Thoughtful Wedding Ceremony Script | Pausing for Love | Non Traditional & Non Religious Ceremony Script | Modern Ceremony Script

Our newest wedding ceremony script about the nature of ceremony & slowing down to mark our milestones! Check out all our wedding scripts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OwlandRoseCeremonies?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=32225709

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This sacred-but-not-religious ceremony is about the power of the pausing to mark our big, important milestones. Like all of our modern, unique and non traditional ceremony scripts, this script is an entirely egalitarian, dogma and doctrine free, spiritually inclusive, LGBTQIA+ friendly ceremony that honors and exalts love and supports couples in sustaining it long term.

This ceremony is all about slowing down, and getting still enough to adequately mark and metabolize the magnitude of the occasion. It is about the power of pausing, and the transformation that can happen when we slow way, way down. It has a mindful and meditative cadence, with an emphasis on deep presence. Want to see the script in action? Here's a video of Naomi officiating an elopement ceremony using this script.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=354s&v=4TB6VEp8CQk

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We quote Amara Charles and Toko-pa Turner, and reference John Keats and Simon Doonan in this ceremony script.

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If you are having a hard time choosing just one ceremony script, we recommend our "Bundle of Five Ceremonies." It is our best value by far, and will give you a chance to read through five of our favorite scripts. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1175690857/sample-wedding-ceremony-script-ceremony

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Our ceremony scripts come with a "Customization Tips & Additional Resources" document. It is full of how-tos, tips, examples, and resources to help you personalize our pre-written ceremony scripts and really make them your own.

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As ceremonialists, we know that good ceremonial structure and flow is essential for creating that sense of "something special is occurring." Our ceremony scripts include: A robust opening that welcomes guests and sets the tone, a call to presence and sharing of gratitude for the day/place/community, a non cringey, non preachy, and non boring “address” with words of inspiration, a section for sharing vows and rings, and finally, closing words containing good wishes and the pronouncement of marriage.

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Our ceremony scripts are approximately 1200 words, and will take around 10 minutes to deliver. This does not include procession, customization, readings, or personal vows. If you add those elements, expect the ceremonies to be a little longer.

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Our wedding ceremony and elopement scripts are unique, modern, nontraditional, secularly spiritual and more robust than your super basic, "quick and dirty" ceremony scripts. Our scripts cover a lot of territory, and explore love and marriage in thoughtful and inspiring ways. (Basically, if you're looking for a traditional, "dearly beloved" type script, our ceremonies are not for you.)

We encourage you to check out our various profiles on Etsy, especially our shop announcement, and visit our website https://www.owlandroseceremonies.com to learn more about our orientation, style and approach.

Keep in mind that we’ve made this ceremony very budget friendly, so please don’t steal, share, copy, post or reuse our hard work! In other words: one purchase = one use for one ceremony.

If you're an officiant looking to use these ceremony scripts (multiple times,) we offer a commercial license for one year of unlimited use of our ceremony scripts. This commercial license can (and should) be renewed annually. Obviously purchasing this license is based on a personal integrity/honor system and is designed to protect our hard work. Thanks for respecting our hard work!