Same Sex Island Wedding Ceremony
St. Thomas ~ St. John ~ Water Island
US Virgin Islands offers legal marriages to same sex couples!
Same Sex Island Wedding Ceremony
Today
is a day of celebration. We are here, surrounded by incredible beauty to celebrate
life, love, and the beauty of relationships.
But more importantly we are here to celebrate the relationship
of two people who have come here to embark on an incredible
journey
and set sail for a wonderful life together. It is such a blessing that the two of you have found each
other in this world. Your hearts met and through your relationship unfolded
vulnerable honesty, gentle caring, and that amazing thing we call love, which has bonded
you for life
The beauty of this marriage is that you will always continue to learn together and teach each other, to open each other to explore new ideas, to share life and bring out the very best in one another. By being together your world becomes larger and your options more abundant than what would have been alone.
As we stand beside the ocean tide, may your love always be as constant and unchanging as these never ending waves, flowing endlessly from the depths of the sea.
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( let us know if you would like to incorporate any poems or reading here )
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The Exchange of Vows
Your vows are the promises that you are making to this person standing in front of you. It's letting eachother know that through thick and thin you will always have this person by your side.
Do you, ( groom/bride ), promise ( groom/bride ), to be forever faithful and honest, to share with him/her your dreams and your fears, to cherish him/her for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health and to be forever close in your souls?
( groom/bride ) :" I Do"
Do you, ( groom/bride ), promise (groom/bride), to be forever faithful and honest, to share with him/her your dreams and your fears, to cherish him/her for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health and to be forever close in your souls?
( groom/bride ): " I Do"
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The exchange of rings
Let these rings serve to remind you of vows you make here today. They are a symbol of wholeness, peace and completeness. These rings are very special because they remind us that we are individuals yet we are not alone. Wear them to tell each other and the whole world that you are in love with the very special person wearing the other one.
( groom/bride ), place this ring on ( groom/bride )'s finger and while holding his/ her hand repeat after me.
I, ( groom/bride ), give you this ring ~ and I give you my heart. May you feel surrounded by my love ~ each time you look at this ring.
With this ring, I thee wed
( groom/bride ), place this ring on ( groom/bride )'s finger and while holding his/her hand repeat after me.
I, ( groom/bride ), give you this ring ~ and I give you my heart. May you feel surrounded by my love ~ each time you look at this ring.
With this ring, I thee wed
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Add a sand ceremony here
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Wedding Blessing
Live your lives with passion, compassion and
excitement … play… dance … make footprints in the sand… sail in the gentleness of the winds… climb mountains together… laugh together…cry together…smile often ... make life magical and extraordinary … be happy…. be silly… rejoice in the beauty of life … and from now on and into all of your tomorrows you will be partners in love for life…remembering while sailing on the great sea of marriage to always be each others best friends.
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Pronouncement of Marriage
Having witnessed the vows you have just made to each other,
surrounded by your love, the sun, the tropical sea of the Caribbean ~ by the loving grace of God, and by the authority vested in me, upheld by the laws of the U.S. Virgin Islands, I now pronounce you co-captains in life, best friends forever, and most of all husband & husband / wife & wife.
You may kiss! xoxo
xoooxxxooo
Thank you for providing us with our dream wedding.
Everything from the beach, officiant, flowers, cake - fantastic!
Better than we imagined it would be!
Robin & Kelly - London, England
