Blessing the Marriage
The Blessing of the Marriage
May you always share with each other the gifts of love and be one in heart and always beautiful of mind. And may you always create a home together that puts in your hearts, love, generosity and kindness.
Selection #2
We rejoice in the grace of this moment of giving and receiving of the heart, of the miracle of love expressed on earth. May these two loving people be a blessing and inspiration to each other and to all those close to them.
May they share each other’s joys, sorrows, achievements and dreams in their life’s adventure and journey together.
May their sensitivity and understanding for one another deepen, and may they nurture and support one another through all growth and all challenges.
May they maintain and strengthen their respect and honor for each other’s individuality while holding in their hearts the truth and the power of this union.
May patience and understanding be theirs in vast resources to call upon, and may forgiveness always be a natural expression of their love for each other and for all those in their lives.
We now ask a blessing of happiness upon ____ and ____, and may they share their happiness with all those whose lives they touch.
Selection #3
______ and _____, may this be the love that you bring into this relationship and may its essence touch all those with whom you come in contact. Just as the waters touch and nourish the many shores of the earth, may your love be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Love enriches each part of life and marriage enriches love. Your lives, shared in love, can hold more fulfillment and happiness than either life alone. Love is the reason this day was chosen by you to begin you lives together and love is the reason you will give with all your hearts for the good of each other. Love is the reason that together you will become one; one in hope; one in believing; one in sharing the coming years.
Selection #4
______ and _____, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, may it be the love that brought you here today. It is only love which can make it a glorious union, and by love which your marriage shall endure. Today your separate lives with your individual memories, desires, and hopes merge into one. You are now taking into your care and keeping the happiness of the one person in the entire world whom you love above all others. You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust as well. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and to share love. May you be a blessing and comfort to each other, sharers of each others dreams, conscience of each other’s sorrows, helpers to each other in all of life’s challenges. May you encourage each other in whatever you set out to achieve. May you trust each other, trust life and be unafraid. May you love each other and offer love and support to those around you. May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you patience, tolerance, and understanding.
Selection #5
Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship, as they threaten all relationships at one
time or another, remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives --
remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together,
it will be marked by abundance and delight.
Selection #6
You have promised your love to each other, formalizing the existence of the bond between you, and you have exchanged vows and symbols of love before God and this community. From now on each of your will see your own experiences in a new light as your life together unfolds. May you have courage to love each other and all others on this earth, not only as you are now but as you are yet to be. Let all others honor your decision.
Selection #7
______ and ______,
God bless you and guide you in your faithful commitment to one another.
God defend you and shelter you in your tender love for one another.
God uphold you in all life’s challenges, and shower you with all life’s rewards,
That you always find strength and delight in each other, and grow in love until your life’s end. Amen.
Blessing for a Marriage By James Dillet Freeman
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements
a marriage should bring,
and may life grant you also patience, tolerance and understanding.
May you always need one another
not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness.
A mountain needs a valley to be complete;
the valley does not make the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it.
So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another,
and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!"
and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take
the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence
no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side,
and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities.
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
Thank You, God,
for Your presence here with us
and Your blessing on this marriage.
Amen.
An Irish Blessing for Weddings
May the Road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.
May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips,
A twinkle from your eye.
And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.
May the gracious God hold you both
in the palm of His hands.
And, today, may the Spirit of Love
find a dwelling place in your hearts.
What God has put together let no man take apart.
Irish Blessing
May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
God keep you safe,
God keep you warm
God keep you and Yours from all harm.
May He bless your Kith and kin,
The hearth, the house
And all within.
There's the joy of dear Killarney
In these blessings meant for you,
There's a bit of Irish blarney,
There's a touch of magic, too.
There's a hope that love and laughter
Will steal your heart away
And a prayer that all you're wishing
God grant you and yours today.
Irish Blessing #3
May you always have...
Walls for the winds
A roof for the rain
Tea beside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
Those you love near you
And all your heart might desire
May joy and peace surround you,
contentment latch your door,
and happiness be with you now
and bless you evermore!
Irish Blessing #4
May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul
With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,
Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean
Sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you,
And as you walk the roads,
May you always have a kind word
for those you meet.
Irish Blessing #5
May the blessing of light be upon you,
Light on the outside, Light on the inside.
With God's sunlight shining on you,
May your heart glow with warmth,
Like a turf fire that welcomes friends and strangers alike.
May the light of the Lord shine from your eyes,
Like a candle in the window,
Welcoming the weary traveller.
Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2009/02/Irish-Blessings-for-Luck.aspx?p=4#ixzz1buf44MEj
Italian Blessing
There are three beautiful things in life: birth, love, and this day. Best wishes and good fortune to you, ___ and ____, for all of your life.
Chinese Blessing
May your two hearts and two souls be united for one hundred years of eternity.
Wampanoag Indian
May the Great Spirit protect you, keep you together, and sustain your love for Mother Earth.
Gaelic Blessing
Deep Peace of the running wave to you.
Deep Peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep Peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep Peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep Peace of the spirit of peace to you.
Eskimo love song
“You are my husband. . .
you are my wife. . .
My legs run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes shall see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love because of you.”
Native American:
May the sun bring you new energies by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away any worries you may have,
And the breeze blow new strength into your being,
And then, all the days of your life,
May you walk gently through the world,
And know its beauty and yours.
Bride and Groom Blessing
May you be generous and giving with each other.
May your sense of humor and playful spirit always continue to enliven your relationship.
May you always respect the diversity of humankind.
May you act with compassion to those less fortunate and with responsibility to the communities of which you are a part.
May you appreciate and complement each other’s differences.
May you always share yourselves openly with your friends and family.
May your home be a haven of blessing and peace.
Heart & Body Poem
Hearts to thee,
Bodies to thee,
Always and Forever,
“And united you shall be.”
The Wedding party will repeat last sentence of poem “United you shall be”
Javanese poem
Now it is completed
The marriage ceremony,
Just like the moon descending
In its dazzling radiance.
The couple is given the happiness
Of those who watch
Which showers down upon them like gold.
This is the symbol,
The marriage ceremony,
With the blessings of all the guests,
That this marriage may be free from all misfortune
And bear eternal happiness forever.
Wings of Angels
May the wings of angels uphold you through all the life of your love, may you live forever in happiness with one another. May your hearts be full; may your lips stay sweet. May your love grow strong; may you love long and happily in one another’s arms.
May you always share with each other the gifts of love and be one in heart and always beautiful of mind. And may you always create a home together that puts in your hearts, love, generosity and kindness.
Selection #2
We rejoice in the grace of this moment of giving and receiving of the heart, of the miracle of love expressed on earth. May these two loving people be a blessing and inspiration to each other and to all those close to them.
May they share each other’s joys, sorrows, achievements and dreams in their life’s adventure and journey together.
May their sensitivity and understanding for one another deepen, and may they nurture and support one another through all growth and all challenges.
May they maintain and strengthen their respect and honor for each other’s individuality while holding in their hearts the truth and the power of this union.
May patience and understanding be theirs in vast resources to call upon, and may forgiveness always be a natural expression of their love for each other and for all those in their lives.
We now ask a blessing of happiness upon ____ and ____, and may they share their happiness with all those whose lives they touch.
Selection #3
______ and _____, may this be the love that you bring into this relationship and may its essence touch all those with whom you come in contact. Just as the waters touch and nourish the many shores of the earth, may your love be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Love enriches each part of life and marriage enriches love. Your lives, shared in love, can hold more fulfillment and happiness than either life alone. Love is the reason this day was chosen by you to begin you lives together and love is the reason you will give with all your hearts for the good of each other. Love is the reason that together you will become one; one in hope; one in believing; one in sharing the coming years.
Selection #4
______ and _____, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, may it be the love that brought you here today. It is only love which can make it a glorious union, and by love which your marriage shall endure. Today your separate lives with your individual memories, desires, and hopes merge into one. You are now taking into your care and keeping the happiness of the one person in the entire world whom you love above all others. You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust as well. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and to share love. May you be a blessing and comfort to each other, sharers of each others dreams, conscience of each other’s sorrows, helpers to each other in all of life’s challenges. May you encourage each other in whatever you set out to achieve. May you trust each other, trust life and be unafraid. May you love each other and offer love and support to those around you. May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you patience, tolerance, and understanding.
Selection #5
Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship, as they threaten all relationships at one
time or another, remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives --
remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together,
it will be marked by abundance and delight.
Selection #6
You have promised your love to each other, formalizing the existence of the bond between you, and you have exchanged vows and symbols of love before God and this community. From now on each of your will see your own experiences in a new light as your life together unfolds. May you have courage to love each other and all others on this earth, not only as you are now but as you are yet to be. Let all others honor your decision.
Selection #7
______ and ______,
God bless you and guide you in your faithful commitment to one another.
God defend you and shelter you in your tender love for one another.
God uphold you in all life’s challenges, and shower you with all life’s rewards,
That you always find strength and delight in each other, and grow in love until your life’s end. Amen.
Blessing for a Marriage By James Dillet Freeman
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements
a marriage should bring,
and may life grant you also patience, tolerance and understanding.
May you always need one another
not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness.
A mountain needs a valley to be complete;
the valley does not make the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it.
So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another,
and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!"
and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take
the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence
no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side,
and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities.
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
Thank You, God,
for Your presence here with us
and Your blessing on this marriage.
Amen.
An Irish Blessing for Weddings
May the Road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.
May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips,
A twinkle from your eye.
And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.
May the gracious God hold you both
in the palm of His hands.
And, today, may the Spirit of Love
find a dwelling place in your hearts.
What God has put together let no man take apart.
Irish Blessing
May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
God keep you safe,
God keep you warm
God keep you and Yours from all harm.
May He bless your Kith and kin,
The hearth, the house
And all within.
There's the joy of dear Killarney
In these blessings meant for you,
There's a bit of Irish blarney,
There's a touch of magic, too.
There's a hope that love and laughter
Will steal your heart away
And a prayer that all you're wishing
God grant you and yours today.
Irish Blessing #3
May you always have...
Walls for the winds
A roof for the rain
Tea beside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
Those you love near you
And all your heart might desire
May joy and peace surround you,
contentment latch your door,
and happiness be with you now
and bless you evermore!
Irish Blessing #4
May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul
With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,
Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean
Sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you,
And as you walk the roads,
May you always have a kind word
for those you meet.
Irish Blessing #5
May the blessing of light be upon you,
Light on the outside, Light on the inside.
With God's sunlight shining on you,
May your heart glow with warmth,
Like a turf fire that welcomes friends and strangers alike.
May the light of the Lord shine from your eyes,
Like a candle in the window,
Welcoming the weary traveller.
Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2009/02/Irish-Blessings-for-Luck.aspx?p=4#ixzz1buf44MEj
Italian Blessing
There are three beautiful things in life: birth, love, and this day. Best wishes and good fortune to you, ___ and ____, for all of your life.
Chinese Blessing
May your two hearts and two souls be united for one hundred years of eternity.
Wampanoag Indian
May the Great Spirit protect you, keep you together, and sustain your love for Mother Earth.
Gaelic Blessing
Deep Peace of the running wave to you.
Deep Peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep Peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep Peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep Peace of the spirit of peace to you.
Eskimo love song
“You are my husband. . .
you are my wife. . .
My legs run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes shall see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love because of you.”
Native American:
May the sun bring you new energies by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away any worries you may have,
And the breeze blow new strength into your being,
And then, all the days of your life,
May you walk gently through the world,
And know its beauty and yours.
Bride and Groom Blessing
May you be generous and giving with each other.
May your sense of humor and playful spirit always continue to enliven your relationship.
May you always respect the diversity of humankind.
May you act with compassion to those less fortunate and with responsibility to the communities of which you are a part.
May you appreciate and complement each other’s differences.
May you always share yourselves openly with your friends and family.
May your home be a haven of blessing and peace.
Heart & Body Poem
Hearts to thee,
Bodies to thee,
Always and Forever,
“And united you shall be.”
The Wedding party will repeat last sentence of poem “United you shall be”
Javanese poem
Now it is completed
The marriage ceremony,
Just like the moon descending
In its dazzling radiance.
The couple is given the happiness
Of those who watch
Which showers down upon them like gold.
This is the symbol,
The marriage ceremony,
With the blessings of all the guests,
That this marriage may be free from all misfortune
And bear eternal happiness forever.
Wings of Angels
May the wings of angels uphold you through all the life of your love, may you live forever in happiness with one another. May your hearts be full; may your lips stay sweet. May your love grow strong; may you love long and happily in one another’s arms.