Weddings by Church of the Green Wood

Moment of Remembrance

 

Many couples want to take a moment to remember loved ones who cannot share this precious day with them.  You might want to light a candle to symbolize the light of love.

It is (Bride) and (Groom)'s wish that as we get started today you all join them in a brief moment of remembrance.

1. You may begin by closing your eyes and allowing yoursef to feel all the love and joy that radiates from each of you and fills this place.  Immerse yourself in it.  Let it penetrate, down to the core of your being and fill your heart.  Know that this feeling is not ours alone.  It extends itself to all those who have gone before and all those yet to come.  For the veil does not sever the ties that bind, and the greatest bond of all is that of love.  Remember now, the loved ones who could not be with us today.  See them sitting among us in their rightful places, beaming with pride, rejoicing for that which (Bride) and (Groom) have found in each other and sharing in the love and joy that is this day, secure in the knowledge that they are all loved and remembered.
2. Take a moment, if you will, to allow yourselves to truly partake of all the love and joy that is this day.  Love is that of which all the true bonds in life are made.  Life, death, distances, and time that can be measured in increments are all inconsequential when it comes to the strength and power of love.  With this in mind, remember now the loved one who could not be with us here today.  See them See them sitting among us in their rightful places, beaming with pride, rejoicing for that which (Bride) and (Groom) have found in each other and sharing in the love and joy that is this day, secure in the knowledge that they are all loved and remembered.

Light the memory candle.