Wedding Styles

Designed for couples with strong faith convictions, this Christian wedding ceremony script includes religious themes, Biblical references, and prayers to suit the occasion. Just download and insert the names of the couple, or edit and personalize it as you see fit.

A marriage ceremony doesn’t need to have a bunch of bells and whistles to be meaningful. This traditional wedding ceremony script strikes a sincere and eloquent tone as it incorporates all the typical elements you’d expect to find in a wedding. No more, no less.

A civil ceremony is a non-religious event where the officiant legally marries two individuals in a simple proceeding. If a couple would prefer to get married right away without a long and drawn-out ceremony or do not prefer for the wedding to be overly religious, a civil ceremony would be the perfect fit. This script seeks to accomplish just that: simple and to the point.

An important aspect of many wedding ceremonies in the Wiccan and Pagan spiritual tradition. This handfasting script outlines the essential elements of a Celtic wedding, including samples of the various blessings and readings to include and instructions for how to conduct the handfasting itself.

The mixing of sand from separate vessels into one - known as a sand ceremony - emphasizes a couple's commitment to one another and symbolizes the formation of their new union. The example on this page demonstrates one way to incorporate this popular unity ritual into a marriage ceremony.

Few symbols are more appropriate for everlasting love than two flames merging into one.  A candle ceremony is a beautiful ritual to symbolize your commitment to each other and your unity as one. 

Couples that are planning to wed, renew their vows, or commemorate their wedding anniversary may want to incorporate a salt ceremony into the proceedings. A salt ceremony involves a symbolic blending of grains of salt into a single vessel representing the union. The salt ceremony has roots in the Old Testament of the Bible where separate salt grains are transferred into one large vessel.

The ring ceremony is for couples who have many people in the family that may want to pray over their marriage. This custom will allow everyone to get a chance to silently or vocally pray as the wedding bands are passed around to the bridal party, the wedding guests, and the groom's party. The couple may also want a ring ceremony for the good prayers of everyone in attendance to bless their marriage.

Many seniors find love later in their lives and decide to get married. These couples may be looking for an alternative take on the traditional wedding ceremony. This tailored script strikes a slightly different tone and acknowledges the unique beauty of marriage in old age.

Not all marriage ceremony scripts need to be 10 pages long. This simple wedding ceremony script provides an alternative to all the pomp and flowery language that causes some couples to roll their eyes. Just the basics: a short introduction, a declaration of intent, the ring exchange, and the pronouncement.

Non-binary wedding ceremonies are for couples where one or both individuals want a gender-neutral script because they may be gay, queer, or non-conforming. Even if the couple doesn’t fall into those categories, they may not want gender involved in the ceremony script. For that reason, a non-binary wedding ceremony script can serve multiple purposes. 

The opportunity to renew one’s commitment to their life partner is a powerful act that couples typically celebrate at milestone moments in their relationship. While there is tremendous freedom to structure this type of ceremony however the couple wants, we’ve laid out an example wedding vow renewal script below.