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WEDDING: OPENING PRAYERS
 Prayers should be a reflection of your own spirituality.
They are, of course,
optional.
However, if clergy is marrying you, it would be fitting to invite them to pray
for you.
And it might help!
Gracious God, always faithful in your love for us, we rejoice in your
presence. You create love. You unite us in one human family. May your
presence fill our hearts with new joy, and make new the lives of your people
whose marriage we celebrate. Bless all creation through this sign of your
love shown in the love of {Name 1} and {Name 2} for each
other. Sustain them, and all of us, in a love that knows no end. Amen
Loving God, you are at the heart of all our relationships. You are the
understanding spirit that brings us together in friendship. You are the
caring spirit that enables us to listen to each other's needs. You are the
enduring spirit which holds fast when the storms of life hit home. You are
the trusting spirit which builds our faith in one another. Bless this time
together, we pray. Amen
O God in heaven, bless these friends of ours who are about to give their vows
of faithfulness to each other and to live together in the covenant bond of
marriage. Let your love become their love, so that in their lives together
they may be more concerned about the other than themselves. Above all, help
each of us to be their silent partners as we pray for them in the coming
days, and be ready to assist them with good counsel and a helping hand. We
pray this with joy in our hearts, Amen
O
God, Creator of us all, we thank you for the gift of life and on this day we
thank you especially for the joy that {Name 2} and {Name 1}
have found in each other, and for the promises they will make before you.
Bless all our families and friends on this special day. We pray
particularly for those who are far away today but here in spirit, sharing
the joy of this day. We pray, O God, that you remain with {Name 1}
and {Name 2} as a partner in their marriage. Grant to them, and to
us all, love and understanding all our days. Amen
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