This celebration is the outward token of a sacred and inward union of hearts, which the church and temple may bless and the state make legal, but which neither state nor church can create or annul. It is a union created by your loving purpose and kept by your abiding will. It is in this spirit and for this purpose that you have come here to be joined together. The Ceremony of the Rings Traditionally, the marking of the passage to the status of husband and wife is marked by the exchange of rings. These rings are a symbol of the unbroken circle of love.
Love freely given has no beginning and no end.
Love freely given has no giver and no receiver - for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings remind you always of the vows you have taken here today. This ring, a gift for you, symbolizes my desire that you be my wife from this day forward. This ring, a gift for you, symbolizes my desire that you be my husband from this day forward. Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together.