INFLUENCE UPON THEM. WE REALIZE THAT IN ORDER FOR THE HOME TO BE A HAPPY ONE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THERE BE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THE ADULTS BEING MARRIED.

AS YOU EACH HOLD YOUR SAND THE SEPARATE CONTAINERS OF SAND REPRESENT YOUR LIVES TO THIS MOMENT; INDIVIDUAL AND UNIQUE. AS YOU NOW COMBINE YOUR SAND TOGETHER, YOUR LIVES ALSOJOIN TOGETHER AS ONE FAMLY.