Universal Life Church Ministries
Standard Wedding Ceremony Script
INTRODUCTION
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
Welcome, everyone. Friends and family who have traveled to be with _________ and_________ today:
we thank you for being here to share this special day. You may be seated.
INVOCATION
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
_________and_________, love is the force that brings us all here today. In fact, love is the force
behind much of what we do every day. Whether making a meal for our family, taking time to teach
our children, or lending a listening ear to a friend—even in the mundane, commonplace routines,
love is always the reason.
We are all here to support _________and _________ on their first day as husband/wife/partner and
husband/wife/partner. As you go into married life, remember the reason: the reason you get up
each morning, get ready, do your best in the world, and look forward to coming home. Remember
the reason you sacrifice, the reason you give, and the reason you laugh. The reason you are
legally becoming a family.
_________, let _________ represent love. And_________, let_________ represent love. This mutual love
stays strong as long as you both invest in and cherish it. This love is alive: it is active, dynamic,
and powerful. Cling to it during good times and bad. All marriages have ups and downs—if you
will make a habit of returning to your “reason,” you will find the strength to choose each other in
every moment, in every place, and at all times.
A strong and lasting marriage is built on love, trust, and respect.
OFFICIANT (to couple):
To truly love, you must both enter your life together with vulnerability. To truly trust, you must, in
good faith, allow for freedom and autonomy. To truly respect, you must consciously treat your
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partner with reverence.
_________ and _________, cherish one another. Never stop doing the small things that convey
respect and trust. Hold doors, write notes, listen and strive to understand. Let kindness and
tenderness be the rule, not the exception. Remember that you’re both on the same team. Together
you will fight demons, defeat enemies, build a life, and forge a bond that is greater than the sum
of its parts.
DECLARATION OF INTENT
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Now, _________, do you, of your own free will, take _________, as your lawful, wedded
husband/wife/partner, to love, protect, and defend—as long as you both shall live?
_________: I do.
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Now, _________, do you, of your own free will, take _________ as your lawful, wedded
husband/wife/partner, to love, protect, and defend—as long as you both shall live?
_________: I do.
VOW/RING EXCHANGE
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Do you _________, vow to place _________ above all others, before all others, and stand true and
unmovable in your support for him/her/them through good times and bad?
_________: I will.
OFFICIANT (to _________):
Do you, _________, vow to place _________ above all others, before all others, and stand true and
unmovable in support for him/her/them through good times and bad?
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_________: I will.
OFFICIANT (to couple):
You may now exchange rings.
PRONOUNCEMENT
OFFICIANT (to couple):
With these public promises and vows, and the symbolic exchange of wedding bands, I now
pronounce you, by the power vested in me by the Universal Life Church and the state of _________,
husband/wife/partner and husband/wife/partner.
CLOSING STATEMENT
OFFICIANT (to congregation):
The audience will please stand and congratulate Mr./Mrs./Mx. and Mr./Mrs./Mx. _________.
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