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Maui Wedding
Contemporary Ceremony
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Maui Wedding Ceremony by Rev. John Souter
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- Because you want your wedding to be special, you will want to
select just the right ceremony that best fits the two of you.
Below is the text of the Contemporary Wedding Ceremony from Rev.
John Souter:
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- INTRODUCTION
KURT and JEANNINE, you have arrived on the romantic island of
Maui, the land of aloha, for your special day. You’ve also
reached that point in your relationship where you desire a greater
commitment. Today you are ready to pledge your love in this union
we call marriage.
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- Think for a moment of the caterpillar.
He begins life as a lowly, uninteresting little creature. Yet
he is one day transformed by an extraordinary metamorphosis into
the most exquisite and fragile butterfly. In a similar way, your
relationship is changing today. You will no longer be just two
good friends. Today you are being transformed into one. Marriage
is the merger of two separate individuals into a union dedicated
for their common good.
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- WHY DO YOU LOVE?
Have you ever thought about why you want to get married? Take
a moment, and gaze into each others eyes. What is it that you
see there that has captured your soul? What spark, what love,
what beauty have you found in those eyes that has made you into
a better person?
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- Do you remember when you first met? When
you first kissed? Can you recall the moment when your lover turned
your life and your heart upside down . . . ?
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- Now, today, you have come to bring all
of these emotions into something more. Today you stand before
these witnesses and desire to make a commitment that will produce
a lifetime of fulfillment. That is your hope, your desire and
your commitment today.
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- LOVE IS A VERB
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%—you’ll have a formula likely to bring you
a lifetime of happiness.
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- Let me also remind you that love is a
verb. It’s not just a state of being—but its an ACTION
verb. It’s not how you feel about each other, but what you
DO for each other that will keep your relationship growing and
alive.
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- When you don’t feel like being loving,
think about how you would like to be treated. When you sense
that you are being ignored, learn how to listen to your partner’s
needs.
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- In the Hawaiian language ho ’oponopono
means: “to put things right by family discussion.”
In other words, don’t let the sun sink into the horizon
without working out each day’s problems. KURT and JEANNINE,
when your feelings are hurt, don’t turn inside. Instead,
cultivate the great art of forgiving. Expect the best from your
lover and you can transform your home into a castle where love
thrives.
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- SANDBURG'S POEM
Poet Carl Sandburg captured the essence of a love which can stand
the test of time when he wrote:
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- “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.
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- “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.”
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- HIS VOWS
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- KURT, please take the lei and place it
around JEANNINE ‘s neck and in the Hawaiian tradition, give
her a kiss on both cheeks.
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- Do you KURT, take JEANNINE, to be your
wife? 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.
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- KURT, let the beautiful & fragrant
flowers that you have placed on JEANNINE remind you of the beautiful
and fragile nature of your relationship with her. Cherish her
always treating her as your princess.
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- HER VOWS
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- JEANNINE, take this lei and place it around
KURT ‘s neck and in the Hawaiian tradition, give him a kiss
on both cheeks.
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- JEANNINE, let the beauty & fragrance
of these flowers which you have placed on KURT remind you always
of this day when you committed yourself to be his bride. Cherish
him always treating him as your prince.
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- Do you, JEANNINE, take KURT, to be your
husband? Will you love and cherish him, 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.
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- HER RING
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- KURT, may I have the ring that is the
lasting symbol of your vows to JEANNINE?
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- This ring is gold and it has been subjected
to tremendous heat so that the waste could be removed and the
metal purified; it is a fit token of your commitment of love.
KURT, let this ring symbolize your willingness to build your
character as you love JEANNINE.
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- Place the ring on the third finger of
JEANNINE ’S left hand and repeat after me as you make these
vows to her:
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- “From this day on, I KURT, take you
JEANNINE to be my wife. I will love you, I will cherish you,
I will be true to you, no matter what comes into our lives if
we are rich or poor, if there is sickness or health, I’m
committed to stay with you as long as we both shall live; With
this ring, as a symbol of my love I now marry you.”
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- HIS RING
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- JEANNINE, may I have the ring that’s
the lasting symbol of your vows to KURT?
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- The ring is a circle. A circle has no
ending so it symbolizes an enduring love. JEANNINE, let this
ring remind you of this lifetime commitment you are making to
KURT today.
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- Place the ring on the third finger of
KURT ’s left hand and repeat after me as you make these
vows to him:
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- “From this day on, I JEANNINE, take
you KURT to be my husband. I will love you, I will cherish you,
I will be true to you, no matter what comes into our lives --
if we are rich or poor, if there is sickness or health, I’m
committed to stay with you as long as we both shall live; with
this ring, as a symbol of my love, I now marry you.”
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- PROCLAMATION
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- Now that you KURT and JEANNINE have openly
declared your wish to be united in marriage, and as you have
made these promises to each other before these witnesses, and
have given each other rings to confirm your vows;
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- I, John Souter, by the power and authority
given to me as a minister, and according to the laws of the County
of Maui as well as the State of Hawaii, do now pronounce you
to be: Husband and wife.
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- You may kiss your bride.
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To read the
Spiritual Wedding Ceremony, click here.
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