GREETING

Minister – Friends, we are gathered in the sight of God to witness and bless
the union of Jerick and Caroline in Christian Marriage. The covenant of
marriage was established by God, who created us male and female for each
other. With His presence and power, Jesus graced a wedding at Cana of
Galilee, and his sacrificial love gave us example for the love of husband and
wife. Jerick and Caroline come to give themselves to one another in this holy
covenant.
WORDS WITH THE COUPLE
M – I require and charge you both Jerick and Caroline as you stand in the
presence of God, in whom the secrets of all hearts are disclosed that having
fully considered the holy covenant you are about to make, you now declare
before this congregation your pledge of love, faith and commitment to each
other.
M – Jerick and Caroline, nothing is easier than saying words and nothing is
harder than living them day by day. What you promise today will be renewed
tomorrow and day after day. At the end of this ceremony, legally you will be
husband and wife, but you must still decide each day that stretches out
before you that you want to be married.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
M – I ask you Jerick and Caroline, in the presence of God and these people to
declare your intention to enter into union with one another through the grace
of Jesus Christ, who calls you into union with Himself as acknowledged in your
baptism.
M – Jerick will you have Caroline, to be your wife, to live together in Holy
Marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and
in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall
live?
Jerick – with God’s help, I will.
M – Caroline, will you have Jerick to be your husband, to live together in Holy marriage?
Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and
forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
Caroline – with God’s help, I will.
RESPONSE OF THE FAMILIES AND THE CONGREGATION
M – The marriage of – Jerick and Caroline unites their families and creates a new one.
They ask for your blessing.
Parents – We rejoice in your union and pray for God’s blessing upon you.
Minister to congregation – Will all of you, by God’s grace do everything in your power
to uphold and care for Jerick and Caroline in their marriage?
Congregation – We will.

THE PRAYER

M – The Lord be with you.

Congregation: And also with you.
M – God of all people, you are the true light illumining everyone. You show us the way;
the truth and the light. You sustain us with your Holy Spirit. We rejoice in your life in the
midst of our lives. We praise you for your presence with us, and especially in this act of
solemn covenant through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON

Ephesians 5:24–32

Song: The marriage prayer

THE MESSAGE Rev. Eduardo M. Del Rosario

INTERCESSORY PRAYER
M – Eternal God, creator and preserver of all life, author of salvation, giver of grace,
bless and sanctify with your Holy Spirit Jerick and Caroline, who come now to join in
marriage. Grant that they may give their vow to each other in the strength of your
steadfast love. Enable them to grow in love and peace with you and with one another all
their days that they may reach out in concern and service to the world, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
 Song: Two Becoming one ( Christian and Debbie)

EXCHANGE OF MARRIAGE VOWS

M – Jerick and Caroline, a Christian marriage is a total commitment of a man and a

woman to each other for a lifetime. Face each other, join hands, and in the
presence of God and his people declare your vow.

Jerick and Caroline

BLESSINGS AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS

M – Through the ages, the wedding ring is treasured not because of what it
contains and what it is worth but because of the unending love it symbolizes. They
are then the outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace signifying to us
the union of – Jerick and Caroline as husband and wife. Every time you see these
rings, you will be reminded of this special moment and your vow to each other.

Song: To have and to hold (Christian & Debbie)

M – Let us pray. Bless, O Lord, the giving of these rings that Jerick and
Caroline who wear them may live in your grace and continue in your favor all the
days of their lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jerick – I give you this ring Caroline, as a sign of my vow. It is endless, knows no
bounds as my love for you. With all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Caroline – I give you this ring Jerick, as a sign of my vow. It is endless, knows no
bounds as my love for you. With all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
VEIL CEREMONY

M – The veil is the symbol of God’s grace, care and protection that envelope a
couple’s whole being. It is placed on your shoulder Jerick as it symbolizes your
willingness to accept responsibilities and the obligations of a husband and later a
father of a family. Caroline, the veil is placed on your head because you should
support your husband’s plans and the welfare of your family. Honor him in mutual
esteem and love.
 CORD CEREMONY

M – The cord is placed over your heads as a symbol of God’s immeasurable love
which binds you as one, united in Him. Jerick and Caroline this symbol speaks of
the eternal reality that in marriage, you now become one, bound by a tie, which
cannot be broken by your fellow men.

PRESENTATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE

M – A Christian home has an open Bible which serves as a daily guide as well as a
source of inspiration. This Bible contains the word of God. Read and study it both
of you, to know the truth that will guide your conjugal and parental
responsibilities. As you study it together, may you grow closer to God and to each
other. May you be able to fulfill your duties as responsible parents to your children
that God will give you, and share to others what you have learned from it, by
words and by example.

PRESENTATION OF THE COINS

M – Marriage is not only a legal, social or spiritual contract. It is also an economic

contract wherein husband and wife will pool together their resources and earnings
to sustain their welfare and well-being in their needs.
Jerick – I present these to you Caroline as I share with you all I have now and may
gain in the days to come. I pledge to take care of you and our family the best way I
can with the grace of God.
Caroline – I will strive to be worthy of your pledge and stand by your side always.
M – Jerick and Caroline, hold the coins now in your hands as such blessings will no
longer be held separate but together. May you always show that whatever gifts
you may have in this life; they are not yours ultimately but God’s. As guardians of
God’s gifts, use them well.

A WORD TO THE GODPARENTS

M – Dear Godparents, Jerick and Caroline look up to you with great respect and
love and see in you the embodiment of the kind of persons they wish to emulate.
May you continue to be examples of faith, kindness, understanding, love, justice,
equality, and of service to mankind. May God guide and help you.
 THE SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT BY THE COUPLE
(Song: Kahit Kailan – Aljohn)
DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE

M – For as much as Jerick and Caroline have consented together in holy

matrimony, and have done so before God, and witnessed by these people
present, and have pledged their faith to each other and have declared the
same by exchanging vows and by giving symbols of undying love, I, therefore
as Minister of God pronounce Jerick and Caroline husband and wife according
to the ordinance of God and the law of the state, in the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Whatever God has joined together, let
no man separate. Amen.

BLESSING OF THE MARRIAGE

M – O Eternal God, send thy blessing upon Jerick and Caroline whom we
bless in the name, that they may perform and keep the vow and covenant
they made between them, and may forever remain in perfect love and peace
together and live according to thy laws.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE UNCORDING AND UNVEILING

SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT BY THE PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
(Mashup Songs: Niña and Aljohn)

LIGHTING OF THE UNITY CANDLE

JERICK AND CAROLINE – As we light together the unity candle, we are

reminded of the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, “I am the light of the world,
Whoever follow me, will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”
Starting today, we shall together take our Lord Jesus Christ to light our path
and be our unseen guide in our daily walk in this life and in the life to come.
PRESENTATION OF THE COUPLE TO THE CONGREGATION

MATRIMONIAL KISS