Weddings Rev. William A. Moffitt, D.D. Wedding Ceremonies And More Compiled by Reverend William Moffitt, D.D. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON CEREMONIES ....................................................... 2 THE MARRIAGE LICENSE. ........................................................................................ 3 REGULAR MARRIAGE LICENSE .............................................................................. 3 CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE LICENSE .................................................................... 4 THE RECEPTION .......................................................................................................... 5 PHOTOGRAPHERS AND VIDEOGRAPHERS ............................................................. 8 CLOTHES..................................................................................................................... 10 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................... 11 FLOWERS .................................................................................................................... 12 MUSIC .......................................................................................................................... 12 MASTER OF CEREMONIES ....................................................................................... 12 PROFESSIONAL WEDDING CONSULTANTS ........................................................ 13 A FEW ANSWERS TO A FEW ODD QUESTIONS ................................................... 14 WEDDING CEREMONIES .......................................................................................... 16 CEREMONY NO: 1 GENERAL FULLY COMPLETE ........................................................ 16 CEREMONY NO: 2 GENERAL FULLY COMPLETE ........................................................ 18 CEREMONY NO: 3 GENERAL FULLY COMPLETE ........................................................ 20 CEREMONY NO: 4 GENERAL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT .................................................. 23 CEREMONY NO: 5 GENERAL WITH SAND CEREMONY ............................................... 25 CEREMONY NO: 6 GENERAL WITH VOWS AND CANDLE CEREMONY (SHORT) ................................................................................................................. 28 CEREMONY NO: 7 GENERAL WITH ROSE CEREMONY ................................................ 29 CEREMONY NO: 8 ROSE CEREMONY ONLY ............................................................... 32 CEREMONY NO: 9 GENERAL INCLUDING CHILDREN (SHORT) ................................... 33 CEREMONY NO: 10 GENERAL MODERN ALTERNATIVE ............................................. 34 CEREMONY NO: 11 GENERAL ................................................................................... 36 CEREMONY NO: 12 GENERAL SHORT AND SWEET .................................................... 38 CEREMONY NO: 13 GENERAL MODERN .................................................................... 39 CEREMONY NO: 14 GENERAL MODERN .................................................................... 41 CEREMONY NO: 15 GENERAL MODERN .................................................................... 43 CEREMONY NO: 16 GENERAL WITH CHILDREN ......................................................... 45 CEREMONY NO: 17 UNITY CANDLE CEREMONY ....................................................... 47 CEREMONY NO: 18 RELIGIOUS AND GENERAL FULLY COMPLETE ............................ 48 CEREMONY NO: 19 RELIGIOUS -UNITY CANDLE AND CHILDREN .............................. 51 CEREMONY NO: 20 RELIGIOUS AND CHILDREN ......................................................... 54 CEREMONY NO: 21 RELIGIOUS .................................................................................. 56 CEREMONY NO: 22 RELIGIOUS WITH ROSES FOR MOTHERS ...................................... 60 CEREMONY NO: 23 RELIGIOUS WITH CHILDREN AND ROSE CEREMONY ................... 65 CEREMONY NO: 24 RELIGIOUS QUAKER ................................................................... 68 CEREMONY NO: 25 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT SPIRITUAL .............................. 69 CEREMONY NO: 26 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT SPIRITUAL .............................. 73 CEREMONY NO: 27 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT SPIRITUAL .............................. 74 CEREMONY NO: 28 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT SPIRITUAL .............................. 76 CEREMONY NO: 29 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT SPIRITUAL .............................. 78 CEREMONY NO: 30 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT ................................................ 80 CEREMONY NO: 31 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT ................................................ 83 CEREMONY NO: 32 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT ................................................ 85 CEREMONY NO: 33 ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................ 86 CEREMONY NO: 34 ALTERNATIVE COMMENCEMENT ................................................ 87 CEREMONY NO: 35 RE-AFFIRMATION CEREMONY ................................................... 88 CEREMONY NO: 36 CHRISTIAN MEDIEVAL CEREMONY ............................................ 91 CEREMONY NO: 37 --FROM THE PRAYERBOOK OF EDWARD VI (REIGNED 1537-1553; TRANSCRIPTION) ................................................................ 94 READINGS ..................................................................................................................... 97 EVERYDAY YOU LIVE ..................................................................................................... 97 1 CORINTHIANS 13 (SHORTENED VERSION) ................................................................... 97 REMEMBER THE WORD OF KAHLIL GIBRAN: .................................................................. 97 MARRIAGE IS LOVE ........................................................................................................ 98 LOVE IS THE REASON ...................................................................................................... 98 TWO LIVES..................................................................................................................... 98 1 CORINTHIANS 13 ......................................................................................................... 99 COLOSSIANS 3:12-14 ................................................................................................... 100 SONNET 116 ................................................................................................................. 101 THERE WE ARE ONE ...................................................................................................... 101 IN LOVE MADE VISIBLE ............................................................................................... 102 A VISION ..................................................................................................................... 103 THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE .................................................................. 104 FROM SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE ..................................................................... 105 THE IVY CROWN .......................................................................................................... 106 THE LORD'S PRAYER: TRADITIONAL VERSION ............................................................. 107 THE LORDS PRAYER MODERN VERSION ...................................................................... 107 THE DESIDERATA ......................................................................................................... 108 BLESSING ..................................................................................................................... 108 A READING FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT ..................................................................... 109 THE PROPHET (FULLER VERSION) ............................................................................... 109 THE MASTER SPEED, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING ....................... 111 THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP ............................................................................................. 111 FROM NOTES TO MYSELF ............................................................................................. 112 A TENDER MESSAGE .................................................................................................... 112 THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT .................................................................................... 113 WE WILL NOT WISH YOU JOY ..................................................................................... 114 I AM ............................................................................................................................. 115 CARNAL CEREBRAL LOVE ........................................................................................... 115 ART OF MARRIAGE ...................................................................................................... 116 A WEDDING TOAST ..................................................................................................... 117 QUIET THOUGHTS OF THE SEASONS. ............................................................................ 117 MOST LIKE AN ARCH THIS MARRIAGE ........................................................................ 118 GIVING AND RECEIVING ............................................................................................... 118