{"id":50359,"date":"2019-07-10T14:54:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shutterflywpe.wpengine.com\/?p=50359"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:23:12","slug":"wedding-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Blessings to Fit Any Couple and Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding blessings are a long-standing tradition for nuptials across countless different cultures and religions. These blessings may be given from guests to the bride and groom or by a religious leader. Whether the blessings call for good luck, health, happiness, or success within the marriage, they are often an integral part of many ceremonies. Additionally, blessings also make great additions to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/wedding\/wedding-gifts\">wedding gifts<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/home-decor\/wall-crosses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">personalized wall crosses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So if you\u2019re looking for the perfect wedding blessings, we\u2019re here to help. Check out our list below to find a sentiment just right for your bride and groom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jump to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Bible Verses For Wedding Blessings\">Bible Verses For Wedding Blessings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Wedding Prayer Examples\">Wedding Prayer Examples<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Wedding Blessing Quotes\">Wedding Blessing Quotes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Non Religious Wedding Blessings\">Non Religious Wedding Blessings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Cultural and Religious Marriage Blessings\">Cultural and Religious Marriage Blessings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a name=\"Bible Verses For Wedding Blessings\"><\/a>Bible Verses For Wedding Blessings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bible verses are a common addition for many wedding blessings to a bride and groom. Pick your favorite verse from the list below or visit our resource on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-bible-verses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding Bible verses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for additional choices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLove is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.\u201d \u2013 1 Corinthians 13:4-8<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.\u201d \u2013 1 Corinthians 13:13<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo everything in love.\u201d \u2013 1 Corinthians 16:14<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a name=\"Wedding Prayer Examples\"><\/a>Wedding Prayer Examples<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following examples of wedding prayers and blessings are perfect for church weddings or couples who would appreciate the religious sentiment on their big day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding Prayer Sample 1:<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear God, thank you for this joyous day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for Your Light that has entered (name) and (name)\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for all the miracles and blessings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please bless this union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help (name) and (name) find the perfect place in this world for their love to flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let the radiant light of their love shine on all those around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May all their future creations be blessed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God, bless them with the inner gifts of trust, compassion, forgiveness and truth that they may live and grow together in love and peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding Prayer Sample 2:<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord, behold our family here assembled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We thank you for this place in which we dwell,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the love that unites us,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the peace accorded us this day,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the hope with which we expect the morrow,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the health, the work, the food, and the bright skies that make our lives delightful;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for our friends in all parts of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amen<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a name=\"Wedding Blessing Quotes\"><\/a>Wedding Blessing Quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following wedding blessing quotes make excellent additions to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-gift-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding gift ideas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cards, or even a toast. And for additional ideas, make sure to visit our resource on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-quotes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding quotes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.\u201d \u2013 Helen Gahagan Douglas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWeddings are important because they celebrate life and possibility.\u201d \u2013 Anne Jacqueline Hathaway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe real act of marriage is a choice you make not just on your wedding day, but over and over again. And that choice is reflected in the way you treat your spouse.\u201d \u2013 Barbara De Angelis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.\u201d \u2013 Andre Maurois<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Love is a partnership of two unique people who bring out the very best in each other, and who know that even though they are wonderful as individuals, they are even better together.&#8221; \u2013 Barbara Cage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you, and then you meet one person and your life is changed forever.&#8221; \u2013 Love and Other Drugs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.&#8221; \u2013 Martin Luther\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a name=\"Non Religious Wedding Blessings\"><\/a>Non Religious Wedding Blessings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following set of blessings are perfect for couples with nonreligious or spiritual wedding ceremonies and receptions. Pick your favorite from those below or use them to inspire a blessing all your own.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-Religious Blessing Example #1<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMay you always have a special sense of your mission in life together, and may you never tire of the endless possibilities of exploring your shared existence.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-Religious Blessing Example #2<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMay you have strength, patience, good humor, peace, love, and joy in your life together.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding Ring Blessing: The Giving of Rings Verse<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI take you my heart\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the rising of the moon\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the setting of the stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To love and to honor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through all that may come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through all our lives together\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all our lives,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May we be reborn\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That we may meet and know\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And love again,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And remember.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding Blessing Poem: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Marriage<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Rumi<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMay these vows and this marriage be blessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May it be sweet milk,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this marriage, like wine and halvah.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May this marriage offer fruit and shade\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like the date palm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May this marriage be full of laughter,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our every day a day in paradise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May this marriage be a sign of compassion,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a seal of happiness here and hereafter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May this marriage have a fair face and a good name,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am out of words to describe\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how spirit mingles in this marriage.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a name=\"Cultural and Religious Marriage Blessings\"><\/a>Cultural and Religious Marriage Blessings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following wedding blessings represent different cultural and religious traditions.\u00a0 It\u2019s also important to note that common wedding blessings for various cultures are represented, but the wording and rituals may differ for specific people and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddhist Wedding Blessing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buddha\u2019s Sermon at Rajagaha, a universal Buddhist wedding blessing, is read as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo not deceive, do not despise each other anywhere. Do not be angry nor bear secret resentments; for as a mother will risk her life and watches over her child, so boundless be your love to all, so tender, kind and mild.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cherish goodwill right and left, early and late, and without hindrance, without stint, be free of hate and envy, while standing and walking and sitting down, whatever you have in mind, the rule of life that is always best is to be loving-kind.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu Wedding Blessing: The Seven Steps<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saptapadi, or \u201cThe Seven Steps,\u201d is the most important rite of a Hindu marriage ceremony. Within this blessing, the couple takes seven steps around a holy fire, after which they legally become married. Each step is paired with a specific promise or blessing to each other, which mean the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Let us provide for our household, stay in good health and carry out our duties and responsibilities to each other, our families and our tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Let us continue to develop our mental and spiritual powers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Let us build our wealth and comfort with the right means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Let us acquire knowledge, happiness, and harmony by mutual love, respect, and trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Let us be blessed with a family of strong and virtuous children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Let us be blessed with long lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 7: Let us remain true companions, committed only to each other.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewish Wedding Blessings: The Seven Blessings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheva Brachot or, &#8220;the seven blessings,&#8221; also known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">birkot nissuin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or, &#8220;the wedding blessings&#8221; in Jewish law are blessings given to a bride and groom. The translated meaning of these blessings is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #1: &#8220;Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, Creator of the vine-fruit.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #2: &#8220;Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, who created everything for His Glory.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #3: &#8220;Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, Creator of the Man.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #4: &#8220;Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, who created man in your image. Blessed are You, LORD, Creator of the Man.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #5: &#8220;The barrenness will surely exult and be glad in gathering her children to herself joyfully. Blessed are You, LORD, Gladdener of Zion by way of her children.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #6: &#8220;Loving companions will surely gladden, as you gladdened your creations in the Garden of Eden in the east. Blessed are You, LORD, Gladdener of groom and bride.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing #7: &#8220;Blessed are You, LORD, our God, sovereign of the universe, who created joy and gladness, groom and bride, mirth, song, delight and rejoicing, love and harmony and peace and companionship. Quickly, LORD our God, there should be heard in the cities of Judah and in the courtyards of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of groom and the voice of bride, the jubilant voices of grooms from the bridal canopy, and of young people from the feast of their singing. Blessed are You, LORD, Gladdener of the groom with his bride.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catholic Wedding Blessing: The Nuptial Blessing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following verses are a common Catholic wedding blessing called \u201cThe Nuptial Blessing.\u201d It\u2019s recited as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cO God, who by your mighty power<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">created all things out of nothing,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and, when you had set in place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the beginnings of the universe,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formed man and woman in your own image,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making the woman an inseparable helpmate to the man,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that they might be no longer two, but one flesh,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and taught that what you were pleased to make one<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must never be divided;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by so great a mystery<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that in the wedding covenant you foreshadowed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Sacrament of Christ and his Church;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O God, by whom woman is joined to man<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the companionship they had in the beginning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is endowed with the one blessing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not forfeited by original sin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nor washed away by the flood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look now with favor on these your servants,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joined together in Marriage,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who ask to be strengthened by your blessing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send down on them the grace of the Holy Spirit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and pour your love into their hearts,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that they may remain faithful in the Marriage Covenant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May the grace of love and peace<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">abide in your daughter (name),<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and let her always follow the example of those holy women<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whose praises are sung in the Scriptures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May her husband entrust his heart to her,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so that, acknowledging her as his equal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and his joint heir to the life of grace,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he may show her due honor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and cherish her always<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the love that Christ has for his Church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, Lord, we implore you:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may these your servants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hold fast to the faith and keep your commandments;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made one in the flesh,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may they be blameless in all they do;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and with the strength that comes from the Gospel,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may they bear true witness to Christ before all;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(may they be blessed with children,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and prove themselves virtuous parents,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who live to see their children\u2019s children.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And grant that,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reaching at last together the fullness of years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for which they hope,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they may come to the life of the blessed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Kingdom of Heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through Christ our Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Wedding Blessing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An example of a traditional Christian wedding blessing includes the following prayer:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHand in hand, we come before you, O Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand in hand, we are stepping out in faith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We, who are gathered here, ask that you would take this couple into your hands. Help them, O Lord, to keep firm in the commitments they have just made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guide them, O God, as they become a family, as they each change through the years. May they be flexible as they are faithful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Lord, help us all to be your hands if there be need. Strengthen, tenderly all of our commitments, through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irish Wedding Blessing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many different famous wedding blessings within the Irish tradition. One verse, the \u201cIrish Vow of Unity,\u201d can be seen here:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe swear by peace and love to stand,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heart to heart and hand to hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark, O Spirit, and hear us now,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirming this our Sacred Vow.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing Stones Wedding<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessing Stones are another commonly practiced tradition for Irish wedding blessings. 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The following blessing works excellently as a wedding toast:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cErheben wir nun unsere Gl\u00e4ser auf das Wohl des jungen Paares und w\u00fcnschen wir ihm ein langes Leben voller Liebe. Prosit!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This translates to: &#8220;We raise now our glasses on the well-being of the new pair, and we wish a long life full of love. Cheers!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hawaiian Wedding Blessing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some Hawaiian wedding ceremonies, an officiant will dip a koa wood bowl in water, where a Ti leaf is then dipped. Then water is dripped three times on the wedding rings while reciting \u201cEi-Ah Eha-No. Ka Malohia Oh-Na-Lani. 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