Spiritual Maui Wedding Ceremony

The following Spiritual  Maui Wedding Ceremony was written by and is performed by Rev. John Souter for our Maui wedding couples. You can read it for yourself to see if it fits your Maui wedding ceremony preferences.

Maui Ceremony: Introduction

 

GERALD and LESLIE you have come to this beautiful setting here in Maui, so that you could publicly commit yourselves to each other in marriage.
 

God invented marriage because He knew of your need and desire for companionship, love and fulfillment. But God also knew that no marriage would ever be perfect. As you enter into this union, you must understand that it will take a lot of love and work to make this marriage successful.
 

Now we know that there will never be a perfect marriage. As you enter into this next step in your relationship, you should understand that it takes a lot of love AND a lot of work to make a good marriage. Some couples tend to think of marriage as a 50/50 proposition. But the best relationships are usually 90/10. If you both will give 90% and take only 10—you’ll have a formula likely to bring both of you a lifetime of happiness.

Maui Ceremony: 1 Corinthians 13

Love is a verb. It’s not just a state of being but an ACTION verb. It’s not just how you feel about each other, but what you DO for each other that will keep your relationship growing and alive.

Some of the greatest advice about love ever written is found in 1 Corinthians chapter 13:

“Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.

“If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.”

GERALD and LESLIE, in the Hawaiian language there is a term that describes how couples should treat one another. Ho’oponopono means: “to put things right . . . by family discussion.”

In other words, don’t let the sun set when you find that you are angry. Talk things out. Makes things right with each other quickly, before the sun disappears. That’s the best way to keep small misunderstandings from growing into relationship breaking problems.

Maui Ceremony: Sandburg’s Poem

While marriages are founded and built upon love, emotions are often fickle. Poet Carl Sandburg captured the essence of a love which can stand the test of time when he wrote:

“I love you. I love you for what you are, but I love you yet more for what you are going to be. I love you not so much for your realities as for your ideals. I pray for your desires, that they may be great, rather than for your satisfactions, which may be so hazardously little.

“A satisfied flower is one whose petals are about to fall. But the most beautiful rose is one, hardly more than a bud, wherein the pangs and ecstasies of desire are working for larger and finer growth. Not always shall you be what you are now. You are going forward toward something great. I am on the way with you and . . I love you.”

Maui Ceremony: HIS VOWS

GERALD, please take the lei and place it around LESLIE ‘s neck.
Do you GERALD, take LESLIE, to be your wife, to live together according to the Bible? Will you love and cherish her, giving her assistance in all of life’s labors? Will you be true to her both in sickness and health, when things are going well and when there are problems? And will you be faithful to her as long as you both shall live? If so, you may answer, I WILL.

GERALD, let the beautiful & fragrant flowers that you have placed on LESLIE remind you of the beautiful and fragile nature of your relationship with her. Cherish her always treating her as your princess.

Maui Ceremony: HER VOWS

LESLIE, take this lei and place it around GERALD ‘s neck.
Do you, LESLIE, take GERALD, to be your husband, to live together according the Bible? Will you love and cherish him, and giving him assistance in all of life’s labors? Will you be true to him both in sickness and health, both when things are going well and when there are problems? And will you be faithful to him as long as you both shall live? If so, you may answer, I WILL.

LESLIE, let the beauty & fragrance of these flowers which you have placed on GERALD remind you always of this day when you committed yourself to be his bride. Cherish him always treating him as your prince.

Maui Ceremony: HER RING

GERALD, may I have the ring that is the lasting symbol of your vows to LESLIE?

This gold ring has been subjected to tremendous heat so that the waste could be removed and the metal purified into a fit token of your commitment of love. GERALD, let this ring symbolize your willingness to build your character through your self-sacrificial love for LESLIE.

Place the ring on the third finger of LESLIE ’S left hand and repeat after me as you make these vows to LESLIE:

“I GERALD,
from this day forward
take you LESLIE
to be my lawfully wedded wife
I will love you,
I will cherish you,
I will be true to you,
no matter what comes,
whether we become rich or poor,
whether there is sickness or health,
for as long as we both shall live,
and with this ring,
as a symbol of my love,
I now marry you.”

Maui Ceremony: HIS RING

LESLIE, may I have the ring that is the lasting symbol of your vows to GERALD?

This ring is a circle, which symbolizes eternity—for a circle has no ending. LESLIE, let this ring remind you of the new lifetime relationship that you are entering with GERALD. Place the ring on the third finger of GERALD ’s left hand and repeat after me as you make these vows to GERALD:

“I LESLIE,
 from this day forward
take you GERALD
to be my lawfully wedded husband
I will love you
I will cherish you
I will be true to you,
no matter what comes.
Whether we become rich or poor,
whether there is sickness or health,
for as long as we both shall live,
and with this ring,
as a symbol of my love,
I now marry you.”

Maui Ceremony: PRAYER

Maui Ceremony: PROCLAMATION

Now that you GERALD and LESLIE have openly declared your wish to be united in the covenant of marriage, and as you have made these promises to each other before God and these witnesses, and have given each other rings to confirm your vows;

I, John Souter, by the power & authority given to me as a minister of the Gospel, and according to the laws of the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii, do now pronounce you to be: Husband and wife!

God has joined you together —let no one tear you apart. You may kiss your bride.

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