These were the first thing I bought. They were probably a mistake because I don't really know what to do with them but I will figure it out.
Rose Bubbles
The Ceremony
Gates of Heaven
James Madison Park
Madison, Wisconsin
James Madison Park
Madison, Wisconsin
Pre-Ceremony Music
(all covers by the Vitamin String Quartet, downloaded from Amazon.com)
on my own - The Used
the emplyment pages - Death Cab for Cutie
A movie script ending - Death Cab for Cutie
ghost man on third - Taking Back Sunday
stolen - Dashboard Confessional
hands down - Dashboard Confessional
swing life away - Rise Against
chase this light - Jimmy Eat World
your guardian angel- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
hey there delilha - Plain White T's
living in your letters - Dashboard Confessional
the new year - Death Cab for Cutie
the emplyment pages - Death Cab for Cutie
A movie script ending - Death Cab for Cutie
ghost man on third - Taking Back Sunday
stolen - Dashboard Confessional
hands down - Dashboard Confessional
swing life away - Rise Against
chase this light - Jimmy Eat World
your guardian angel- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
hey there delilha - Plain White T's
living in your letters - Dashboard Confessional
the new year - Death Cab for Cutie
Grooms Processional
marching band of manhattan - Death Cab for Cutie covered by the Vitamin String Quartet
Bridesmaid Processional
chasing cars - Snow Patrol covered by the Vitamin String Quartet
Bride's Entrance
the luckiest - Ben Folds covered by Don Walter (on piano)
The Words
Opening Thoughts
Officiant: Friends we are gathered here to celebrate love.
We see it in the faces of Isaac and Katie who stand before us, but experience it in our own hearts as well. This love is powerful enough to untie the strongest knot. It is a love that is spoken in all languages, known to all people in every country. It kindles our souls with hope and fills our hearts with happiness.
Thank you for coming to witness the commitment Isaac and Katie are making to each other, to offer your love and support and to allow them to begin their married life surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them. They thank you and ask for your blessing, encouragement, and lifelong support.
Isaac and Katie have opened their hearts to one another and today they will share their vows of marriage. We hope that the meaning of these vows deepen as they discover the endless possibilities of their life together. This is a love that cannot be tarnished by common events but which can flourish in both the deepest adversities and in the greatest joy. It can overcome any conflict and can bridge life's greatest changes. It is to love that you must always return.
The Giving in Marriage
Officiant: I ask now, who gives this woman in marriage?
Jeff: Her mother and I do.
Reading 1
Excerpts from Goodridge vs. Department of Public Health - (Mass. 2003) and Kerrigan vs. Commissioner of Public Health - (Conn. 2007) - read by Kari X
Declaration of Intent
Officiant: Do you Isaac, knowing this woman’s love for you and returning it, realizing her strengths and learning from them, recognizing her weaknesses and helping her to overcome them, take Katie to be your wedded wife?
Isaac: I do.
Officiant: Do you Katie, knowing this man’s love for you and returning it, realizing his strengths and learning from them, recognizing his weaknesses and helping him to overcome them, take Isaac to be your wedded Husband?
Katie: I do.
Reading 2
"Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog" - Taylor Mali - read by Kari X
The Vows
Isaac: Something original ending in - I, Isaac, take you, Katie to be my friend, my love, and my wife. I promise to share in both laughter and tears, in conflict and harmony, and ask you to be no one other than yourself. I promise to give you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you and share our lives together from this day forward. For eternity…
Katie: Something original ending in - I, Katie, take you, Isaac, to be my friend, my love, and my Husband. I promise to share in both laughter and tears, in conflict and harmony, and ask you to be no one other than yourself. I promise to give you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you and share our lives together from this day forward. For eternity…
Reading 3
"Autumn" - Garrison Keillor - read by Nicolette X
The Exchange of Rings
Officiant: [Asks for the rings]
Best Man: [Gives rings]
Officiant: May these ring live as a symbol of this unity, as two live joined together in an unbroken circle. Where ever you go may you always return to one another. May your home be a place where all that are here find true friends. May these rings symbolize the love that is in both of your hearts.
Isaac please place the ring on Katie’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Isaac: I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Officiant: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Isaac: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Officiant: Katie please place the ring on Isaac’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Katie: I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Officiant: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Katie: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Reading 4
"I Carry Your Heart With Me" - E. E. Cummings - read by Nicolette X
Closing Thoughts
Officiant: Some(I) believe there are no accidents in life, and that we are each destine to take a certain path in life, one that includes connecting with those we hold most dear. It was no accident that your paths crossed. You are truly meant to be together. And from those first moments there was no looking back. From the first "I Love You", to “will you marry me?” You both committed to sharing your future with each other and we are celebrating that future right now, right here, today with those closest to you.
Declaration of Marriage
Officiant: Isaac and Katie, you have consented to marriage before everyone that is here, you have pledged your commitment and declared your love, as you are now joined together in marriage. It is my pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.
Introduction of the Newlyweds
Officiant: May I now present to you Mr. and Mrs. Isaac and Katie X.
Officiant: Friends we are gathered here to celebrate love.
We see it in the faces of Isaac and Katie who stand before us, but experience it in our own hearts as well. This love is powerful enough to untie the strongest knot. It is a love that is spoken in all languages, known to all people in every country. It kindles our souls with hope and fills our hearts with happiness.
Thank you for coming to witness the commitment Isaac and Katie are making to each other, to offer your love and support and to allow them to begin their married life surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them. They thank you and ask for your blessing, encouragement, and lifelong support.
Isaac and Katie have opened their hearts to one another and today they will share their vows of marriage. We hope that the meaning of these vows deepen as they discover the endless possibilities of their life together. This is a love that cannot be tarnished by common events but which can flourish in both the deepest adversities and in the greatest joy. It can overcome any conflict and can bridge life's greatest changes. It is to love that you must always return.
The Giving in Marriage
Officiant: I ask now, who gives this woman in marriage?
Jeff: Her mother and I do.
Reading 1
Excerpts from Goodridge vs. Department of Public Health - (Mass. 2003) and Kerrigan vs. Commissioner of Public Health - (Conn. 2007) - read by Kari X
Declaration of Intent
Officiant: Do you Isaac, knowing this woman’s love for you and returning it, realizing her strengths and learning from them, recognizing her weaknesses and helping her to overcome them, take Katie to be your wedded wife?
Isaac: I do.
Officiant: Do you Katie, knowing this man’s love for you and returning it, realizing his strengths and learning from them, recognizing his weaknesses and helping him to overcome them, take Isaac to be your wedded Husband?
Katie: I do.
Reading 2
"Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog" - Taylor Mali - read by Kari X
The Vows
Isaac: Something original ending in - I, Isaac, take you, Katie to be my friend, my love, and my wife. I promise to share in both laughter and tears, in conflict and harmony, and ask you to be no one other than yourself. I promise to give you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you and share our lives together from this day forward. For eternity…
Katie: Something original ending in - I, Katie, take you, Isaac, to be my friend, my love, and my Husband. I promise to share in both laughter and tears, in conflict and harmony, and ask you to be no one other than yourself. I promise to give you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you and share our lives together from this day forward. For eternity…
Reading 3
"Autumn" - Garrison Keillor - read by Nicolette X
The Exchange of Rings
Officiant: [Asks for the rings]
Best Man: [Gives rings]
Officiant: May these ring live as a symbol of this unity, as two live joined together in an unbroken circle. Where ever you go may you always return to one another. May your home be a place where all that are here find true friends. May these rings symbolize the love that is in both of your hearts.
Isaac please place the ring on Katie’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Isaac: I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Officiant: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Isaac: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Officiant: Katie please place the ring on Isaac’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Katie: I give you this ring as a symbol of my eternal commitment to you.
Officiant: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Katie: With all that I am, and all that I have, I love you.
Reading 4
"I Carry Your Heart With Me" - E. E. Cummings - read by Nicolette X
Closing Thoughts
Officiant: Some(I) believe there are no accidents in life, and that we are each destine to take a certain path in life, one that includes connecting with those we hold most dear. It was no accident that your paths crossed. You are truly meant to be together. And from those first moments there was no looking back. From the first "I Love You", to “will you marry me?” You both committed to sharing your future with each other and we are celebrating that future right now, right here, today with those closest to you.
Declaration of Marriage
Officiant: Isaac and Katie, you have consented to marriage before everyone that is here, you have pledged your commitment and declared your love, as you are now joined together in marriage. It is my pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.
Introduction of the Newlyweds
Officiant: May I now present to you Mr. and Mrs. Isaac and Katie X.
Recessional
i caught fire - The Used
Post - Ceremony Music
(all covers by the Vitamin String Quartet, downloaded from Amazon.com)
bend and not break - Dashboard Confessional
i'm not okay - My Chemical Romance
cute with out the "e" - Taking Back Sunday
soul meets body - Death Cab for Cutie
dance, dance - Fall Out Boy
helena - My Chemical Romance
this photograph is proof - Taking Back Sunday
this celluloid dream - AFI
i'm not okay - My Chemical Romance
cute with out the "e" - Taking Back Sunday
soul meets body - Death Cab for Cutie
dance, dance - Fall Out Boy
helena - My Chemical Romance
this photograph is proof - Taking Back Sunday
this celluloid dream - AFI
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