Seashore Ceremony

OPENING

"______ and ______ want to thank all of you for sharing in this celebration of their commitment to each other."

"As the tides ebb and flow so to, do the fortunes of life. Footprints in the sand are washed away, driftwood moves on its endless quest for a peaceful harbor.

Only a deep and abiding love can withstand the tides of change in two lives."

"The love of this couple ______ and ______ is enduring and profound. We gather here to witness this love and the vows they make to each other."

"Today you join yourselves together for life, as friends and lovers, Husband and Wife. As the surface of the sea is sometimes calm and often storm tossed, so also, is a marriage."

Vows

" ______, Repeat after me. I pledge to you, ______, that my love and my loyalty, will weather the storms of life. I will always seek counsel when I make like decisions, and will respect your needs and concerns. No matter what course we set, we will do it together."

" ______, Repeat after me. I pledge too you ______, that my love and my loyalty, will weather the storms of life. I will always seek counsel when I make like decisions, and will respect your needs and concerns. No matter what course we set, we will do it together."

Ring Exchange

"______ Repeat after me...I ______ give you _____, this ring as a symbol of my commitment to you, as powerful and endless as the sea".

"______ Repeat after me...I _____ give you _____, this ring as a symbol of my commitment to you, as powerful and endless as the sea".

Pronouncement

"Because you, ______ and ______, have showered our hearts with expressions of your love, and promised each other the joy of all your days, by the virtue of the authority vested in me under the laws of the state of Florida it gives me great honor and pleasure to now pronounce you husband and wife."

"You may kiss the Bride. It is my pleasure to be the first to introduce to everyone, Mr. and Mrs. ______"