Same Sex Ceremony

Today we are here to join you, _____________ and ____________, in marriage and to share in the joy of this special occasion which should be one of the most memorable and happy days of your life. 

On this day of your marriage you stand within the charmed circle of your love, and this is as it should be. But love is not meant to be the possession of two people alone.  Rather it would serve as a source of common energy, as a form in which you find the strength to live your lives with courage.  From this day forward you will come closer together than ever before, you must love one another in sickness and in health, for better and for worse, but at the same time your love should give you strength to stand apart, to seek out your unique destinies, to make your special contribution to the world which is always part of us and more than us. 

Being assured that you are aware of the meaning of this ceremony, I will now ask you to repeat the marriage vows.

Double Ring Ceremony
Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of happiness and uncertainty, until death do you part? (Place the ring upon his/her finger and repeat after me.)  With this ring, I thee wed, and forever pledge my devotion.

Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of happiness and uncertainty, until death do you part? (Place the ring upon his/her finger and repeat after me.)  With this ring, I thee wed, and forever pledge my devotion.

Single Ring Ceremony
Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of happiness and uncertainty, until death do you part? (Place the ring upon his/her finger and repeat after me.)  With this ring, I thee wed, and forever pledge my devotion.

Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of happiness and uncertainty, until death do you part?

No Ring Ceremony
Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of happiness and uncertainty, until death do you part?

Do you, ____________, take this man/woman, ____________, to be your lawful wedded partner, to love, to honor and cherish him/her in sickness and in health, through times of tranquility and uncertainty, until death do you part?

(I will now direct you to join hands.)

By the act of joining hands you take to yourself the relation of husband and wife and solemnly promise to love, honor, comfort and cherish each other so long as you both shall live.  Therefore, in accordance with the law of the State of Connecticut and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the law of Connecticut I do pronounce you a wedded couple.

Close of the Ceremony
You came to me as two single people and you will now leave as a married couple, united to each other by the binding contract you have just entered.  Your cares, your worries, your pleasures and your joys you must share with each other.