Options

In weddings done by Kola you have the option of choosing how you would like to do your marriage vows

1. The marriage officer asks whether you promise to (marriage vow) and you say "I DO"

2. You write your own marriage vows (or choose from the ones below) and the marriage officer reads it, and you repeat it after him, while looking your partner in the eyes.

3. You write your own marriage vows (or choose) and reads or recites it to your partner.

In order to assist you in making your day extra-special, we have included a number of options you can use when saying your vows to each other and when giving and receiving your rings. You may choose any of the options or you can mix and match ideas as you please. You may also feel that you wish to write your own vows for each other, in which case you are free to do so as long as they are acceptable to the marriage officer and provided to him prior to the service.

Traditional Full Ceremony (Revised)

Declaration of Marriage Vows

OPENING STATEMENT

Dearly Beloved: We are gathered here, in the presence of God and of this company, that (Groom name) and (Bride name) may be united in holy matrimony. We are here to celebrate and share in the glorious act that God is about to perform - the act by which He converts their love for one another into the holy and sacred estate of marriage.

This relationship is an honorable and sacred one, established by our Creator for the welfare and happiness of humankind, and approved by the Apostle Paul as honorable among all men. It is designed to unite two sympathies and hopes into one; and it rests upon the mutual confidence and devotion of husband and wife.

May it be in extreme thoughtfulness and reverence, and in dependence upon divine guidance, that you enter now into this holy relationship."

DECLARATION OF INTENTION

"The apostle Paul compared the relationship between husband and wife to that between Christ and the church. Marriage is a decision of two individuals to share the same type of pure, Christian love described by Paul."

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails....

"This kind of love enriches each part of life and marriage enriches love. Two lives, shared with this kind of love, can hold more fulfillment and happiness than either life alone."

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