More wedding stuff....

August 16, 2009

More wedding stuff....

More details of our big day, as promised:

Order of service
~ introductory music by string quartet
~ entrance of the bride
~ introduction by the registrar
~ reading by father of the bride: 'Marriage joins two people'
~ song with violin accompaniment: 'From this moment'
~ marriage declarations and contracting words
~ exchange of the rings and declaration of vows
~ blessing by the registrar: 'Now you will feel no rain'
~ reading by brother of the groom: 'The Velveteen Rabbit'
~ signing of the register
~ exit of the bride and groom

Music
prelude -
1st movement from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
minuet (Boccherini)
morning from Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg)
hornpipe from the Water Music (Handel)
flower duet (Delibes)
canon in D (Pachelbel)

processional -
wedding march from Lohengrin (Wagner)

signing of the register -
air on the G string (Bach)

recessional -
wedding march from a Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)

Readings
Marriage is a commitment to life, the best that two people can find and bring out in each other.
It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal.
It is a physical and emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime.
Within the circle of its love, marriage encompasses all of life's most important relationships.
A wife and a husband are each other's best friend, confidant, lover, teacher, listener and critic.
And there may be times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing, and the love of the other may resemble the tender caring of a parent or child.
Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.
Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly, and passes away more quickly.
Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid.
It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, new ways of expressing a love that is deeper than life.
When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage, they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer than any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people who love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfill.
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Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for 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 companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years.
May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.

Sir's vows
From this day forward I will love you, nurture you, teach you, honour you, cherish you and take care of you with all that I am. I acknowledge the trust you have placed in me and the responsibility that goes with my acceptance of that trust. I accept responsibility for your physical and emotional well-being, and I promise to protect and care for you, to be consistent and to love you with all my heart. I promise to you that I will at all times honour your feelings and needs. I will always provide for you as well as keep you safe, happy and free from harm. I promise to hold you and protect you, to stretch you and give you flight, to take responsibility for your growth. This ring is a visible symbol of our commitment and by its wearing you are safe to be everything that you are and can be. It is an expression of my desire for you, a reminder that I honour and respect you and a commitment to meet my responsibilities of being your partner in life. I will endeavour to be open-minded enough to learn new things and strong enough to grow. In times of trouble to be a supportive friend and partner. Through the best and the worst, the difficult and the easy, whatever may come I will always be there.

libby's vows
i promise to give you the best of myself, to take pride in our relationship.
i will look to you for guidance as you push me to be the best that i can be.
i promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face change.
i will be committed to self-growth and the growth of our relationship.
i promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see my innermost fears, secrets and dreams.
i will be honest and will communicate my needs and feelings, as well as listening to yours.

Here today, i offer myself to you, giving myself wholly to you this hour.
i give myself as i am and as i will be.
As i stand here before you, i offer all of me, body, mind and soul.
i give you all that i have - myself, my love and my total commitment.
Just as i have given you my hand to hold, so i give you my life to keep.
With deepest joy i come into my new life with you.

Menu
starters:
fan of melon with seasonal fruits and coulis
baked avocado and stilton in filo pastry with cucumber relish
thai crabcakes with sweet lime dip
terrine of chicken liver pate with sesame crackers and melba toast

mains:
Mediterranean mixed vegetable parcel with a tomato and basil sauce
pan-fried fillets of rainbow trout with smoked bacon and toasted pinenuts
loin of lamb with dauphinoise potatoes and redcurrant jus
roast turkey with traditional trimmings and cranberry tartlet

desserts:
brandy snap basket with poached pears served with ice cream
chocolate truffle torte with raspberry coulis
champagne and strawberry roulade
tropical fruit salad with malibu and banana cream

cheese and biscuits

coffee