The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and grant you peace. In the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

We ask that the Holy Spirit of love may deepen the lives of ___________ and _________. May the relationship, which today has been expressed, continue to grow in the years to come. And whatever changes time may bring, let this wedding ceremony remain as a treasured memory and a guide to life. May they always experience that breathless wonder that exclaims: "Out of all this world, YOU have chosen ME. "When life is done and the sun is setting, may they be found then as now, still hand in hand, still thanking you for each other. Amen

Most gracious God: We thank you for the beauty of this moment. Send your richest blessing upon (name of bride) and (name of groom), whom we bless in your name, that they may love, honour and cherish each other, amid the ever-changing scenes of this life. Look favourably upon them, that their home may be a haven of blessing and a place of peace. Grant them fullness of years so that they may see their children’s children. Guide them by the wise counsel of your word, and when their earthly life is complete, give them entrance into your everlasting kingdom. Amen.

Dear Lord, thank You for bringing this couple together.  As their lives are now joined as one, please grant them...

Continuing Love... to afford each other a special quality of time together.

Joy... in the accomplishments of one another.

Understanding...that their interests and desires will not always be the same.

Friendship... based on mutual trust.

Courage... to speak of misunderstandings and to work on solutions before the setting of the sun.

Compassion... to comfort each other in pain and sorrow.

Foresight... to realize rainbows follow rainy days.

Imagination... to keep within each of them, part of the child, they used to be.

Humour…to see the lighter side of life and share in laughter.

Awareness...to live each day with the knowledge that there is no promise of tomorrow.

____ and ____ may God bless you and keep you in the palm of his hand. Amen.

Today, as your two hearts unite, may God enter into your holy union and consecrate the love that brings you here. Any may you build together a lasting home, not of wood and stone and glass, but a mansion made of many rooms, filled with shared experience and furnished with shared love. And in your house of many rooms, remember to keep a place apart for thinking private thoughts, and dreaming private dreams; a place where each of you can grow and share with God, a private you, in contemplation and prayer. And from this day until forever may the Lord remain with you always, to keep your love eternally young, and your faith forever strong. Amen.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. Amen.

Gracious God, richly bless _______ and ________ in the promises that they have made to each other. Grant that the courtesies, the thoughtfulness, and the self giving which already have laid the foundation for their love, build the home which is raised on it. May they be loyal and engaging to each other, and may they be loving and wise parents. And in this world where there is much disillusionment and disappointment...where love brings delight and also wounding in the frailty of our ways... make them a visible symbol of the love that does not wane when the evening comes but is fresh with each new day. And as you bless this special couple this day, bless each union represented here. Forgive us where we have not been good news and glad days for each other. Perfect our I’m perfect love with the joy that comes from above, and may we grow ourselves and grow in affirmation of the other. May the Lord bless you and take care of you. May the Lord be kind and gracious to you. May the Lord look on you with favour and give you peace. Amen.

Lord God and Creator, we bless and praise your name. In the beginning you made man and woman, so that they might enter a communion of life and love. You likewise blessed the union of ____ with ____, so that they might reflect the union of Christ with his Church: look with kindness on them today. Amid the joys and struggles of their life you have preserved the union between them; renew their marriage covenant, increase your love in them, and strengthen their bond of peace, so that (surrounded by their children) they may always rejoice in the gift of your blessing. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.