ACCM Bldg.

, 102 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City

Tel. Nos. 819-0606 to 10/ Fax No. 819-1425
E-mail: wwcfmkt@eastern.com.ph
 A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR

When two people come together in the holy

bonds of matrimony, they are entering the most
intimate of relationships. (Ephesians 5:31)

It is a permanent relationship that must be

entered into only after long and careful
preparations. This preparation begins as God
brings two people together and then guides them
in developing their relationship. Marriage must not
be entered until both are born again (I Corinthians
6:14) and know without any doubt that God has
brought them together.

May God's blessings be upon you as you

begin your preparations.
 MATRIMONIAL SERVICE
PART I - PRELIMINARIES
1. Seating of friends
2. Organ Prelude
3. Lighting of Candles
4. Processional of Groom's Party
5. Processional of Bridal Entourage:
Pastor, Groom, Best Man, Candle Sponsors,
Principal Sponsors, Veil & Cord Sponsors,
Flower girls, Bible bearer, Ring bearer, Bride's
Maid and Bride with parents
PART II - SERVICE OF CONSECRATION
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of
God and in the presence of these witnesses to join together
these two Christian young people in holy bonds of matrimony.
We are witnessing the miracle of God's love and power of the
Holy Spirit's work in their lives.
In creation, Adam, the man, was first formed then the
woman. The Bible states that the woman was created for the
man thus setting forth the humility, modesty and gentleness
that should characterize her.
Eve, being made after and out of Adam sets an honor
upon womanhood as the glory of man. The man is the head
with the woman as the crown. The man was dust refined but
the woman was doubly refined - one step farther from the
earth.
The woman was not created out of man's head in order
to dominate over him nor out of his feet in order to be trampled
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high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will
come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your
God. You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
The fruit of your womb will be blessed. You will be blessed
when you come in and blessed when you go out. The Lord will
grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated
before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee
from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns
and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God
will bless you in the land he is giving you.
PART VIII - SIGNING CEREMONY
SONG
(Sponsors will now come to sign the contract followed by the
bride and groom and then the Minister).
PART IX - OFFICIAL PRESENTATION AND
INTRODUCTION OF THE NEWLY WED
COUPLE
MINISTER: Beloved brethren, please allow me to present
and introduce to you,
MR. & MRS. ____________________________
(The Groom gives the Wedding Kiss).
PICTURE TAKING
RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
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 _______________________, it is your solemn
responsibility to strive to retain by your virtues
the heart you have won by your graces. You
have a major role to play in making a happy
home.
And to you both: Let not your voices lose the
tender tones of affection nor your eyes forget the
tender ray which they had shown during
courtship days; and greatest of all, let God be
enthroned in your hearts above all else at all
times. Let us pray. (Wedding Prayer)
SONG
PART VI - DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE
MINISTER: And now, having heard you make pledges of
your affection, and take these vows of fidelity, I,
by the authority conferred upon me by God as
His minister and by the laws of the Republic of
the Philippines pronounce you husband and wife
- no longer twain, but now one in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. What God hath joined together, let no
man put separate.
HONORING OF RELATIVES BY THE GROOM
AND THE BRIDE
PART VII - BLESSING OF THE UNION
Deuteronomy 28:1-9
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his
commands, I give you today, the Lord your God will set you
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upon by him; but she was made out of his side to be equal with
him, from under his arms to be protected by him, and near his
heart to be loved and cherished by him.
May the congregation please stand for the reading of
the Word of GOD.
RESPONSIVE READING
(Gen. 2:18,21,22,24; Prov. 18:22; Eph. 5:22-25)
MINISTER: The Lord God said, it is not good for the man to
be alone, I will make a helper suitable for him.
READERS: So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a
deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took
one of the man's ribs and closed up the place
with flesh.
MINISTER: Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib
he had taken out of the man, and he brought
her to the man.
READERS: For this reason a man will leave his father and
mother and be united to his wife, and they will
become one flesh.
MINISTER: He who finds a wife finds what is good and
receives favor from the Lord.
READERS: Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
MINISTER: For the husband is the head of the wife, as
Christ is the head of the church, his body, of
which he is the Savior.
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READERS: Now as the church submits to Christ, so also
wives should submit to their husbands in
everything.
MINISTER: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved
the church and gave himself up for her.
READERS: To make her holy, cleansing her by the washing
with water through the word.
OPENING PRAYER: By Minister
SONG
PART III - EXCHANGE OF VOWS
MINISTER: Sponsors please stand!
You are here today to bear witness of the
miraculous union that will take place between
________________ and __________________.
May God bless you for accepting the invitation to
bless the union by your sponsorship.
MINISTER: You may be seated.
TO THE GROOM AND HIS BRIDE: ____________________
and ______________________ this is your
day. May I remind you that you must enter this
relationship with all your heart and soul. I,
therefore, charge you that if either of you know
any reason why your marriage should not be
consumated let it be known now. For be assured
that marriage done under compulsion or duress
does not carry with it the blessings of God.
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TO BOTH: Let the principles of this Book be the foundation
of your family.
COMMUNION WILL NOW BE SERVED:
(Only to the Bride and Groom)
REMOVAL OF CORD AND VEIL
CANDLE CEREMONY
MINISTER: The two lighted candles that you see represent
the separate lives of ________________ and
_______________. To symbolize their being
united in marriage today th*ey will each take the
candle representing themselves and together
light the candle which will represent their being
joined together as one. They will then blow out
their individual candles.
PART V - WEDDING CHARGE
MINISTER: Now let me speak to your hearts. I charge
you both as you hope for happiness in your
married life to be true to the vows you have
made to each other. With your marriage from
this day, you begin life anew with larger
responsibilities.
______________________, guard well this your
bride who now commits herself into your
keeping; strive so to live in the Lord that no word
or deed of yours shall cloud her brow with grief
nor dim her eyes with tears.
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 man, nor was she taken from the foot to be
despised by man but she was taken from the
ribs near the heart to be loved and cherished by
man.
THE CORD
MINISTER: The cord may now be put on. (The cord
sponsors will step forward and place it on the
couple). This cord is a symbol of unity. It
speaks of the eternal reality that in marriage
man and woman become one. Jesus Himself
said that man shall leave his father and mother
and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be
one. The cord also symbolizes the unbreakable
ties of love between the husband and his wife.
THE BIBLE
(The Minister asks for the Bible from the Bible bearer.)
MINISTER: Please place your hands on the Bible. The
BIBLE is God's Word. From it we receive the
wisest of counseling. I charge you to be guided
by its principles.
TO THE GROOM: ___________________, as the head of
your family, search the pages of this book often
for the spiritual guidance you will need to make
wise decisions for your family.
TO THE BRIDE: _______________________, make the
reading of this Book a daily part of your life. As
the wife and mother you will need guidance that
can only be found here.
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TO THE GROOM: _______________________, do you take,
___________________ to be your wedded wife,
to love her as Christ loves His church and to
protect her and care for her for the rest of your
lives?
RESPONSE: I do!
TO THE BRIDE: _________________________, do you take,
________________, to be your wedded
husband, submitting yourself to him alone as
unto the Lord, showing reverence to him as the
head of this union for the rest of your lives?
RESPONSE: I do!
MINISTER: Who gives this woman to be married to this
man?
(NOTE: The Book of Genesis tells us that 'a
man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to
his wife, and they become one flesh.' When a
father agrees to giving his daughter, he is
endorsing this Biblical principle, and giving his
consent to his daughter's marriage to this man.
By this agreement, he willingly forfeits the
primary place that he and his wife have had in
his daughter's life, and gives his blessings to the
marriage of his daughter and her husband).
FATHER OF THE BRIDE: Her mother and I do.
(The father then takes the hand of his daughter
and places it into the hand of the groom and
repeats the following words:)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE: I commit ____________________
into your love and care. May God's blessings be
upon your marriage.
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MINISTER: Repeat these vows:
GROOM: I, ____________________________, take thee,
_________________________, to be my
wedded wife; to have and to hold from this day
forward; for better or for worse; for richer or
poorer; in sickness or in health; to love and to
cherish; till death do us part.
BRIDE: I, ____________________________, take thee,
_____________________, to be my wedded
husband; to have and to hold from this day
forward; for better or for worse; for richer or
poorer; in sickness or in health; to love and to
cherish; till death do us part.
SONG
PART IV - THE MEANING OF SYMBOLS
THE RING
(The Minister asks for the rings from the ring bearer).
MINISTER: Down through the years, marriage has been
enriched with symbols that have come to us
from the living past. Foremost among these is a
ring. This ring is circle and a circle has no
beginning or end. This reflects the character and
attributes of God. God who is from eternity has
put love in the hearts of men. In placing this ring
on your fingers, you are not only expressing
your eternal love for each other but you are also
affirming that God is love. (The Minister gives
the bride's ring to the groom.)
MINISTER: (To the Groom) Say after me the following:
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GROOM: This ring I give you as token and pledge of my
abiding love and respect of what you are as well
as my prayer for what you will be. (The Minister
gives the groom's ring to the Bride).
BRIDE: This ring I give you as a token and pledge of my
abiding love and respect of what you are as well
as my prayer for what you will be. (The Minister
gives the bride's ring to the Groom).
(Please Kneel)
THE VEIL
MINISTER: The veil will now be put on. (The veil sponsors
will come forward and put on the veil.)
MINISTER: The veil is a symbol of purity. It is white, to sym-
bolize virginity, a virtue which the Christian faith
extols. But in addition the veil also represents
your relationship with each other. It is placed on
the groom's shoulder because man is the head
of the family. He has a tremendous responsibility
as the head. He has to make decisions and to
see to it that his family's needs are provided.
The Bible says that man is he head of the
woman in the same way as Christ is the head of
the Church. This does not mean that man is a
dictator anymore than Christ is. This means
that in loving his wife and family, the man is
ready to the extent of sacrificing his own life in
the care and defense of his loved ones. At the
same time, the veil is placed on the head of the
Bride because it shows that she will honor her
husband in mutual esteem and love. The
woman was not taken from the head to rule over
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ACCM Bldg., 102 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City
Tel. Nos. 819-0606 to 10/ Fax No. 819-1425
E-mail: wwcfmkt@qinet.net
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ I. Initial Interview
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept
pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. -  Call up the center for an appointment with a
Hebrews 13:4 counselor/pastor.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ II. Pre-marital Seminar
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the
husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,  You will be required to attend this seminar.
his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to
Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.  Schedule of this seminar is announced in
Husbands,, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave
Himself up for her, to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing
the Sunday Word or you can call up the
with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a center.
radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy
and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives III. Follow Up Sessions
as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all,
no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as
Christ does the church - for we are members of this body. For this  The counselor/pastor may schedule you for
reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his about 2 to 3 sessions more after the
wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery - seminar.
but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of
you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must
respect her husband. - Ephesians 5:22-23
 Attached is a "List of Scriptures" for you to
_______________________________________________________ reflect upon and discuss together.
_______________________________________________________
IV. Marriage License
Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so
that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over
without talk by the behavior of their wives. - I Peter 3:1  You can apply for this license either at the
_______________________________________________________ City Hall of the bride or groom's residence.
_______________________________________________________
 This license is valid for 90 days and will be
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with
your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as
void if the marriage ceremony will not take
heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder place within this period.
your prayers. - I Peter 3:7
_______________________________________________________  You maybe required by the City Hall to
_______________________________________________________ attend the seminar on birth control.
V. Marriage Contract
 Word for the World office provides the
contract to be signed as part of the marriage
ceremony
 It will be registered by the Fellowship office
at the city hall where the marriage ceremony
took place.
 A copy will be provided for the couple.
A LIST OF SCRIPTURES TO STUDY
The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will
make a helper suitable for him.' - Genesis 2:18
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. - Genesis 2:24
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

VI. Place of Marriage He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from
the Lord. - Proverbs 18:22
 It can be done either: _______________________________________________________
a) church _______________________________________________________
b) home
Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons
c) garden and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons
d) hotel and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. -
Jeremiah 29:6
 Any place, in fact that is conducive to reverence _______________________________________________________
may serve. Garden and poolside weddings can _______________________________________________________
be most beautiful
I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in
righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you
 Should your wedding takes place outside of the
in faithfulness and you will acknowledge the Lord. - Hosea 2:19,20
church premises, you need to secure a permit _______________________________________________________
from the City hall where it will be solemnized. _______________________________________________________

VII. Practice
 It is wise if possible to have a rehearsal of the
wedding program with those involved in the
entourage. It helps make things smoother.
Note: If you have any other questions or request, kindly
let your counselor/pastor know.
But since there is so much immorality, each man should have
his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband
should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her
husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to
her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong
to him alone but also to his wife. - I Corinthians 7:2-4
__________________________________________________
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 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to
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 MARRIAGE RENEWAL CEREMONY

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight

of God and in the presence of these witnesses to renew
the marriage vows of this couple that stand before us.

Sometime ago, this couple were married making

vows of faithfulness and love to one another. They felt
a need to repeat their vows to one another in the
presence of God and you as witnesses to their
commitment to one another.

SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 5:22-33

PRAYER
TO THE COUPLE: You are here tonight to renew
your marriage vows. Let me remind you that you must
do this with all your heart and soul. It is not just in the
presence of these witnesses and to their ears that you
are speaking but in the presence of God and in His
hearing. A vow made in the presence of God must be
viewed in the light of our accountability to Him.
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in
fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not
fulfill it.
(Repeat the vows after me):
HUSBAND/GROOM: Do you take ______________,
to be your wedded wife. Do you by this act renew your
love for her and pledge to love her as Christ loves His
church. Do you promise to protect and care for her;
and affirm by this act of renewal that she is your one
and only for the rest of your life?
RESPONSE: I do!
WIFE/BRIDE: Do you take _____________________,
to be your wedded husband. And do you promise by
this act of renewal that you will love and care for him,
submitting yourself to him alone as unto the Lord?
Will you show reverence to him as the head of your
family for the rest of your life?
RESPONSE: I do!
REPEATING OF VOWS: (Face each other)
HUSBAND/GROOM, I (your name), take thee (your
wife's name), to be my wedded wife; to have and to hold
from this day forward; for better or for worse; for richer
or poorer; in sickness or in health; to love and to
cherish; till death do us part. I LOVE YOU!
WIFE/BRIDE: I (your name), take thee, (your
husband's name), to be my wedded husband; to
have and to hold from this day forward; for better or
for worse; for richer or poorer; in sickness or in health;
to love and to cherish; till death do us part. I
LOVE YOU!
THE BIBLE: (Both of you take the Bible and hold it
in your hands).
The Bible is God's Word. From it we may receive the
wisest of counseling. Within the pages of this book you
can find answers to your most perplexing of problems.
I charge you both to be guided by the principles of this
book.
HUSBAND & GROOM: As the head of your family
search the pages of this book continuously. It will aid
you in making the wisest of decisions. As the spiritual
head of your family, it is a must that you be guided by
the teachings of God's Word. Read it, study it and be
guided by it.
WIFE & BRIDE: As a wife and mother you must
make the reading of the Bible a daily part of your life.
The words of wisdom and guidance that you will find
will guide you in your role as a wife and will
direct you in the way of motherhood.
SONG OF RENEWAL
DECLARATION OF RENEWAL
And now, having heard you make your pledges of
affection and take these vows of fidelity, I, by the
authority conferred upon me by God as His minister and
in my role as your Pastor pronounce that your marriage
vows to one another are renewed in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. What
God hath joined together, let no man separate. (Kiss
the bride!)
BLESSING OF THE UNION: Deuteronomy 28:1-9
PRAYER
MARRIAGE RENEWAL CEREMONY
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the
sight of God and in the presence of these witnesses
to renew the marriage vows of these couples (or
couple) that stand before us.
Sometimes ago, each of these couples (this
couple) were married making vows of faithfulness
and love to one another. At this special time of
the year they felt a need to repeat their vows to one
another in the presence of God and you as
witnesses to their commitment to one another.
SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 5:22-33
PRAYER
COUPLES: You are here tonight to renew your
marriage vows. Let me remind you that you must
do this with all your heart and soul. It is not just in
the presence of these witnesses and to their ears
that you are speaking but in the presence of God
and in His hearing. A vow made in the presence of
God must be viewed in the light of our
accountability to Him.
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in
fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your
vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and
not fulfill it.
(Repeat the vows after me):
HUSBAND/GROOM: Do you take this Wife/Bride,
to be your wedded wife. Do you by this act renew
your love for her and pledge to love her as Christ
loves His church. Do you promise to protect and
care for her; and affirm by this act of renewal that
she is your one and only for the rest of your life?
RESPONSE: I do!
WIFE/BRIDE: Do you take this Husband/Groom,
to be your wedded husband. And do you promise
by this act of renewal that you will love and care for
him, submitting yourself to him alone as unto the
Lord? Will you show reverence to him as the head
of your family for the rest of your life?
RESPONSE: I do! SONG OF RENEWAL

REPEATING OF VOWS: (Face each other) DECLARATION OF RENEWAL

HUSBAND/GROOM, I (your name), take thee (your
wife's name), to be my wedded wife; to have and to
hold from this day forward; for better or for worse;
for richer or poorer; in sickness or in health; to
love and to cherish; till death do us part. I LOVE
YOU!
WIFE/BRIDE: I (your name), take thee, (your
husband's name), to be my wedded husband;
to have and to hold from this day forward; for
better or for worse; for richer or poorer; in
sickness or in health; to love and to cherish; till
death do us part. I LOVE YOU!
And now, having heard you make your pledges of
affection and take these vows of fidelity, I, by the
authority conferred upon me by God as His minister
and in my role as your Pastor pronounce that your
marriage vows to one another are renewed in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. What God hath joined together, let no
man separate. (Kiss the bride!)
BLESSING OF THE UNION: Deuteronomy 28:1-9
PRAYER

THE BIBLE: (Both of you take the Bible and hold

it in your hands). The Bible is God's Word. From
it we may receive the wisest of counseling. Within
the pages of this book you can find answers to
your most perplexing of problems. I charge you
both to be guided by the principles of this book.

HUSBAND & GROOM: As the head of your family

search the pages of this book continuously. It will
aid you in making the wisest of decisions. As the
spiritual head of your family, it is a must that you
be guided by the teachings of God's Word. Read it,
study it and be guided by it.

WIFE & BRIDE: As a wife and mother you must

make the reading of the Bible a daily part of
your life. The words of wisdom and guidance that
you will find will guide you in your role as a
wife and will direct you in the way of motherhood.