| MINISTER: | Rev. LAKI KAAHUMANU |
| Ceremonies: | Religious Wedding
Ceremony Most Commonly Used Ceremony Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony Vow Renewal |
MAUI, HAWAII
MARRIAGE CELEBRATION OF
GREG AND BABETTE, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR MARRIAGE. THIS DAY YOU HAVE
CHOSEN TO AFFIRM YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WITH SPOKEN WORDS,
WITH PRAYER, WITH THE SHARING OF SYMBOLS, AND MOST OF ALL WITH
THE UP LIFTING OF THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
(VERSE BY THE SEA):
MARRIAGE IS A COMMITMENT TO LIFE... TO THE
BEST THAT TWO PEOPLE CAN FIND AND
BRING OUT OF EACH OTHER. IT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SHARING AND GROWTH NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN
EQUAL, A PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL JOINING THAT IS PROMISED FOR A
LIFETIME.
WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF ITS LOVE, MARRIAGE
ENCOMPASSES ALL OF LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT
RELATIONSHIPS. A WIFE AND A HUSBAND ARE EACH OTHER'S BEST
FRIEND, CONFIDANT, LOVER, TEACHER, AND LISTENER. THERE MAY COME TIMES
WHEN ONE PARTNER IS HEARTBROKEN OR AILING, AND THE LOVE
OF THE OTHER BRINGS HEALING AND STEADFASTNESS TO A STURDY FOUNDATION
THAT ALLOWS THE MARRIAGE COVENANT TO BE ESTABLISHED.
MARRIAGE DEEPENS AND ENRICHES EVERY FACET
OF LIFE. HAPPINESS IS FULLER, MEMORIES ARE FRESHER; COMMITMENT IS STRONGER.
MARRIAGE UNDERSTANDS AND FORGIVES THE
MISTAKES LIFE IS UNABLE TO AVOID. IT
ENCOURAGES AND NURTURES NEW LIFE, NEW EXPERIENCES; AND NEW
WAYS OF EXPRESSING LOVE THROUGH THE SEASONS OF LIFE.
WHEN TWO PEOPLE PLEDGE TO LOVE AND CARE
FOR EACH OTHER IN MARRIAGE, THEY CREATE A SPIRIT UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES, WHICH
BINDS THEM CLOSER THAN ANY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORDS. MARRIAGE IS A PROMISE, MADE
IN THE HEARTS OF TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, WHICH TAKES A LIFETIME TO
FULFILL.
(SHARING OF LEIS):
FOR THOSE OF US WHO CALL HAWAII HOME, THE FLOWER LEI
IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE FOR US, IT IS ALSO A SYMBOL
OF THINGS FRAGILE AND TEMPORAL. A FLOWER LEI WILL LAST FOR ONLY
A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT IS GONE. OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THE LEI WITHIN
THE SPAN OF ETERNITY. WE ARE HERE IN THIS LIFE FOR ONLY A BRIEF
MOMENT, THEREFORE LIVE WITH TENDER CONSIDERATION FOR EACH; LOVE ONE
ANOTHER; AND YOUR MARRIAGE WILL LAST. MAY THE LEIS YOU NOW
OFFER EACH OTHER BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE EARNESTNESS OF YOUR
LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
AS YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO AFFIRM YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER BY COMMITTING YOUR
LIVES TOGETHER, THE FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN LAID DOWN FOR YOU
TO BUILD YOUR RELATIONSHIP UPON; IS BASED ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
(SCRIPTURE READING):
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7,13 (LIVING
BIBLE)
IT IS WRITTEN, LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES
NOT ENVY, IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT IS NOT
RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO
RECORD OF WRONGS. LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES IN THE
TRUTH. IT ALWAYS PROTECTS, ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, ALWAYS
PERSEVERES. LOVE NEVER FAILS... AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN:
FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE.
GREG, DO YOU
WISH FOR BABETTE, TO BE YOUR WIFE? IF SO, PLEASE SAY, "I DO."
BABETTE, DO
YOU WISH FOR GREG, TO BE YOUR HUSBAND?
IF SO, PLEASE SAY, "I DO."
GREG AND BABETTE, DO YOU PROMISE TO LET YOUR LOVE FOR EACH
OTHER GROW? AS IT WILL, AS IT MUST; SO
THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME
YOU WILL RENEW YOUR ACCEPTANCE, YOUR
UNDERSTANDING; AND YOUR
TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER? IF SO, PLEASE SAY,
"WE PROMISE."
(MARRIAGE VOWS. BRIDE
AND GROOM REPEAT AFTER MINISTER):
AS YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO AFFIRM YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO ENTER INTO THIS COVENANT OF MARRIAGE, BEFORE GOD, AND THESE
WITNESSES; REPEAT AFTER ME, YOUR MARRIAGE VOWS.
I GREG, TAKE YOU
BABETTE, TO
BE MY WIFE. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU, AND CHERISH
YOU; I WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY STRENGTHS,
AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS. I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU, AND BE A FRIEND
TO YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
I BABETTE, TAKE YOU
GREG, TO
BE MY HUSBAND. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU, AND TO CHERISH YOU; I WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY
STRENGTHS, AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS. I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU, AND BE A
FRIEND TO YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER,
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
RING CEREMONY:
THE WEDDINGS RINGS ARE A SYMBOL OF
LONGEVITY IN THE MARRIAGE COVENANT. THE
CIRCLE OF THE RINGS SYMBOLIZES A NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LOVE
AND COMMITMENT WHICH YOU ARE MAKING. ALWAYS SEE THE BEST IN
EACH OTHER AND EACH DAY THAT YOU ARE TOGETHER, LET IT BE
FULL OF THE BEAUTY OF THE NEVER ENDING LOVE YOU HAVE FOR EACH
OTHER THROUGH THE SYMBOLS OF THESE RINGS.
(GREG, REPEAT AFTER ME
YOUR RING CEREMONY):
BABETTE, I GIVE THIS RING TO YOU, AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR HUSBAND, SO THAT FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL
NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED, TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU, IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE. AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(BABETTE, REPEAT AFTER
ME YOUR RING CEREMONY):
GREG, I GIVE THIS RING TO YOU, AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE. I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR WIFE, SO THAT FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL
NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED, TO HAVE YOU AS MY HUSBAND. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU, IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE. AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(PRONOUNCEMENT):
WE HAVE BEEN WITNESSES TO THIS SPECIAL DAY. THEREFORE,
I AND THOSE OF US HERE WITH YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED
THAT YOU HAVE BECOME HUSBAND AND WIFE, AND WE AND ALL OF YOUR
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS SHALL HONOR YOU AS THE SAME FROM THIS DAY
FORWARD.
(SCRIPTURE REF. TO HAVING YOUR LIVES BONDED TOGETHER):
RUTH 1:16 (THE LIVING BIBLE)-I WANT TO GO WHEREVER
YOU GO, AND TO LIVE WHEREVER YOU LIVE; YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND YOUR
GOD SHALL BE MY GOD; I WANT TO DIE WHERE YOU DIE, AND BE BURIED THERE. MAY THE
LORD DO TERRIBLE THINGS TO ME IF I ALLOW ANYTHING BUT DEATH TO SEPARATE US.
(PRAYER OF BLESSINGS IN
HAWAIIAN AND THEN INTERPRETATION):
IMAU AKU KALOKO MAI' KA'I O KA HAKU O IESU CRISTO ME
KEALOHA KEAKUA A MEKALAUNA PUANA 0
KA'UHANE HEMOLELE ME KA KO APA'U.
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE LOVE OF
GOD AND THE COMMUNION OF HIS SPIRIT BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU, MAY GOD'S FACE SHINE
UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU. MAY GOD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU AND
GIVE YOU PEACE.
(BENEDICTION):
GREG AND BABETTE, REMEMBER THIS DAY IN BEAUTIFUL LAHAINA, WITH JOY AND
THANKSGIVING, AND MAY YOU LOVE TO LIVE, AND LIVE TO LOVE.
NOW BY THE POWER GIVEN UNTO ME AS A MINISTER OF THE
GOSPEL AND BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; I NOW PRONOUNCE THAT YOU ARE HUSBAND AND
WIFE! YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE!
WHOM GOD
HAS JOINED TOGETHER LET NO MAN PUT
ASUNDER!
I PRESENT TO YOU
AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, MR. AND MRS. GREG AND
BABETTE GUZIK!
ALOHA E!
ALOHA E! ALOHA E!
THE MARRIAGE CELEBRATION OF
PHILIP AND RENETTA, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR MARRIAGE. THIS DAY YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO
AFFIRM YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WITH SPOKEN WORDS, WITH PRAYER, AND WITH THE
SHARING OF SYMBOLS.
(VERSE BY THE SEA):
MARRIAGE IS A COMMITMENT TO LIFE... TO THE BEST THAT
TWO PEOPLE CAN FIND AND
BRING OUT OF EACH OTHER. IT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SHARING AND GROWTH NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN
EQUAL, A PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL JOINING THAT IS PROMISED FOR A
LIFETIME.
WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF IT'S LOVE, MARRIAGE ENCOMPASSES
ALL OF LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS. A WIFE AND A HUSBAND ARE EACH OTHER'S BEST
FRIEND, CONFIDANT, LOVER, TEACHER AND LISTENER. THERE MAY COME TIMES
WHEN ONE PARTNER IS HEARTBROKEN OR AILING, AND THE LOVE OF THE OTHER BRINGS HEALING AND STEDFASTNESS OF A STURDY
FOUNDATION THAT ALLOWS THE MARRIAGE COVENANT TO BE
ESTABLISHED.
MARRIAGE DEEPENS AND ENRICHES EVERY FACET OF LIFE.
HAPPINESS IS FULLER; MEMORIES ARE FRESHER; COMMITMENT IS STRONGER.
MARRIAGE UNDERSTANDS AND FORGIVES THE MISTAKES LIFE IS
UNABLE TO AVOID, AND YET IT ENCOURAGES AND NURTURES NEW LIFE, NEW EXPERIENCES,
AND NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSING LOVE THROUGH THE SEASONS OF LIFE.
WHEN TWO PEOPLE PLEDGE TO LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH
OTHER, IN MARRIAGE; THEY SEEM TO CREATE A SPIRIT UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES, WHICH BINDS THEM
CLOSER THAN ANY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORDS. MARRIAGE IS A PROMISE,
A POTENTIAL, MADE IN THE HEARTS OF TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, AND THIS WILL TAKE A LIFETIME TO FULFILL.
(ALOHA TO YOU BOTH. WELCOME TO OUR ISLAND)
FOR THOSE OF US WHO CALL HAWAII HOME, THE FLOWER LEI
IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE, IT IS
ALSO A SYMBOL OF THINGS THAT ARE FRAGILE AND TEMPORAL. A FLOWER LEI
WILL LAST FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT IS GONE. OUR LIVES ARE
LIKE THE LEI WITHIN THE SPAN OF ETERNITY. THEREFORE LIVE WITH
TENDER CONSIDERATION FOR EACH OTHER, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND YOUR
MARRIAGE WILL LAST. MAY THE LEIS YOU NOW OFFER EACH OTHER BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
(THE HAWAIIANS HAVE A TRADITIONAL SAYING, HONI KA
WA'HA; KISS HER/HIM ON THE MOUTH).
PHILIP, DO
YOU WISH FOR RENETTA, TO BE YOUR WIFE? IF SO, PLEASE SAY, "I
DO."
RENETTA, DO
YOU WISH FOR PHILIP, TO BE YOUR HUSBAND? IF SO, PLEASE SAY, "I DO."
PHILIP AND RENETTA, DO YOU PROMISE TO LET YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER GROW, AS IT
WILL, AS IT MUST, SO THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME, YOU WILL RENEW
YOUR ACCEPTANCE, YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR TRUST OF ONE
ANOTHER? IF SO, PLEASE SAY "WE PROMISE."
(MARRIAGE VOWS. BRIDE AND GROOM REPEAT AFTER
MINISTER):
I PHILIP, TAKE YOU
RENETTA, TO BE MY
WIFE. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU, AND
CHERISH YOU, I WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY
STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS; I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU, AND BE A
FRIEND TO YOU, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER,
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
I RENETTA, TAKE YOU
PHILIP, TO BE MY
HUSBAND. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU,
AND CHERISH YOU, I WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY
STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS; I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU, AND BE A
FRIEND TO YOU, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER,
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
RING CEREMONY:
THE WEDDING RINGS ARE A SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY IN THE MARRIAGE COVENANT. THE
CIRCLE OF THE RING SYMBOLIZES A NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LOVE
AND COMMITMENT THAT YOU ARE MAKING. ALWAYS SEE THE BEST IN
EACH OTHER AND EACH DAY THAT YOU ARE TOGETHER, WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THESE RINGS, REMEMBER THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE
FOR EACH OTHER, IS FOREVER..
(PHILIP, REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR RING CEREMONY):
RENETTA, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE. I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR HUSBAND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(RENETTA, REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR RING CEREMONY):
PHILIP, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE. I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR WIFE. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS MY HUSBAND I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(PRONOUNCEMENT):
WE HAVE BEEN WITNESSES TO THIS SPECIAL DAY. THEREFORE,
I AND THOSE OF US HERE WITH
YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE BECOME HUSBAND AND WIFE, AND
WE AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHALL HONOR YOU AS THE
SAME FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
(PRAYER OF BLESSINGS IN HAWAIIAN
AND THEN INTERPRETATION):
IMAU AKU KALOKO MAI KA'I O KA HAKU O IESU CRISTO ME
KEALOHA O KEAKUA A MEKALAUNA PUANA O KA'UHANE HEMOLELE ME KA KO APA'U.
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE LOVE OF
GOD AND THE COMMUNION OF
HIS SPIRIT BE WITH YOU ALWAYS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP
YOU, MAY GOD'S FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND BE
(BENEDICTION)
PHILIP AND RENETTA, REMEMBER THIS DAY HERE IN
BEAUTIFUL LAHAINA, MAUI, WITH JOY AND THANKSGIVING. AND MAY YOU LOVE TO LIVE:
AND LIVE TO LOVE!
NOW THEREFORE BY THE AUTHORITY GIVEN UNTO ME AS A
MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL. AND
BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: I NOW PRONOUNCE THAT YOU ARE HUSBAND AND
WIFE: THEREFORE (HONI KA WA'HA)YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE!
I PRESENT TO YOU AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, MR. AND MRS.
PHILIP AND RENETTA SWANSON!
WHOM GOD HATH
JOINED TOGETHER. LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER!
ALOHA E! ALOHA E! ALOHA E!
Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony
THE MARRIAGE CELEBRATION OF
MICHAEL AND MAUREEN, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR MARRIAGE. THIS DAY YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO
AFFIRM YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER WITH SPOKEN WORDS, AND WITH THE SHARING OF
SYMBOLS.
(VERSE BY THE SEA):
MARRIAGE IS A COMMITMENT TO LIFE... TO THE BEST THAT
TWO PEOPLE CAN FIND AND
BRING OUT OF EACH OTHER. IT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SHARING AND GROWTH NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN EQUAL, A PHYSICAL AND AN EMOTIONAL JOINING THAT IS PROMISED FOR A
LIFETIME.
WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF IT'S LOVE, MARRIAGE ENCOMPASSES
ALL OF LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS. A WIFE AND A HUSBAND AREEACH OTHER'S BEST
FRIEND, CONFIDANT, LOVER, TEACHER AND LISTENER. THERE MAY COME TIMES
WHEN ONE PARTNER IS HEARTBROKEN OR AILING, AND THE LOVE OF THE OTHER BRINGS HEALING AND A STEDFASTNESS OF A
STURDY FOUND~ON THAT ALLOWS THE MARRIAGE COVENAT TO BE
ESTABLISHED.
MARRIAGE DEEPENS AND ENRICHES EVERY FACET OF LIFE.
HAPPINESS IS FULLER; MEMORIES ARE FRESHER; COMMITMENT IS STRONGER.
MARRIAGE UNDERSTANDS AND FORGIVES THE MISTAKES LIFE IS
UNABLE TO AVOID, AND YET IT ENCOURAGES AND NURTURES NEW LIFE, NEW EXPERIENCES;
NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSING LOVE THROUGH THE SEASONS OF LIFE.
WHEN TWO PEOPLE PLEDGE TO LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER
IN MARRIAGE, THEY SEEM TO CREATE A SPIRIT UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES, WHICH BINDS THEM
CLOSER THAN ANY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORDS. MARRIAGE IS A PROMISE,
MADE IN THE HEARTS OF TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, AND THIS TAKES A LIFETIME TO FULFILL.
(ALOHA TO YOU BOTH. WELCOME
TO OUR ISLAND)
(SHARING OF LEIS):
FOR THOSE OF US WHO CALL HAWAII HOME, THE FLOWER LEI
IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE FOR OUR PEOPLE, AND YET IT IS A SYMBOL OF THINGS THAT ARE FRAGILE OR TEMPORAL. FOR A FLOWER LEI WILL ONLY LAST FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT IS GONE. OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THE LEI WITHIN THE SPAN OF ETERNITY. THEREFORE, LIVE WITH TENDER CONSIDERATION FOR EACH OTHER; LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND YOUR MARRIAGE WILL LAST. MAY THE LEIS YOU NOW OFFER EACH OTHER BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE EARNESTNESS OF YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.
(THE HAWAIIANS HAVE A TRADITIONAL
SAYING: HONI KA WAA. KISS HER/HIM ON THE MOUTH).
(DECLARATION OF INTENTION):
MICHAEL, DO YOU WISH FOR MAUREEN, TO BE YOUR WIFE? IF
SO, PLEASE SAY, "I DO".
MAUREEN, DO YOU WISH FOR MICHAEL, TO BE YOUR HUSBAND?
IF SO, PLEASE SAY, "I DO".
MICHAEL AND MAUREEN, DO YOU PROMISE TO LET YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER GROW,
AS IT WILL; AS IT MUST, SO THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME, YOU WILL RENEW YOUR
ACCEPTANCE, YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER? IF SO, PLEASE SAY
"WE PROMISE".
(MARRIAGE VOWS. BRIDE
AND GROOM REPEAT AFTER MINISTER):
I MICHAEL, TAKE YOU
MAUREEN, TO
BE MY WIFE. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU; AND CHERISH YOU. I WILL BE A
COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS; I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU AND BE A FRIEND TO YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
I MAUREEN, TAKE YOU
MICHAEL, TO
BE MY HUSBAND. I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU; AND CHERISH YOU. I WILL BE A
COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS. I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU AND BE A FRIEND TO YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER; IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
RING CEREMONY:
THE WEDDING RINGS ARE A SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY IN THE MARRIAGE COVENANT. THE
CIRCLE OF THE RING SYMBOLIZES A NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LOVE
AND COMMITMENT THAT YOU ARE MAKING. EACH DAY THAT YOU ARE
TOGETHER, AND EACH TIME YOU LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THESE RINGS, REMEMBER THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR EACH OTHER; IS FOREVER.
(MICHAEL, REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR
RING CEREMONY):
MAUREEN, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE. I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR HUSBAND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE I FEEL SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(MAUREEN, REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR
RING CEREMONY):
MICHAEL, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE. I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO BE YOUR WIFE FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE I FEEL SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS MY HUSBAND. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU, IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
(PRONOUNCEMENT):
WE HAVE BEEN WITNESSES TO THIS SPECIAL DAY. THEREFORE,
I AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE
HERE WITH YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE BECOME HUSBAND AND
WIFE. THEREFORE WE AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES AND YOUR FRIENDS SHALL
HONOR YOU AS THE SAME FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
(BENEDICTION):
MICHAEL AND MAUREEN, REMEMBER THIS DAY HERE IN BEAUTIFUL WAILEA, MAUI WITH JOY AND
WITH THANKSGIVING. NOW, MAY YOU
LOVE TO LIVE, AND LIVE TO LOVE!
NOW THEREFORE BY THE AUTHORITY GIVEN UNTO ME, BY THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, I NOW PRONOUNCE THAT YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
THEREFORE, (HONI KA WAA) YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE!
I PRESENT TO YOU, AS HUSBAND AND WIFE MR. AND MRS.
MICHAEL AND MAUREEN SCHROEDER!
ALOHA E! ALOHA E! ALOHA E!
THE
MARRIAGE RENEWAL CELEBRATION OF
RONALD AND DIANE, WE HAVE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE YOUR DESIRE TO RENEW YOUR
MARRIAGE VOWS. THIS DAY YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO REAFFIRM YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER
WITH SPOKEN WORDS, WITH PRAYER, AND WITH THE SHARING OF SYMBOLS.
(VERSE BY THE SEA):
MARRIAGE IS A COMMITMENT TO LIFE... TO THE BEST THAT
TWO PEOPLE CAN FIND AND BRING OUT IN EACH OTHER. IT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING AND GROWTH NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN EQUAL; A PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL JOINING THAT IS PROMISED FOR A LIFETIME.
WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF ITS LOVE, MARRIAGE ENCOMPASSES
ALL OF LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS. A WIFE AND A HUSBAND ARE EACH OTHER'S BEST FRIEND, CONFIDANT; LOVER; TEACHER, AND LISTENER. THERE MAY COME TIMES WHEN ONE PARTNER IS HEARTBROKEN OR AILING, AND THE LOVE OF THE OTHER BRINGS HEALING; OF A STEDFASTNESS THAT ESTABLISHES THE MARRIAGE COVENANT.
MARRIAGE DEEPENS AND ENRICHES EVERY FACET OF LIFE. HAPPINESS IS FULLER, MEMORIES ARE FRESHER, AND COMMITMENT IS STRONGER. MARRIAGE UNDERSTANDS AND FORGIVES THE MISTAKES THAT LIFE IS UNABLE TO AVOID. YET IT ENCOURAGES AND NURTURES NEW LIFE, NEW EXPERIENCES; NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSING LOVE THROUGH THE SEASONS OF LIFE.
WHEN TWO PEOPLE PLEDGE TO LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH
OTHER, IN MARRIAGE; THEY SEEM TO CREATE A SPIRIT UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES, WHICH BINDS THEM CLOSER THAN ANY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORDS. MARRIAGE IS A PROMISE, MADE IN THE HEARTS OF TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, AND THIS WILL TAKE A LIFETIME TO FULFILL. (ALOHA TO YOU BOTH, WELCOME TO OUR ISLAND).
SHARING OF LEIS:
FOR THOSE OF US WHO CALL HAWAII HOME, THE FLOWER LEI
IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE FOR US;
IT IS ALSO A SYMBOL OF THINGS THAT ARE FRAGILE, TEMPORAL. FOR
A FLOWER LEI WILL ONLY LAST FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN IT IS
GONE. OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THE LEI. WITH IN THE SPAN OF ETERNITY. THEREFORE LIVE WITH TENDER CONSIDERATION FOR EACH OTHER, CONTINUE TO
LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND YOUR MARRIAGE WILL LAST. MAY THE LEIS YOU
NOW OFFER EACH OTHER, BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE EARNESTNESS OF
YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
(THE HAWAHANS HAVE A TRADITIONAL SAYING:
HONI KA WAHA. KISS HER/HIM ON THE MOUTH).
(DECLARATION OF INTENTION):
RONALD, DO
YOU WISH FOR DIANE, TO CONTINUE TO BE YOUR WIFE? IF SO, PLEASE SAY
"I DO."
DIANE, DO
YOU WISH FOR RONALD, TO CONTINUE TO BE YOUR HUSBAND? IF SO, PLEASE SAY
"I DO."
RONALD AND DIANE, DO YOU PROMISE TO LET YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER CONTINUE TO
GROW, AS IT HAS; AS IT WILL; AND AS IT MUST. SO THAT IN THE YEARS TO
COME YOU WILL RENEW YOUR ACCEPTANCE, YOUR UNDERSTANDING, AND
YOUR TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER? IF SO, PLEASE SAY "WE PROMISE."
(RENEWAL OF MARRIAGE VOWS. BRIDE AND GROOM REPEAT
AFTER
MINISTER:
I RONALD, CONTINUE TO TAKE YOU
DIANE, TO
BE MY WIFE. I PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU, AND CHERISH YOU. I
WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE MY STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS. I
PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU AND BE A FRIEND TO YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR
RICHER OR FOR POORER; IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
I DIANE, CONTINUE TO TAKE YOU
RONALD, TO
BE MY HUSBAND. I PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO
LOVE YOU, ONLY YOU AND CHERISH YOU. I WILL BE A COMPANION TO YOU. I WILL SHARE
MY STRENGTHS AND MY ACHIEVEMENTS. I PROMISE TO RESPECT YOU AND BE A FRIEND TO
YOU. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER; IN SICKNESS AND IN
HEALTH, AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
RING CEREMONY:
THE WEDDING RINGS ARE A SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY IN THE MARRIAGE COVENANT. THE
CIRCLE OF THE RING SYMBOLIZES A NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LOVE
AND COMMITMENT THAT YOU ARE MAKING. ALWAYS SEE THE BEST IN
EACH OTHER AND EACH DAY THAT YOU ARE TOGETHER, WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THESE RINGS; REMEMBER THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE
FOR EACH OTHER, IS FOREVER.
RONALD,
REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR RING CEREMONY:
DIANE, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE, I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE YOUR HUSBAND. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE, FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
DIANE,
REPEAT AFTER ME YOUR RING CEREMONY:
RONALD, I
GIVE THIS RING TO YOU AS A SIGN OF MY LOVE, I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE YOUR WIFE. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, YOU SHALL NOT WALK ALONE. I FEEL SO HONORED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE YOU AS MY
HUSBAND. I VOW TO LOVE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN THE COVENANT OF OUR MARRIAGE, FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
PRONOUNCEMENT:
WE HAVE BEEN WITNESSES TO THIS SPECIAL DAY. THEREFORE,
I AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE
HERE WITH YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE STILL HUSBAND AND WIFE, AND
WE AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHALL HONOR YOU AS THE
SAME FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
(PRAYER OF
BLESSINGS IN HAWAIIAN,THEN INTERPRETION):
IMAU AKU KALOKO MAI KA'I O KA HAKU O IESU CRISTO ME
KEALOHA O KEAKUA A MEKALAUNA PUANA O KA'UHANE HEMOLELE ME KA KO APA'U.
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE LOVE OF
GOD AND THE COMMUNION OF
HIS SPIRIT BE WITH YOU ALWAYS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP
YOU, MAY GOD'S FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU; MAY
GOD LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE. AMEN
BENEDICTION:
NOW BY THE POWER GIVEN UNTO ME AS A MINISTER OF THE
GOSPEL, AND BY THE LAWS OF
THIS STATE. I NOW PRONOUNCE THAT YOU ARE STILL HUSBAND AND WIFE.
THEREFORE (HONI KA WAA) YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE!
I PRESENT TO YOU AS STILL BEING HUSBAND AND WIFE, MR.
AND MRS. RONALD AND DIANE VERMILYE!
WHOM GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER. LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER!
ALOHA E! ALOHA E! ALOHA E!
