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Spiritual Maui Wedding Ceremony
The following
Spiritual Maui Wedding Ceremony was written by and is performed by Rev. John Souter
for our Maui wedding couples. You can read it for yourself to see if it
fits your Maui wedding ceremony preferences.
Maui Ceremony: Introduction
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- GERALD and LESLIE you have come to
this beautiful setting here in Maui, so that you could publicly
commit yourselves to each other in marriage.
- God invented marriage because He knew
of your need and desire for companionship, love and fulfillment.
But God also knew that no marriage would ever be perfect. As
you enter into this union, you must understand that it will take
a lot of love and work to make this marriage successful.
Now we know that there will never be
a perfect marriage. As you enter into this next step in your
relationship, you should understand that it takes a lot of love
AND a lot of work to make a good marriage. Some couples tend
to think of marriage as a 50/50 proposition. But the best relationships
are usually 90/10. If you both will give 90% and take only 10—you’ll
have a formula likely to bring both of you a lifetime of happiness.
Maui Ceremony: 1 Corinthians 13
Love is a verb. It’s not just a
state of being but an ACTION verb. It’s not just how you
feel about each other, but what you DO for each other that will
keep your relationship growing and alive.
Some of the greatest advice about love
ever written is found in 1 Corinthians chapter 13:
“Love is very patient and kind,
never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty
or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not
irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly
even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice,
but rejoices whenever truth wins out.
“If you love someone you will be
loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe
in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your
ground in defending him.”
GERALD and LESLIE, in the Hawaiian language
there is a term that describes how couples should treat one another.
Ho’oponopono means: “to put things right . . . by family
discussion.”
In other words, don’t let the sun
set when you find that you are angry. Talk things out. Makes
things right with each other quickly, before the sun disappears.
That’s the best way to keep small misunderstandings from
growing into relationship breaking problems.
Maui Ceremony: Sandburg’s Poem
While marriages are founded and built
upon love, emotions are often fickle. Poet Carl Sandburg captured
the essence of a love which can stand the test of time when he
wrote:
“I love you. I love you for what
you are, but I love you yet more for what you are going to be.
I love you not so much for your realities as for your ideals.
I pray for your desires, that they may be great, rather than
for your satisfactions, which may be so hazardously little.
“A satisfied flower is one whose
petals are about to fall. But the most beautiful rose is one,
hardly more than a bud, wherein the pangs and ecstasies of desire
are working for larger and finer growth. Not always shall you
be what you are now. You are going forward toward something great.
I am on the way with you and . . I love you.”
Maui Ceremony: HIS VOWS
GERALD, please take the lei and place
it around LESLIE ‘s neck.
Do you GERALD, take LESLIE, to be your wife, to live together
according to the Bible? Will you love and cherish her, giving
her assistance in all of life’s labors? Will you be true
to her both in sickness and health, when things are going well
and when there are problems? And will you be faithful to her
as long as you both shall live? If so, you may answer, I WILL.
GERALD, let the beautiful & fragrant
flowers that you have placed on LESLIE remind you of the beautiful
and fragile nature of your relationship with her. Cherish her
always treating her as your princess.
Maui Ceremony: HER VOWS
LESLIE, take this lei and place it around
GERALD ‘s neck.
Do you, LESLIE, take GERALD, to be your husband, to live together
according the Bible? Will you love and cherish him, and giving
him assistance in all of life’s labors? Will you be true
to him both in sickness and health, both when things are going
well and when there are problems? And will you be faithful to
him as long as you both shall live? If so, you may answer, I
WILL.
LESLIE, let the beauty & fragrance
of these flowers which you have placed on GERALD remind you always
of this day when you committed yourself to be his bride. Cherish
him always treating him as your prince.
Maui Ceremony: HER RING
GERALD, may I have the ring that is
the lasting symbol of your vows to LESLIE?
This gold ring has been subjected to
tremendous heat so that the waste could be removed and the metal
purified into a fit token of your commitment of love. GERALD,
let this ring symbolize your willingness to build your character
through your self-sacrificial love for LESLIE.
Place the ring on the third finger of
LESLIE ’S left hand and repeat after me as you make these
vows to LESLIE:
“I GERALD,
from this day forward
take you LESLIE
to be my lawfully wedded wife
I will love you,
I will cherish you,
I will be true to you,
no matter what comes,
whether we become rich or poor,
whether there is sickness or
health,
for as long as we both shall live,
and with this ring,
as
a symbol of my love,
I now marry you.”
Maui Ceremony: HIS RING
LESLIE, may I have the ring that is
the lasting symbol of your vows to GERALD?
This ring is a circle, which symbolizes
eternity—for a circle has no ending. LESLIE, let this ring
remind you of the new lifetime relationship that you are entering
with GERALD. Place the ring on the third finger of GERALD ’s
left hand and repeat after me as you make these vows to GERALD:
“I LESLIE,
from this day forward
take you GERALD
to be my lawfully wedded husband
I will love
you
I will cherish you
I will be true to you,
no matter what
comes.
Whether we become rich or poor,
whether there is sickness
or health,
for as long as we both shall live,
and with this ring,
as a symbol of my love,
I now marry you.”
Maui Ceremony: PRAYER
Maui Ceremony: PROCLAMATION
Now that you GERALD and LESLIE have
openly declared your wish to be united in the covenant of marriage,
and as you have made these promises to each other before God
and these witnesses, and have given each other rings to confirm
your vows;
I, John Souter, by the power & authority
given to me as a minister of the Gospel, and according to the
laws of the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii, do now pronounce
you to be: Husband and wife!
God has joined you together —let
no one tear you apart. You may kiss your bride.
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