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A very special moment for me was officiating the wedding of a couple which united a christian woman and a muslim man. Both have very strong faiths and beliefs and each respected each other's individuality. Further, both had had to overcome family objections and they wanted a special ceremony which would send the message that they need everyone's support and love to make this marriage work. Over a few emails and phone calls, this is what we came up with.
Hello and welcome!
We gathered today here in the presence of friends and family, together under God, also known as Allah to celebrate the love which BRIDENAME and GROOMNAME have for each other, to give social recognition to their decision to commit their lives and accept each other completely, to learn how to help and understand each other, to build a family, and together, to travel through life.
BRIDENAME grew up in a Christian family and GROOMNAME in a muslim family. The Jewish word for God is Eloah. The arab word for God is Allah. Whatever words one might use to refer to God is not important. Whatever rites one might employ to celebrate God is also not important. Faith, is what is in your heart and all the good things you do because of it.
The Koran requires that a husband and a wife should be as garments for each other. Just as garments are for protection, comfort, show and concealment for human beings, Allah expects husbands and wives to be for one another. Men and women, should protect friends of one another; should enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and should establish worship and take care of the poor.
The Bible, teaches us that Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
If any of you has anything to say that might change their minds… they… don’t want to hear it. However, they do want to hear from you that you are their village, that you will always be their friends, and will always support and encourage them as they discover the commitment and dedication needed to make marriage work. And that is why you are here today, and they thank you for your friendship and your love.
BRIDENAME, "Do you take GROOMNAME to be your wedded husband, to share your life openly, standing with him, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in hardship and in ease, to cherish and to love, so long as you both shall live?"
GROOMNAME, "Do you take BRIDENAME to be your wedded wife, to share your life openly, standing with her, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in hardship and in ease, to cherish and to love, so long as you both shall live?"
Please say your vows
I, Bride, take you GROOMNAME, to be my husband, my best friend, my lover, my faithful partner and my other half from this day forward. I will cherish our union and love you more with each passing day. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, care for you and protect you. When I am moody and crabby I promise to not take it all out on you.. Most importantly, I give you my promise to love you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and all of my love, from this day forward for as long as I shall live.
I, GROOMNAME, take you, Bride, to be my best friend, my lover, the mother of my children and my wife. I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of need, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sadness, in times of failure and in times of victory. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and to faithfully stay with you, for the rest of my life.
The best man and the maid of honor will read to us from the Koran and the Bible, similar paragraphs about love and marriage, showing how much more alike we are, than how different.
Best Man: Koran reading and English translation …
Maid of Honor: Bible reading …
Do we have rings?
"I BRIDENAME give you GROOMNAME this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you
"I GROOMNAME give you BRIDENAME this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you
Mr. GROOMNAME, you may kiss your bride.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to present to you for the very first time Mr. and Mrs. Interfaith