| Melanie and Joseph Castine of Philadelphia, PA |
~ Opening Words ~ “Happy Valentines Day, and welcome back! Ten years of love, marriage, and visiting the Empire State Building every year on your anniversary like clockwork. Today we are happy to celebrate the love you have in your hearts and have found in one another’s arms. Your connection to this building began ten years ago while you were living on Roosevelt Island and enjoyed the enchanting view and ever changing lights of the Empire State Building. It has since become a symbol of love and commitment to you. Whenever you return to this special city, the vision of your “Chapel in the Sky” serves as a reminder of your special bond to each other, to this building and to New York. Your relationship stands just as tall and strong as this structure, changing with the years but never changing your substance or your love. You’re here to say to one another and to the world that what you have is so good that you’d do it over and over again. We are honored to have you here today and to be able to celebrate with you in the life that you share.” ~ Wine Ceremony ~ “Melanie and Joseph, will you each pick up your glass and bring to mind your promises, the honor and integrity with you have made them and your shared hopes and dreams… and toast to one another? Couple raise their glasses toast and drink And will you offer of yourself and your promise to the center glass….. Bride and Groom pour some of their wine into the center glass Joseph, Melanie, remember always that your marriage is a whole and like all wholes is going to reflect its parts. You are the parts. So as you look at these three glasses, remember to always honor yourselves, honor each other, and honor your union with equality and balance. Bride and Groom then together pick up the center glass, each with both hands on the glass, they then together drink from it as celebrant continues, then return it to the altar Let the spirit of Love grant this to be a true spiritual union, a rich and full blending of hearts and souls and purposes. Bless them each with the inner gifts of trust, compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, kindness and truth that they may live and grow together in love and in peace.” |
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