sábado, 27 de agosto de 2011

The Unity Candle Ceremony



__________ & ________, you have just sealed your relationship by the giving and receiving of rings. You have committed here today to share the rest of your lives with each other. This beautiful union is now symbolized by the lighting of the Unity Candle.

The two distinct flames represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. The center candle you are about to light is a candle of Marriage. Its fire is magical because it represents the light of two people in love. It is a candle of Unity because both must come together, giving a spark of themselves, to create the new light. This candle is also a candle of Commitment because it takes two people working together to keep it aflame. It has been said that life is like a flame. It has its own warmth and its own brilliance. But it is in the union of Two that something brighter, warmer, more wonderful takes place.

_______ & __________, please light the center candle to symbolize the union of your lives.

As you have lit this candle today, may the brightness of the flame shine throughout your lives. May the radiance of this one light be a testimony of your unity. May this candle burn brightly as a symbol of your commitment to each other. May it give you courage and reassurance in darkness. Warmth and safety in the cold.   May it give you strength and joy in your bodies, minds and spirits. The life that each of you experienced now, individually, will hereafter be inseparably united, for the two shall become one. May your union be forever blessed. 

Rose Ceremony

In the Rose Ceremony, the Bride and Groom give each other a Rose. Two roses are all that is necessary. The Rose Ceremony is placed at the end of the ceremony just before being pronounced husband and wife. In the old language of flowers, a single red rose always meant "I love you". The Rose ceremony gives recognition to the new and most honorable title of "Husband and Wife".

Minister:  "Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other.

You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.

In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose.

Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In some ways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.

_______ and ________, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large and elegant home - or a small and graceful one - that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot both as a recommitment to your marriage - and a recommitment that THIS will be a marriage based upon love.

In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt by who we most love. It might be difficult some time to words to say "I am sorry" or "I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words.

That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this rose for the words which can not be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today.

_______ and ________, if there is anything you should remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love that your marriage shall endure."

Ceremony of the Coins and the Lasso


It is the customary that the groom gives his new bride 13 gold coins during the ceremony and for the priest to bless the coins. The coins are a symbol of the groom’s commitment to support his new bride.

Minister:  To the Groom                       please repeat after me: I give you these coins as as a symbol that I shall always provide for you and our home.
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To the Bride:                     please repeat after me:  And I accept them and promise that I will always spend  wisely in our home.      


Placing of the Cord (Lasso)

Minister: Will you please put the Cord around their necks? (forming and 8)

Minister: This is a symbol that you  have been  united for life. What God has joined, let no man separate.

Blessing Stone Ritual


·      After the bride and groom walk down the aisle together, as the families follow, the guests are invited to participate in the Blessing Stone Ritual:

Family and Friends,

_______ & __________ ask that you participate in the Blessing Stone Ritual.  As you depart, please take a stone from the basket and follow __________ & _________ to the ocean.  Make a wish or blessing for them and cast your stone into the water.

Breaking of the Glass

The breaking of the glass at the end of a wedding ceremony serves to remind of two very important aspects of a marriage. The bride and groom - and everyone - should consider these marriage vows as an IRREVOCABLE ACT - just as permanent and final as the breaking of this glass is unchangeable. But the breaking of the glass also is a warning of the FRAILTY of a marriage. That sometimes a single thoughtless act, breech of trust, or infidelity can damage a marriage in ways that are very difficult to undo - just as it would be so difficult to undo the breaking of this glass. Knowing that this marriage is permanent, the bride and groom should strive to show each other the love and respect befitting their spouse and love of their life.

viernes, 26 de agosto de 2011

Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel


Don't go changing to try to please me,
You never let me down before.
I don't imagine you're too familiar,
And I don't see you anymore.

I would not leave you in times of trouble,
We could have never come this far.
I took the good times,
I'll take the bad times,
I take you just the way you are.

Don't try some new fashion,
Don't change the color of your hair,
You always have my unspoken passion,
Although I might not seem to care,

I don't want clever conversation,
Never want to work that hard,
I just want someone that I can talk to,
I want you just the way you are

I need to know that you will always be,
The same old someone that I knew.
Ah, what will it take till you believe in me,
The way that I believe in you?

I said I love you and that's forever,
And this I promise from the heart.
I could not love you any better,
I love you, I want you,
just the way you are.

This Ring- (unity song) by T Carter Music


I've been waiting for this moment for so long
An answered prayer,
I know you are the one 

I give to you my heart and soul 

With a love that will never grow old

In my life, I can see 

That you were made for me 

You'll be there to catch me if I fall 

I'll be there to catch you if you fall 

All the days, I have prayed 

And the love that I have saved 


I thank God for the gift He has given me 

A love that's strong for all of eternity 

I give to you all of my days 

With a love for all of your ways
With this ring, I'm giving you my all

In the days that we grow old 

The times may change but our love will remain 

As we look back on this day now 

We stood the test of time
Living the promise of our vow
WIth this ring, I'm giving you my all...

You're My Home - Lea Salonga


I close my eyes

And I can feel that you're a part of me

You are my home

Though I'm afar I'm in your company

I'm in you



I play my song

And I can hear you're in my melody

My life, my home

No matter what with you I'll always be



Come take my hand

Come fill your heart with all the love you see

Let every child

Be what they are, be what they wanna be



You're my home

And together we share this love for us

To be happy and free

you're my home


And together we'll strive to make this world

A better place to be


For you and me.



A MOMENT LIKE THIS by Kelly Clarkson


 
If I told you it was all meant to be,

Would you believe me?
Would you agree?


It's almost that feeling that we met before

So tell me that you don't think I'm crazy

When I tell you love has come here and now



A moment like this 

Some people wait a lifetime

For a moment like this

Some people search forever

For that one special kiss

Oh I can't believe it's happening to me


Everything changes but beauty remains

Something so tender
I can't explain

Well I may be dreaming but till I awake

Can we make this dream last forever?

And I'll cherish all the love we share



Could this be the greatest love of all

I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall

So let me tell you this

Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this


Oh I can't believe it's happening to me.



lunes, 8 de agosto de 2011

Two Words

Freddie Santos ( Lyricist) , Louie Ocampo (Composer) Gerard Salonga (Arrangement).



In a while, in a word,
Every moment now returns.
For a while, seen or heard,
How each memory softly burns.
Facing you who brings me new tomorrows,
I thank God for yesterdays,
How they led me to this very hour,
How they led me to this place...
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/lea_salonga/two_words.html ]
Every touch, every smile,
You have given me in care.
Keep in heart, I always will,
Now be treasuring everywhere.
And if life should come to just one question,
Do I hold this moment true?
No trace of sadness,
Always with gladness...
'I DO...'

Now a song that speaks of now and ever,
beckons me to someone new,
unexpected, unexplored, unseen,
filled with promise coming through.

In a while, in a word,
you and I forever change.
Love so clear, never blurred,
has me feeling wonderous, strange.
And if life should come to just one question,
Do I face each moment true?
No trace of sadness, always with gladness,
'I DO...'

Never with sadness...
Always with gladness...
'I... DO...'

Stand by Me


When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand,
stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand,
stand by me.

From "Stand by Me" by John Lennon




sábado, 6 de agosto de 2011

Eternity of your Love


Your love is… an ocean,
Where sand meets the sea.
Waves of love rolling over me.

Your love comes to me,
As the tide comes to the shore
Wanting and needing
to embrace me more.

Your love is… the moon,
Shinning across the shimmering sea,
Deep, wide, strong, and calm.
Always there to carry me…

Your love is… my shelter,
My compass, my true north,
Where ever I go, your love is guiding me forth.

Your love is… the fresh ocean breeze,
Gently sweeping across my face,
Touching me from place to place.

Your love is…
The salty air I smell,
Clearing my thoughts and thinking.

Your love is…
The life preserver that keeps me from sinking.

When I go there to the sea,
I am not alone, for your love is with me.

I feel you all around,
The beauty, the wind, the mystery.

Your love engulfs me,
Takes my breath away,
Holds me in wind’s arms.

When I close my eyes,
Dancing memories of your charms,
Never escape my deepest memory.

So if ever our souls part to say goodbye,
Meet me there, where the sea meets the sky.

Your love will forever be with me,
Where the sands touch the sea.

Our love lives on,
Our love flows back out into all eternity.

I want to make you smile

I want to make you smile, whenever you are sad.
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad.
All I want to do is grow old with you.
I will give you medicine, when your tummy aches.

Build you a fire if the furnace breaks.
Oh, it could be so nice growing old with you.
I will miss you… kiss you,
Give you my coat when you are cold.
Need you, feed you,
Even let you hold the remote control.

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink,
Prepare your favorite food, offer you a drink.
Oh, I could be the one who grows old with you.
I know I want to grow old with you.

All I Want by Renée Duval


“All I Want”
By Renée Duval

All I want is to love you for the rest of my life…
to wake up every morning with you by my side,
knowing that no matter what happens during the day,
I’ll be able to come home to you.

All I want is to share everything with you...
to talk to you about our ideas, our dreams,
the little everyday things that make us laugh,
to talk to you about the not-so-little things
that we can’t help but worry about.

All I want is to give you my love...
as a place you can always come to for acceptance
or for the simple comfort that silence brings
when things left unspoken can still be understood.

All I want is to grow old with you...
to watch our life unfold,
to see our dreams, one by one, come true.
All I want is to love you,
completely and forever.

I Promise


Dorothy Colgan

I promise to give you the best of myself
and to ask of you no more than you can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person
and to realize that your interests, desires and needs
are no less important than my own.

I promise to share with you my time and my attention
and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our
relationship.

I promise to keep myself open to you,
to let you see through the window of my world into
my innermost fears, feelings, secrets and dreams.

I promise to grow along with you,
to be willing to face changes in order to keep our
relationship alive and exciting.

I promise to love you in good times and in bad,
with all I have to give and all I feel inside
in the only way I know how: completely and forever.