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        A Blessing by Rumi
        May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, This marriage, like wine and halvah.
        May this marriage offer fruit and shade like the date palm. May this marriage be full of laughter, our everyday a

        day in paradise. May this marriage be a sign of compassion, a seal of happiness here and hereafter. May this

        marriage have a fair face and a good name, an omen as welcome as the moon in a clear blue sky.


        Another Version of A Blessing by Rumi      Translation by A.J. Arberry    Mystical Poems of Rumi 2
        May these nuptials be blessed for us, may this marriage be blessed for us,

        May it be ever like milk and sugar, this marriage like wine and halvah.
        May this marriage be blessed with leaves and fruits like the date tree;

        May this marriage be laughing forever, today, tomorrow, like the hours of paradise.
        May this marriage be the sign of compassion and the approval of happiness here and hereafter;

        May this marriage be fair of fame, fair of face and fair of omen as the moon in the azure sky.

        I have fallen silent for words cannot describe how the spirit has mingled with this marriage.


        Native American Wedding Prayer
        Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will
        be shelter to the other.

        Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will

        be warmth to the other.
        Now you will feel no loneliness, for each of you

        will be a companion to the other.
        Now you are two bodies, but there is only one

        life before you.
        Go now to your dwelling place, to enter the days

        of your life together.

        And may your days be good, and long upon the earth.                             Credit: Tiffany Hofeldt Photography Austin TX



        A Closing Blessing
        May God be always close to you and keep you. May you walk the paths of peace, today and always. May you be
        strengthened by your love to fulfill the promises made here today, and may you grow in respect and understanding

        of one another through the years. Let all you do be done in love. May you always have faith in the Lord. Go in
        God’s peace and grace. Amen.


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