Ceremony Script

It does seem rather short and also has an extremely sarcastic tone which I personally don't think is appropriate for a wedding.

I assume the tone of your script is fitting to yourself and your crowd so if that’s the case, everything but the first paragraph sounds good with the expedition that I would have your officiant say the last paragraph before the kiss. Usually once you kiss everyone claps and you head back down the aisle- it may be hard to get a word in here.


As for the first paragraph, as the previous poster stated, it comes off sarcastic and almost rude. As a guest, again I assume the general tone would be understood by your crowd but I would be a bit offended by the wording. I’d rethink how you want to state that.
All in all, your script may be on the shorter side but does cover all the points of a typical ceremony.

I disagree with the previous posts. I actually love the tone! It's happy and lighthearted. Weddings don't have to be so serious. It's a celebration that you found "the one" and you're getting married right now. No literally, right now! And I love how you included the 7.7 billion people in the world bit. That makes the guests feel even more special for being there.


To actually answer your question, it is a little short, but that's your choice. Some people do readings, some have a unity ceremony of some sort, some take a few minutes while the couple silently kneels and prays together... my brother-in-law's wedding included none of those things. They had the same parts of the ceremony you mentioned and then they partied the rest of the night. It's your wedding and I don't think anyone will complain if the ceremony is shorter than they're used to!

Are you wanting to do the part with the rings where you repeat after the Officiant--"with this ring, I promise to...etc, etc etc"?

Ours is just a little longer than that (we are doing the part with the repeating/rings), and our Officiant said it'll be about 15 minutes, minus the processional/recessional. Which is probably 10 minutes longer than my fiance wants to be up there. ha!

I honestly really like the casual-ness of it, so if that is you and your FH's "style", go for it! I attended a wedding where most of it was done in Klingon, so...more power to you.

Everything sounds fine to me besides the first paragraph. I think it can be worded differently, because the tone I'm getting right now is very rude. "The least you can do is put your phone on silent ok?".....uh....As a guest I'd much prefer the wording: "At this time, we ask that you please silence all phones and devices, and put them away."

Like other posters have said above, you know your crowd best, and if they won't get offended or know your sense of humor then the wording is fine. As an outsider looking in, it's a bit sarcastic.

I think it's all in the delivery. As long as your officiant keeps things slow, but light hearted I think your ceremony will go super well.

You know your group best, and while I think the first paragraph is perfect as is, but if I had to change anything the last line I would change to 'In honor of this one in 7.7 billion chance, please turn off ringers, and keep phones away for the duration of our ceremony'.

Also, most times the rings are exchanged during vows rather than after. So you would be placing FH's ring on as you say the vows and vice versa. If you keep the order you have now there's not really any organic spot (currently) to have you each place the rings on your fingers.

View Quoted Comment I see what you are saying. So how should I rearrange or add to this so it could work better.

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I think if you had the officiant ask for the rings and moved the "This is a ring...wedding math works" paragraph to before you say your vows it would still work really well.

The "Was it destiny" paragraph could come before asking for the rings, or after and before the 'wedding math' paragraph.

I.E.:

May I have the rings?

This is a ring, and this is a ring. 1 + 1 = 2 right? But these two individual rings are a grand symbol of the final numbers we’re considering on this very special day. 2 separate rings create the very special bond of the husband and wife, a married couple. So, in this case 1 + 1 = an even greater 1… I’m pretty sure that’s how wedding math works.

Was it destiny? Happenstance? Total dumb luck? Who cares? The important thing is it’s happening! Doug and Liz are getting married. Today! Right now! No, really. Right now!

To Doug:

Do you, Douglas, take Elizabeth to be “the one”? The one you not only give love, respect and compassion to, but also allow yourself to receive the same from?

Doug: I do.

To Liz:

Do you, Elizabeth, take Doug to be “the one”? The one you not only give love, respect and compassion to, but also allow yourself to receive the same from?

Liz: I do.

Looking at the two of you, I can see clearly; my impossible math works. 1 + 1 truly does equal an even greater one; that of an officially married couple. And so, I am extremely honored to officially pronounce you legally wed.

(And then I would add your final paragraph, because as some PPs said, once the kiss happens you typically turn, are officially announced and then you run up the aisle)

Before I let you kiss, which I know you're both very excited for, allow me to impart some final words of wisdom. There will be good days and there will be bad. I wish you so many more good than bad. But on days both good and bad I want you to remember how lucky you both are to have beaten the odds and found one another. Let that make the bad days less bad and the good days that much sweeter.

That’s it. You did it, you’re married! You may now, for all the world to see, kiss.

Then you kiss and run up the aisle lol.

All that is lovely. Have the kiss last. Then be presented. Then recessional.

It is a bit short. A couple days before my wedding, I panicked that our ceremony was too short so my now-husband and I wrote short speeches to say to each other before we took the traditional vows. Our officiant also read a short poem about marriage and talked about us as a couple before we said our speeches. So it actually came out to be a nice length with all of that