Simple Wedding Ceremony Script
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A simple ceremony is not a lesser ceremony — it's a focused one. These scripts strip away the elaborate and leave only what matters: your commitment to each other, spoken clearly and sincerely in front of the people you love.
What this script includes
Every simple wedding ceremony script covers these essential elements. Each section can be personalized to reflect your unique story and style.
A simple ceremony is not a lesser ceremony — it's a focused one. These scripts strip away the elaborate and leave only what matters: your commitment to each other, spoken clearly and sincerely in front of the people you love.
- ✓Clean and uncluttered
- ✓Easy for any officiant
- ✓Elegant simplicity
- ✓20 minutes or less
Tips for your simple wedding ceremony script
Simplicity requires discipline — resist the urge to add 'just one more thing.' Every addition should earn its place.
A simple ceremony benefits enormously from confident delivery. Rehearse the script aloud at least twice.
Let the setting do some of the work — a beautiful venue or meaningful location adds atmosphere without words.
How a simple wedding ceremony script sounds
A taste of the language and tone. Your personalized version will be written around your names, your story, and your ceremony style.
"Welcome, everyone. We're gathered here today for something simple and profound: [PARTNER1] and [PARTNER2] are getting married."
"Thank you for being here. Your presence means everything to them."
"[PARTNER2], I love you. I promise to be your partner, your support, and your home — today and for the rest of our lives."
Complete simple wedding ceremony script template
Copy and download the full template below (all sections). Replace [PARTNER1], [PARTNER2], and [OFFICIANT] with real names. Or use our AI builder to generate a fully personalized version.
Modern Romance — Simple Wedding Ceremony Script
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Opening & welcome
Good [morning/afternoon/evening], everyone. My name is [OFFICIANT], and on behalf of [PARTNER1] and [PARTNER2], welcome — and thank you for being here.
Look around you. Every single person in this room was chosen. You were invited because you have shaped who these two people are, and because they wanted you here to witness this moment. That means something.
Today, we gather to celebrate what happens when two people decide that the life they want to live is better lived together.
Love story
[PARTNER1] and [PARTNER2] met [how they met]. What started as [how it started] grew into something neither of them fully expected — a partnership built on [their values], a friendship that became a love story.
I asked them both what they admire most about each other. [PARTNER1] said about [PARTNER2]: "[quality]." And [PARTNER2] said about [PARTNER1]: "[quality]."
That's who these two people are to each other. And that's who they're choosing to be, every day, from this moment forward.
Declaration of intent
[PARTNER1] and [PARTNER2], you have come here today of your own free will, in the presence of these witnesses, to join your lives together.
[PARTNER1], do you take [PARTNER2] to be your partner — to love and support, to challenge and encourage, to choose again and again, in all that life brings?
"I do."
[PARTNER2], do you take [PARTNER1] to be your partner — to love and support, to challenge and encourage, to choose again and again, in all that life brings?
"I do."
Exchange of vows
[PARTNER1], your vows:
"[PARTNER2], I choose you. Not because you're perfect, but because you're perfectly right for me. I promise to show up for you — on the easy days and the hard ones. To listen when you need to be heard, to give you space when you need room to breathe, and to make you laugh as often as I can. I choose you today, and I'll choose you every day. I love you."
[PARTNER2], your vows:
"[PARTNER1], from the moment I knew, I knew. I promise to be your home — a place of honesty, warmth, and laughter. I promise to grow with you, to support your dreams, and to build something beautiful with you. You are my greatest adventure. I love you."
Ring exchange
These rings are a symbol of the promises you've just made. A circle — no beginning, no end. A daily reminder of this moment.
[PARTNER1], place the ring on [PARTNER2]'s finger and repeat after me:
"With this ring, I thee wed."
[PARTNER2], place the ring on [PARTNER1]'s finger and repeat after me:
"With this ring, I thee wed."
Pronouncement
[PARTNER1] and [PARTNER2] — you have made your vows. You have given and received rings. And in front of everyone who loves you most, you have chosen each other.
It is my absolute joy to pronounce you married.
You may kiss.
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