Beautiful Wedding Vows
Wedding Vows are the promises that couples make to one another in the witness of God, before they enter into life long commitment with each other. They have different ways in different cultures around the globe but hold the same essence at its core.
Marriage vows are the mirror of truth, underlying love and honor that you have for the person with whom your union is so miraculously beautiful that only death can set you both apart.
For an example, marriage vows are the central part of the time honored and solemn traditional practice. They are the heart of the sacrament of marriage and come as the final part of the ceremony. It’s the exchange of vows that makes a wedding official. Some choose to write their own one or get the traditional one supplied from the church. Doesn’t matter what ever be the choice a certain format is followed to ensure that whatever is necessary is said.
For the wedding vows one can have three choices; either one can have them memorized and recite it to one another, or read the vows from the books or let the priest read it for them and respond with “I do”. You can also go to the extent of being creative and add your own touch of love and commitment to the traditional one.
Unlikely the church does not grant permission to couples to write their own vows as the church believes in the unity of the liturgy, the unity of the believers. By saying the vows as given by the church, it symbolizes that the couples are acknowledging and surrendering themselves to something which is above them, the almighty. Also the words in the vows express the sacredness of the moment, and the sacrament the church so they are provided by it.
Just close to the beginning of the rites of the marriage the wedding vows begin, after a short address by the doer. Vows always begin with the statement of intensions regarding the free consent of the couple to enter into the bond of marriage, their intension to honor each other, and to accept children lovingly from God and grow them as per the laws of church and Christ.
Choice of verses in wedding Vows
In the United States couples can choose from two verses of the vows.
In the standard one, the priest or deacon says to the couples that since they have agreed to enter onto the bond of marriage, that they join their right hand and declare their consent in front of God and his church.
The groom takes his name and takes his would be wife’s name promises her to be his wife an also to be true to her in good a d bad time in sickness and health, to love and honor her each day of his life. The bride also follows the similar procedure. Then after the exchange of ring the priest declare them husband and wife.
In dioceses of the United States, the groom takes his name and the bride’s name takes her as his lawful wife and promise to be with her in better and worse time, in richer and poorer, in sickness and health until death do them apart.
Choice of memorizing Wedding Vows
After deciding which form of verse to choose, next one can also think about whether to memorize the verses or to repeat it after the priest. The advantage of memorizing not only gives a richer symbol to the marriage but also in the saying the words makes one realize the deeper meaning of words of the verses, to understand depth, sanity, spiritual unbreakable bond that the institution of marriage holds.
If some one is not confident about to recall the wedding Vows correctly then the priest will say the verses and ask the couple to repeat it word by word though the Rite of Marriage actually does not suggest this.
Most couples decide to have a song or instrumental piece after the wedding Vows to add emphasis to the declaration of consent, though many liturgical strongly advise against it as it disturbs the flow and momentum of the entire rite of marriage. But a short and joyful musical acclamation is welcome.
Conclusion
Marriages are made in heaven but promises are made on earth, thus they are made in the witness of God. Marriage is as pure and soothing as the morning dew, the procedure of marriage though differ from culture to culture but holds the same value i.e. submit to God’s precedence and acknowledge the values they hold.
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