Weddings

Specializing in personalized Ministerial Services based on the
preferences of those involved in terms of location, tradition, and all
the details to make the occasion absolutely Unique and Unforgettable .

After a lifetime of learning, Ordination, Certifications and touching lives,
the Reverend James Frisbie continues to apply his heart and
wisdom to all the many passages of life.

A wedding ceremony can be as traditional or as individualized as
the couple wishes it to be. I take care in making sure each word
represents the hearts of the bride and groom involved. I will assist
you in any changes, additions and special requests in order to make
this ceremony "your own", with respect for your traditions and beliefs.
This is the heart of what I have come to offer in my Ministry.
A core Belief in Sharing Love with all, wherever they are in their Lives.
And Blessing That love.

Wedding Ceremonies can be Traditional or Non-Traditional. Following are two examples. Feel free to print and edit these examples. We want this day and this ceremony to be exactly what you want it to be. As we design your ceremony take the time and effort to personalize it. We can add favorite readings, poems and scriptures as you desire, with friends and family involved as you decide with songs, readings and every detail organized personally.

Non- Traditional Wedding Ceremony
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On behalf of Louis and Danielle I would like to welcome all of us to this very happy occasion. I would like to ask that we take a moment to let go of some of the excitement and anxiety of this day. Let us go inside of ourselves and find that place that is comfortable, loving, happy and joyful. Let us bring forth some of that Love and Joy and Happiness to share with Louis and Danielle at this moment of their lives. Whatever way that you find that works best, let us all observe a moment of silence, prayer, and refection.

We are gathered here at this time to witness and to celebrate the coming together of two separate lives. We have come to join Louis and Danielle in Marriage, to be with them and rejoice with them in the making of this all important commitment. The essence of this commitment is the taking of another person in his or her entirety, as a lover, companion and friend. It is therefore a decision not to be made lightly, but rather undertaken with great consideration and respect for both one’s self and the other person.

Love is one of the highest experiences that human beings can have; it can add depth of meaning to our lives. The essential part of Love is one of life’s greatest joys, when this is combined with real friendship both are infinitely enhanced. The day to day companionship, the pleasure in doing things together, or in doing separate things, and then rejoicing to exchange experiences when we come back together, this is a continuous and central part of what a man and woman who love each other can share.

Marriage symbolizes the intimate sharing of two lives, yet this sharing must not diminish but enhance the individuality of each partner. A marriage that lasts is one that continues to develop and in which each person continues to grow in deeper understanding of the other. Deep knowledge of another is not something that can be attained in a short time; real understanding can only come with years of intimacy.

This wonderful knowledge of another person grows out of really caring so much that one wants to understand as completely as possible just what the other is feeling. Thus it is possible to share not only joys and successes but also the burden of sorrows and failures. To be known in this way is a priceless thing, because such understanding and acceptance make it easier to live together in Peace and Happiness.

So, while marriage is the intimate sharing of two lives, it can yet enhance the uniqueness of each partner. We must give of ourselves in Love, but we must not give ourselves away. A good and balanced relationship is one in which neither person is over shadowed nor absorbed by the other.

Thus, it is out of the tension between separateness and union that Love, whose incredible strength, equal only to its incredible fragility, is born and reborn. We are here then today to celebrate that Love that you two have for each other and to give social recognition to your mutual decision to accept each other into the Holy State of Matrimony.

Today you bring your flames together to light a larger flame to show the world the Light of Love.

I, Danielle, take you Louis as my husband * I pledge to share my life * openly with you * to speak the truth * to you in Love * I promise to honor * and tenderly care for you * to cherish and encourage * your own fulfillment * as an individual * through all the changes of our lives.

I, Louis, take you Danielle as my wife * I pledge to share my life * openly with you * to speak the truth * to you in Love * I promise to honor * and tenderly care for you * to cherish and encourage * your own fulfillment * as an individual * through all the changes of our lives.

hat symbol do we have of this union? The wedding ring is the traditional symbol of marriage. It is a perfect circle, without beginning or end. It symbolizes true Love, in that true Love has no beginning or end. Even though each of you may have felt like you fell in Love or discovered Love at a certain time, it existed long before that moment and it will exist long after this moment where we, here gathered, bear witness to it through this ceremony.

As you wear the ring be reminded of that Love that links you, both Spirit to Spirit, Heart to Heart and Life to Life. Also I would ask that you be reminded of the special gift, that gift of yourself, that each of you gives to the other throughout all the time of your relationship, just as you give these rings now.

In as much as Louis and Danielle have grown in knowledge, respect and Love of one another; because they have agreed and their desire to travel forward in life together, seeking an ever richer, deepening relationship, and because they pledge themselves to meet all of life’s experiences together, we ¼ their families and friends rejoice. May all that is noble, true, enriching, creative and beautiful be with you both, always.

In the presence of this company, your family and friends, you have spoken the words and performed the ties that unite your lives. I, therefore, declare you are husband and wife.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Danielle Morales.

Traditional Wedding Ceremony
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We are gathered here today in the face of this company, to join together (Groom's Name) and (Bride's Name) in matrimony; which is an honourable and solemn estate and therefore is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and soberly. Into this estate these two persons present come now to be joined. If any one can show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?

Celebrant to Groom:
(Groom's Name), do you take (Bride's Name) for your lawful wedded wife, to live in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love, honour, comfort, and cherish her from this day forward, forsaking all others, keeping only unto her for as long as you both shall live?

Celebrant to Bride:
(Bride's Name), do you take (Groom's Name) for your lawful wedded husband, to live in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love, honour, comfort, and cherish him from this day forward, forsaking all others, keeping only unto him for as long as you both shall live?

Celebrant: addressing the groom who repeats the marriage vows:
I (Groom's Name) take thee (Bride's Name) to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honour, and cherish, 'til death do us part, and thereto I plight thee my troth.

Celebrant: then to the bride who repeats the marriage vows:
I (Bride's Name) take thee (Groom's Name) to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honour, and cherish, 'til death do us part, and thereto I plight thee my troth.

Celebrant: (about brides ring):
May this ring be blessed so he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end.

Groom: placing ring on bride's finger:
With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.

Celebrant: (about groom's ring):
May this ring be blessed so that she who gives it and he who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end.

Bride: placing ring on groom's finger:
With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.

Celebrant:
May this couple be prepared to continue to give, be able to forgive and experience more and more joy with each passing day, with each passing year. (Groom's Name) and (Bride's Name), are now beginning their married life together, we hope that they may have loving assistance from their family, the constant support of friends, and a long life with good health and everlasting love. In so much as (Groom's Name) and (Bride's Name) have consented to live forever together in wedlock, and have witnessed the same before this company, having given and pledged their troth, each to the other, and having declared same by the giving and receiving of a ring, I pronounce that they are husband and wife.

Celebrant: (to the couple):
You may now seal the promises you have made with each other with a kiss.
Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

Celebrant:
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the loving couple
Mr. and Mrs.…………

Now there will be no more loneliness for you, but there is only one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place, to enter into the days of your life together, and may your days be good, and long upon the earth.

This ritual expresses the “traditional” Promise to Love, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.

The elements are lemon, vinegar, cayenne pepper, and honey, placed in the four directions and in a square, symbolizing the help we can have from all directions and the pyramid for a strong foundation.

Each taste; (Lemon), Marriage involves sacrifice for harmony as one unit, but this can cause sour feelings and (Vinegar), bitterness which can lead to a heated explosion. (cayenne pepper) And IF they can weather all this, all the difficult times, and still be friends and lovers, they will come to understand the sweetness (honey) that is in all of the flavors, all of the feelings and emotions.

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up, and its faith, hope, and patience will never fail.

Please add any special poems, scriptures or readings that are of import to your Relationship.

James Frisbie
PO Box 698
Indian Hills, Co. 80454
303-618-7597
jamesfrisbie@msn.com

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