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This ceremony may seem long
in written form but it only takes about 1o
minutes. This service has been written by and
is performed by Rev. John Souter:
INTRODUCTION
- Good relationships never
stop growing. Like fine wine, they get
better with age. WAYNE and KIMBERLY when you
were married ____ years ago, you had no idea
what life had in store for you. And today
you come to renew your vow and commitment of
love for each other here in the land of
aloha.
- God invented marriage
because He knew of your need and desire for
companionship, love and fulfillment. But we
know that there will never be a perfect
marriage. As you continue in your
relationship, I’m sure you understand that
it takes a lot of love AND a lot of work to
make your relationship work properly.
- I'm sure your union as
husband and wife has sometimes been
difficult. Lovers are never strangers to
stress and pain. You know by now that
marriage does not eliminate all of life’s
problems. You want your union to be a haven
where the two of you can grow and nurture
one another as you continue to learn how to
love your partner.
- Your Commitment
- Your marriage is one of
the most important commitments you’ve made.
As your love grows deeper each year and as
you become more comfortable with each other,
so does your relationship go beyond anything
you could have imagined when you first tied
the knot.
- Now as you stand here
(before this gathering of family and
friends) you are about to compassionately
and joyfully reaffirm your love and
commitment. You have come through struggles
and personal victories over the years and
you bring all of these emotions today as you
proclaim your vow of love once again.
- Today it is your desire
to re-ignite the flames of your commitment,
emphasizing again that you have not
forgotten what it was that first brought you
together. Today, you move further down that
road which you want to last a lifetime. This
is your loving commitment today.
- Although love can be
described as a state of being, it really is
an ACTION word. So it’s not just how you
feel about each other, but what you DO for
each other that’s the key.
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- 1 Corinthians 13
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- Some of the greatest
advice about love ever written is found in 1
Corinthians chapter 13. Let me read it from
the Living Bible:
- "Love is very patient and
kind, never jealous or envious, never
boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish
or rude. Love does not demand its own way.
It is not irritable or touchy. It does not
hold grudges and will hardly even notice
when others do it wrong. It is never glad
about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth
wins out.
- "If you love someone you
will be loyal to him no matter what the
cost. You will always believe in him, always
expect the best of him, and always stand
your ground in defending him."
- In the Hawaiian language
there is a term that describes how couples
should treat one another. Ho’oponopono
means: "to put things right by family
discussion."
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- In other words, don’t let
the sun set when you find that you have
become angry. Talk things out. Makes things
right with each other quickly, before the
sun disappears into the horizon. That’s the
best way to keep little misunderstandings
from growing into problems that could hurt
your relationship.
- What Marriage is
"Marriage is more than a contract. Marriage
is commitment to take that joy deep, deeper
than happiness, deep into the discovery of
who you most truly are. It is a spiritual
journey, to a life of becoming — in which
joy can comprehend despair, running through
rivers into joy again. And thus marriage is
even deeper than commitment. It is a
covenant — a covenant that says: I love you.
I trust you. I will be here for you when you
are hurting; and when I am hurting, I will
not leave. . . Marriage is intended to
provide a sanctuary safe enough to risk
fully loving, fully living and completely
sharing from the center of oneself. This is
worth everything." —Margaret Keep
- When you think of your
marriage, especially when it has over the
years begotten and nurtured children, it is
important to add a new word to your
relationship, and that word is: "legacy."
- By your love and
commitment, you have produced a bond for
your family that is for them a lasting
legacy. While your example has certainly not
been perfect, it is nonetheless a legacy
that your children’s children can look upon
for many generations to come. Your legacy
pours out of and begins with the love and
commitment that you have exhibited to each
other over the years.
- Expect the best from your
lover and you can transform your home into a
castle where love thrives.
- HIS VOWS
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- WAYNE, please take your
lei and place it around KIMBERLY ‘s neck and
in the Hawaiian tradition, give her a kiss
on both cheeks.
- Do you WAYNE, acknowledge
your desire to continue to take KIMBERLY, to
be your wife, to live together according to
God's word? Will you continue to love and
cherish her, giving her assistance in all of
life’s labors? Will you continue to be true
to her both in sickness and health, both
when things are going well and when there
are problems? And will you be faithful to
her as long as you both shall live? If so,
you may answer, I DO.
- WAYNE, let the beautiful
& fragrant flowers that you have placed on
KIMBERLY remind you of the fragile nature of
your relationship with your wife. Cherish
her always, treating her as your princess.
- HER VOWS
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- KIMBERLY, take this lei
and place it around WAYNE ‘s neck and in the
Hawaiian tradition, give him a kiss on both
cheeks.
- Do you, KIMBERLY,
acknowledge your desire today, to continue
to take WAYNE, to be your husband and to
live together according the God’s word? Will
you continue to love and cherish him, giving
him assistance in all of life’s labors? Will
you continue be true to him both in sickness
and in health, both when things are going
well and when there are difficulties? And
will you be faithful to him as long as you
both shall live? If so, you may answer, I
DO.
- KIMBERLY, let the beauty
& fragrance of these flowers which you have
placed around WAYNE ‘s neck remind you of
your commitment to continue to be his bride.
Cherish him always, treating him as your
prince.
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- HER RING
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- WAYNE, please touch the
ring that you have given to KIMBERLY, thus
symbolically re-giving it to her. As the
ring continues to circle her finger, so
shall you love continue to surround your
bride. Repeat after me, these fresh new vows
of commitment to your wife:
"I WAYNE, - renew my vows
- of marriage to you,
- My wife KIMBERLY.
- You are my life partner
- My best friend and
companion.
- You are the supporter of
my dreams
- And guardian of my heart
- I will spend
- the rest of my days
- At your side.
- Thank you for providing
- A nurturing and loving
environment.
- What I promised before,
- I now gladly promise
again
- To love you,
- Honor you,
- And respect you
- Above all others."
- HIS RING
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- KIMBERLY, would you touch
the ring that you have previously given to
WAYNE and symbolically re-give it to him.
Note that the ring is a circle, which
symbolizes eternity—for a circle has no
ending. KIMBERLY, repeat after me as you
remake these vows to your husband:
- "I KIMBERLY,
- renew my vows
- of marriage to you,
- my husband WAYNE.
- You are my life partner
- My best friend and
companion.
- I gladly renew
- the promise I made
- to be your wife.
- I promise again,
- To love you,
- Honor you,
- Respect you,
- Above all others.
- I pledge myself to you
- Again this day
- With a love as fresh
- As the day we married.
- PRAYER
- PROCLAMATION
- Now that you: WAYNE and
KIMBERLY have openly declared your wish to
be reunited in the covenant of marriage, and
as you have made these promises to each
other before God and these witnesses, and
have re-given each other rings to confirm
your vows;
I, John Souter, by the power & authority
granted to me as a minister, do affirm
before God, that the two of you today have
expressed your desire to continue for a
lifetime: as husband and
wife. May God bless you.
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