Renewal
of vows Ceremony
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?
*****
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