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JOAN AND KEITH, ELOPEMENT a very simple wedding, with two witnesses. Length: 13 minutes Joan and Keith stand with Mary. Mia and Kevin face them Mary welcomes everyone and introduces herself as a licensed Marriage Officiant in the Province of Ontario We are gathered here this afternoon to witness and to celebrate the wedding of Joan Clark and Keith Harris. We rejoice with Joan and Keith that out of the whole world, they have found each other; and that they will now find the greater richness and meaning of human life in sharing it with each other. Let us support them with our joy, hope, and love. STATEMENT OF MARRIAGE| WITNESS AFFIRMATION Marriage is the joyous uniting of those whose friendship and understanding have flowered into love. It is the promise of these two people to love, respect, and honor each other as individuals, and to unite their lives and share the future together. Today Joan and Keith are here to make a public declaration of the private commitment they have already made to one another. We who have gathered here rejoice with them, and for them, and wish them all happiness in all the days and years of their lives to come. We thank Mia and Kevin for their presence, as they are witnesses to the happiness which this couple has found, and to the pledges they will make to each other for mutual service of their common lives. In the quiet of this moment, we also recall friends and family who are not with us, and bring them into our hearts and thoughts. INTENTION TO MARRY Joan/Keith, do you now declare your willingness to enter into the this marriage with Keith/Joan? Do you affirm that you have no knowledge of any impediment to your being lawfully joined in marriage? Response: I do. VOWS Will you please join your hands? Keith/Joan, do you now take Joan/Keith as your wife/husband accepting him/her for all the risings and settings of the sun In all the days of your lives to come? And do you pledge your faithful love and support As long as time is yours? Response: I do RING CEREMONY Keith, what gift do you offer Joan in pledge of the vows you have made? Response: Joan, I offer you this ring, with my love. Joan, do you accept this gift, and the pledge for which it stands? Response: I do (Keith places ring on Joan's finger) Keith: I place this ring on your finger as a symbol of my love for you, and take you into my heart as my wife. Joan: I will wear this ring as a symbol of my love for you, and take you into my heart as my husband. (couple hold hands) May you who give it and you who wear it, honour in life the pledge for which it stands. L'ENVOIE We know not what the future may bring into the lives of this couple. But together, may they be equal to the needs of their tomorrows. May they have patience in time of strain, Strength in time of weakness Courage in time of doubt And above all, a growing love to sustain them DECLARATION Joan and Keith:You have spoken your promises. You have exchanged the signs of your commitment, each to each. It is thus with great pleasure, and with the authority vested in me by the Province of Ontario, that I now declare that you have married one another in the presence of these witnesses, and you are now husband and wife. You may kiss! Signing of Marriage License Presentation of legally married couple Celebration! |