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FAMILY AND GUESTS BLESSINGS

These blessings are best toward the beginning of the ceremony for the parents/immediate family; and may be also
inserted after the Marriage Vows/Ring Exchange, especially the blessing by the Guests

STYLE ONE
I ask now - who blesses the marriage of this woman to this man? Family of Bride Responds - We do.

And who blesses the marriage of this man to this woman? Family of Groom Responds- We do.

STYLE TWO
Would the parents/children/family of <Bride and Groom> please stand?
I ask you, as the parents/children/family of this man and this woman, do you promise to pray for and support

them as a couple in the new relationship which they are about to enter?
Response- We do.

STYLE THREE
Would the parents/children/family of <Bride and Groom> please stand?

Will you receive <Bride and Groom> into your family and uphold them with your love as they establish
themselves as a family within your own?

Response - We will

POSSIBLE ADDITION TO STYLES 1, 2 & 3 (May be added to above styles to include Guests)
And I ask you all here today, as witnesses to these vows, will you also support, as well as you are able <Bride

and Groom> in their new relationship?
Response - We will.

STYLE FOUR
Linda: Now, I ask that you, the friends and family of <Bride and Groom> stand. [All stand]

As family and friends, you form a community of support that surrounds <Bride and Groom>. Each of you, by
your presence here today is being called upon to uphold them in loving each other. You are encouraged to always

stand beside them, never between them. Offer them your love and your support, not your judgment. Encourage
them when encouragement is needed and listen to them when they ask for advice. In these ways, you can honor

this marriage into which they have come to be joined today. Do you offer your love and support to strengthen

their marriage and bless this family created by their union?
Guests respond: I do.

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