Closings

_______and ________________, you have showered our hearts with expressions of your love, and promised each other the joy of all your days. Now by the power vested in me by the state of New York, and before these witnesses, it gives me great honor and pleasure to pronounce you (complete as appropriate for couple). May God bless this union.You may kiss your______. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to present to you for the first time: ________ Go forth and celebrate!

Remember the promises you have made to each other today, carry them close in your heart, but most all live them, each and every day. I now pronounce you (complete as appropriate for couple). You may kiss.Friends and family, may I now introduce ____________

(Groom) and (Bride), the vows have expressed today, the rings you have exchanged, and this Unity _____________ceremony demonstrate your love for, and commitment to, each other.
Therefore, I now pronounce (complete as appropriate for couple). You may kiss the bride/groom.

With the blessings of the family and friends present, under the authority vested in me by the State of New York, and in the name of the Holy Spirit, I now pronounce you (complete as appropriate for couple). You may kiss.

___________and _________, may your home be a place of happiness for all who enter it; a place where the old and the young are renewed in each others' company; a place for growing and a place for sharing, a place for music and a place for laughter, a place for prayer and a place for love. May those who are nearest to you be constantly enriched by the beauty and the bounty of your love for one another, may your work be a joy of your life that serves the world, and may your days be good and long upon the Earth. I am very happy to pronounce that you are now (complete as appropriate for couple) Celebrate with a kiss.

I now pronounce you(complete as appropriate for couple)_. You may claim one another through the kiss, which symbolically seals the promises of marriage you have made to each other.

__________ and __________, you have come here today before us and before God and have expressed your desire to become husband/wife and wife/husband. You have shown your love and affection by joining hands, and have made promises of faith and devotion, each to the other, and have sealed these promises by the giving and the receiving of the rings. Therefore, it is my privilege as a minister and by the authority given to me by the state of New York, I now pronounce that you are (complete as appropriate for couple) . ___________ you may kiss your (complete as appropriate) Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to introduce to you for the first time __________________.

____________and __________, having witnessed your vows for marriage with all who are assembled here, and by the authority vested in me, I announce with great joy that you are husband/wife and wife/husband. You may seal your vows with a kiss. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you, for the first time as (complete as appropriate for couple) ____________and __________________and ____________

___________and ________, by the power vested in me in the State of New York, I now pronounce you (complete as appropriate for couple)! You may kiss !!
This Native American Blessing will send you on your way:
Now you will feel no rain, for each will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each will be warmth for the other.
Now there is no more loneliness.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.
Go now to your dwelling place to enter the days of your life together,
And may your days be good and long upon this earth.

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my honor to present to you, for the first time, __________________ ! (substitute a blessing from any tradition or culture, i.e Irish, Scottish etc.)

I now pronounce you (complete as appropriate for couple) You may kiss the bride/groom. May your days together shine brightly. May your communication continue to deepen. May your lives together be filled with love, abundance and joy. Friends and family, may I now introduce_________________________________