The wedding ceremony officiating is an important message that blesses the new beginning of the bride and groom. Find inspiring words for your special day through examples of wedding speeches and seasonal greetings tailored to various cases, such as remarriage, multicultural families, and international marriage.

 

Example of a wedding teacher’s speech

Hello, everyone. Thank you all for attending this joyous occasion.
In front of our family and relatives, these two people promise to share everything they will encounter in their lives from today onward.
I feel a heavy responsibility to officiate at this sacred day for the two of them.
What I want to say to these two young people is that even though they met under the name of love, they should not forget that they have lived in different environments and families for a long time.
If they forget that fact, even though love will cover everything for now, they will become disappointed in trivial things over time.
I once heard a story from a couple.
Everything was so lovely when they were dating, but after they got married, she said she didn’t even like the habit of squeezing toothpaste.
She said she squeezed it from the bottom up, but her husband squeezed it randomly.
Isn’t it funny? But this is the reality of marriage that the two will soon face.
There are some wedding officiants who often say that at weddings.
Now, the two of you should live with one mind and one heart.
What I want to say today is the opposite.
Both of them have their own ways of living that they have built up over the past 20 years. It is, in fact, impossible for them to become one.
I would just like to say that you should accept differences.
Disappointment in the early stages of marriage often comes from not accepting that your partner is different from you.
Please be willing to admit it. And be considerate.
If you respect your spouse’s tastes and ways, you will gradually become more like each other.
When you look at an old married couple,
you will often find that their faces are strangely similar.
Isn’t it amazing? This is probably because they have been giving their own things to each other and accepting their spouses’ things for a long time.
The days you will live will be longer and more distant than you can imagine.
If you live with consideration and care for each other over the years, at some point, the two paths will merge into one.
I will now end my speech by giving you all the blessings I know for the life you will walk together.

 

 

Wedding officiant’s speech

I sincerely congratulate you on your marriage.
Hello, everyone.
I’m sure you feel the same way, but it’s great to be able to attend the wedding of a bride and groom and offer my congratulations.
At a dinner party where friends in their late 60s gathered to have fun, there was someone who talked more excitedly than anyone else. That person was the one who had just buried her husband 10 days earlier.
The friend next to her must have asked, “Hey, when your husband died, he said that if you kept going out as usual, he would get up from his grave and come after you right away to take your soul.” But how long has it been since you sent your husband off? Is it okay to be wandering around like this?
Then the friend said, “It’s okay. When you bury a grave, you bury your face down so that you can see the ground, and I’m sure he’s working hard to dig into the ground right now!” What do you think?
While listening to this story, I briefly wondered what my wife, who has been living with me for 20 years, would think later. If you have been truly happy in your marriage, you will be able to joke around like this man, and if not, I don’t think you will be able to feel at ease.
I hope that the two of you will do your best for each other, but don’t forget that you are two independent individuals and don’t force the other to be obsessed with you or sacrifice for you. The important thing is to consider others first and make concessions before making demands.
Don’t say, “Why is a man like that? Why is a woman like that?” This is because the person you meet before marriage may not be the same as the person you had in mind. Instead, take a close look at the person you are meeting and accept them as they are, with a good understanding of their appearance and characteristics.
There must be a reason why you chose this person out of the many people in the world. I think it is very important and happy to have someone who is always by your side, with whom you can open up and discuss and rely on. What do I think is a good friend? I hope you will be that kind of friend to others, too. Always remember how precious every moment you spend together is.
I fully agree with the idea that using honorifics when talking to each other plays a very important role in married life. This is because my partner can be respected by my children and others. Even if we disagree and argue, it is to build a protective wall in advance so that we do not talk about anything extreme that goes beyond the bounds.
If you like your partner very much, check occasionally to see if you are neglecting to look around. It is natural that you will change to some extent after getting married. However, it would be a problem if I were seen as a cold person by my family, friends, relatives, and the community I belong to. Please do your best to help the bride and groom’s families get closer.
Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. ○○○, the parents of the groom, and Mrs. ○○○, the mother of the bride, and Mr. ○○○, the father of the bride, who I believe is also here with us. And I hope that the bride and groom will do their best for their parents.
Thank you to all of the guests who have come to celebrate with us.

 

 

Remarks by the officiating minister at the wedding of a couple who are getting married again

Hello, everyone.
First of all, I would like to thank all of the relatives and guests who have come to this wedding to congratulate and pray for the bride and groom.
I have officiated at a few weddings, but this is the first wedding that has been as meaningful as today’s.
In May, when all things are reborn in brilliant colors, the two are dreaming of a single life again.
Look at the smiles on their faces. With bright smiles that only truly happy people can have, the two of them are standing here to become each other’s.
These two are no longer young.
Instead of the brightness of youth, serious wrinkles have appeared on their faces,
and gray hair has begun to fall on their heads.
However, their hearts are deep and sincere. Today, at the end of a long time, the two have found their soulmates.
Looking back on the past years, there must be many painful memories and many mistakes.
Like a rainy day, many things have penetrated and flowed through you.
During that time, the two of you have shed tears, been desperate, hurt, and wounded.
But as you know, the earth becomes even stronger after the rain.
Only after the rain, everything grows green and bigger.
The squalls that hit the tropics once in a while are a stimulant that wakes up many lives.
You two will now build your lives even more solidly like the earth after the rain.
I believe that you will be able to live each day beautifully and meaningfully, comforting each other’s wounds because you know each other’s pain.
I believe that young people will become faithful partners and become beautiful with a sincere and warm heart, not with a hot and impulsive love.
Marriage is a major event in human life, and
it is the most important indicator of whether a person is happy or unhappy.
If you have a good spouse, you can easily endure the storms of life, but no matter how successful your life is, if you haven’t met the right spouse, it’s only half a success.
I believe that the future of these two beautiful people, who have crossed many years and met the partner that God has prepared for each other, will be filled with nothing but extreme happiness.
Finally, I ask all of you here today to truly bless this union.
Thank you.

 

 

Season’s Greetings from the Wedding Teacher

Hello? Although the weather is still cold, the sunlight is much softer than before these days.
I feel that March has arrived. Even if you look around, you can feel the change in nature.
Have you ever carefully looked at the trees along the street?
The branches that always look the same don’t seem much different from last winter, but inside, the vitality that heralds spring is sprouting. Whether it’s nature or people, to those who look at it with interest and affection, even the smallest things look different, but not to those who don’t.
There are people who are starting a new beginning in March, when everything starts anew. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the many people who have honored us by coming to this event to celebrate them.
Now, the two became a married couple in front of everyone.
The two had been in love for a long time, and they became a married couple through this wedding.
The two must have known a lot about each other over the long period of time they have spent together, and they may even think that they know everything about each other.
However, becoming a couple after spending a long time together as lovers will be different from what it has been so far. Getting married is not just a simple union, but a union of the family. There is a difference between dating and being married and spending all day together in the same space. What I would like to say to the bride and groom here is that you should not talk or act as if you know everything about each other just because you are close and know each other well.
When you meet someone for the first time, you try to get to know them. What they like and dislike, what food they like and eat well, and whether they are considerate. However, you may think that you no longer need to make an effort to get to know each other because you already know each other well because you have been together for a long time as lovers. But that is a delusion.
Couples should put more effort into getting to know each other.
Think and act this way. Be someone who opens up and listens to each other, without preconceptions.
The closer the relationship, the more you should try to understand each other’s feelings.
If you are always interested in each other and try to understand each other, your family will always be peaceful. And the process must involve ‘conversation’.
All middle-aged couples feel the same. I think that our love has cooled off. The reason for this is that we do not know the other person’s feelings, and this is due to a lack of communication.
I wish the couple’s married life to be happier and more peaceful than any other couple’s married life. Thank you.

 

 

Wedding season greeting example manuscript

Hello, everyone.
After a long and boring winter, the long-awaited spring has finally arrived.
As March begins, the season that was preparing for spring has passed the winter. It is the season when the snow that has been piled up all winter melts and the hearts that have been frozen stiffly melt.
Winter was long and hard, but the spring that we finally met after waiting with bated breath is only regrettably short. The process of preparing for something in our lives is as long and difficult as a harsh winter. However, I believe that the long and tedious preparation period is what brings about the satisfying results that come with spring, when beautiful spring flowers bloom and new life begins to sprout.
Here, two people who have endured the long winter together are standing to bloom beautiful spring flowers. You have worked hard to reach the stable goal of marriage.
Now, you have become a married couple in front of many people. There must have been many difficult things that happened before the two of you stood here with the blessings of your parents and the many guests gathered here. There must have been many conflicts of opinion, and you must have been disappointed and sometimes even regretted each other.
I would like to say that a beautiful path will open up for you from now on, but in fact, this is not the case. How can two people who have lived in completely different environments not clash when they live in the same space? From now on, I would like to talk about how to wisely deal with the conflicts that can arise between couples in a moment.
Many people like to talk more than listen. They want someone to listen to their story and empathize with them. Because we try to talk to each other and want the other person to empathize with our stories, we naturally end up not understanding each other. We need to listen to each other’s voices, but they are shouting to be heard only by themselves.
Then, how can we understand each other better?
If you listen to others rather than talking, and follow others rather than following me, you will naturally understand each other. It will not be as easy as it sounds. Sometimes you may feel like you are losing. And losing can hurt your pride.
But what the couple needs is not petty pride, but consideration for each other. It is about sacrificing oneself for the other rather than seeking one’s own benefit.
When they make such concessions to each other, the bride will follow the groom with respect and the groom will listen to the bride with love.
Ultimately, what the two people lose is not losing, but becoming sincerely attached to each other, and the bride and groom will both live happily according to their own will.
I believe that the two people will become such a beautiful couple who trust each other and love each other to the end, and overcome any difficulties with hope, becoming an example for everyone.
I wish the bride and groom a beautiful family.

 

 

Multicultural Family Joint Wedding Ceremony Officiant’s Speech

Everyone, today is a really happy and blessed day. I am truly grateful to see so many guests here today as these 50 beautiful couples vow to start a new life together. I have officiated at many weddings, but today I am a little nervous and happy to stand in front of brides and grooms from eight different countries. I sincerely congratulate you on your happy and grand wedding, and I would like to extend my congratulations and gratitude to all of you, including your family and relatives, as well as the guests.
In the global era, Korea is rapidly becoming a multicultural society, with more than 1.1 million foreigners actively engaged in various fields, including the economy and society. One out of ten couples is getting married internationally, and the percentage of international marriages in rural areas is as high as 40%. Multicultural families are now proud and valued members of our society and families. Our government has selected ‘mature global nation’ as one of the five national indicators and is making great efforts to ensure that multicultural families can live with pride as members of Korean society. Last year, we enacted the Multicultural Family Support Act, and we are expanding various measures necessary for multicultural families to lead stable family lives. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family also provides professional counseling services to migrant women in their native language through the 365 Hotline and helps international marriage couples understand each other better through education.
However, there may be times when you face difficulties in life due to language and cultural differences and social prejudices. But I believe that you will be able to overcome any difficulties if you keep your promise today to love and respect each other because you are strong-minded people who have overcome language and cultural barriers in search of your life partner. I would like to make a special request to the groom and bride today, hoping that all 50 couples who are getting married today will live happier than anyone else. I ask the grooms to love and cherish their wives even more, who have left their parents and siblings and traveled halfway around the world to be with them. Don’t be impatient if you don’t learn Korean quickly. I hope you will learn each other’s language and culture together and further develop your understanding and love as a couple. If you listen with respect for the other person, you will be able to communicate more non-verbally and communicate better.
I ask that all of you brides always keep the faith you had in your husbands when you came to Korea. Even the most loving couples have their conflicts. When you encounter a difficult problem, I hope you will experience the strength of your family by discussing it with your husband and seeking a wise solution. If a couple works together and makes an effort, they will create a happier family than anyone else. I hope that you will create a loving family, just as the bride and groom have pledged today to be united and to “love each other no matter the situation, whether it be happy, sad, painful, or joyful.” Your lovely and happy family will soon become the strong foundation of our society and nation, and your lovely children will become the hope of the Republic of Korea. I hope that all of you, the guests and the people of Korea, will give a lot of encouragement and strength to all multicultural families so that they can live happier and more beautifully. As the officiant and the Minister of Women, I will take a deeper interest in multicultural families and carefully consider policies with a sense of responsibility to help your families succeed. Once again, I congratulate you on your marriage and sincerely wish you and your family health and happiness. Thank you.

 

 

Wedding Gift: Officiant

As the vows of the bride and groom, I am pleased to see that these two have become a couple and I would like to thank all of you who have come to witness this despite the pleasant spring weather.
I think the fact that the two of you will enter the wedding ceremony together today is significant in that it breaks with the past practice of the groom coming alone and waiting, and the bride being led in by her father or, if he is not present, by an elderly relative. I hope that this will be the starting point for the two of you to play equal roles as the two wheels of the family that will lead and guide it in the future.
As a senior in life who has been married for more than 20 years, I have a few things I would like to say.
It is easy to think that these two people have known each other for a long time because they have been together for a long time. However, once you actually start living together, you will quickly realize that this is not the case.
In the 30 years that they have been together, the two have lived in completely different backgrounds. Therefore, every little thing in their lives will feel unfamiliar. It is said that old couples become similar in some way. As time goes by, there will come a time when their actions will no longer bother each other.
So, first of all, I would like to ask you to always acknowledge that the unfamiliarity and discomfort you feel may be due to the different growth environments of the two of you and to resolve all issues.
There was a time when it was considered a virtue for women to be a reference person. But now, we are in a completely different era, the new millennium. Now, all the difficulties can only be solved through conversations between the couple. In particular, the groom may feel that he is too busy with his residency to have time or energy to talk.
The bride may also find it difficult to find time to talk when she is busy with work. Still, I would like to say that you should talk more than when you were dating. It is very important to talk to each other constantly.
Finally, when a couple lives together, they often argue.
It is easy to shoot out whatever comes out of your mouth. I would like to ask you to wait 30 seconds before speaking. After 30 seconds, your initial feelings will change. If you feel like saying the same thing even after 30 seconds, then say it then. But I’m sure that if you can just be patient for 30 seconds, it won’t be like that.
The parents of both families have raised their sons and daughters with love and passion, and they have done a truly wonderful job. Thank you for your hard work. I hope that you will continue to support your daughter-in-law and son-in-law as you have done so far, and that you will be there for them with patience and tolerance.
I would like to thank once again all the family and relatives who were witnesses to this sacred moment when these two people became a couple, and I wish the new couple a lifetime of happiness.

 

 

A wedding officiating pastor’s speech manuscript for a remarriage ceremony

I sincerely congratulate the marriage of the groom ○○○ and the bride ○○○.
Now, the two became a married couple in front of many people.
To the parents and relatives of the bride and groom, and to all of my acquaintances,
I would like to express my deepest gratitude on behalf of the bride and groom.
I have known the bride and groom as a friend of ○○○, and I have been watching them for a long time.
In fact, the couple has already experienced one failure.
That is how much they struggled to get to this point again.
They would have been more cautious and would have agonized over this decision more than anyone else.
They would have been very afraid and scared because they knew what marriage was and
they knew better than anyone else how important this big decision was in their lives.
But the two of them are standing here together right now.
This is because their conclusion was that they could do well.
They had matured greatly as they had been very sick.
The bride now knows well how to help the groom stand up when he is reeling
and the groom now knows well how to hold the bride when she is wavering.
Therefore, no matter what storm comes their way,
the two of them will be able to wisely weather it.
The two of them, do not be afraid any longer.
The groom has the bride and the bride has the groom,
so please be brave.
There will be no more trials ahead of you two.
Take this to heart and
become a strong, wonderful, and beautiful couple
and build a happy family.
Show this to the many people gathered here today.
I wish the two of you all the best.
I conclude my remarks.
Thank you very much.

 

 

Wedding Gift for the Officiant Sample Script for the Wedding Ceremony

On this wonderful day, on behalf of the bride and groom, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who have come to celebrate the marriage of the bride, ○○○, and the groom, ○○○.
I hope you will cherish this moment forever, and I have three requests for you.
First, talk to each other.
In the long journey of love, you need someone to talk to more than someone to sleep with. Through constant dialogue between husband and wife, help each other to understand each other and find their potential so that they can maximize their abilities.
Second, the non-confrontation.
What if we don’t get along? Should we turn around? No, don’t. Be harmonious but don’t be a follower! When someone makes a bad proposal, don’t reject their opinion with one word. Instead, be patient and agree to it for now, but don’t follow through on it, so you can avoid conflict and maintain harmony.
The third way to perfect love is to separate the couple.
Remember that a couple is not one mind and one body, but two minds and two bodies. You should try to understand your partner, not try to change them to suit you! Since you are both independent individuals, acknowledge your differences, listen to what they want, and respect and encourage their different dreams.
Like the wind that does not get caught in a net, like a lion that is not startled by a sound, like the horns of a muso, I hope that you will walk confidently in the same direction as me, living as a master with integrity, step by step.
At many crossroads in life, love is a mysterious thing, and the more you give, the more it grows, and the more you share, the more it accumulates, but no matter how much you receive, it is always empty. True and unchanging marital love will transform darkness into light, despair into hope, and misfortune into happiness.
I expect the bride and groom to be filial to their parents, to maintain fraternal friendship, and to harmonize and integrate with each other with a very high level of wisdom.
I would like to conclude my speech by praying with you, the guests, that the great tree of love and marriage that you two have nurtured will be forever green, full of fragrant flowers and fruits.
Thank you.

 

 

International Marriage Teacher’s Message as the Officiant

First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the meaningful international marriage of the most beautiful bride in Thailand, Ms. ○○○, and the most handsome groom in Korea, Mr. ○○○. Are you happy? Today’s joy is not just for the two of you. It is also for the parents and relatives of both families who have gathered here, as well as for the guests and many others who are celebrating from afar. Do you understand?
I am a classmate of the groom’s father and have known his great character since I was a child. As the saying goes, like father, like son, I believe that a son will love a girl who has come from a faraway country as deeply as his father loves his mother.
On a day as beautiful as today, I would like to tell the bride and groom, who are starting a new life together, a good luck charm that they should keep in mind as a couple for the rest of their lives. They are the Chinese crested ibis and the Chinese flowering pear. The Chinese crested ibis is a legendary bird that cannot fly alone because it has only one wing and one eye each, and can only fly in pairs. Like the cuckoo bird, the bride and groom should discuss and decide everything together, with the mindset that they can no longer live alone, and live together in harmony. I hope that the addition of work will create a productive couple that will produce an even greater synergy effect.
A twin tree is a tree whose roots are intertwined and have grown into one trunk. Two people who have different backgrounds, personalities, hobbies, and wishes have now come together to form a family, so they should accept, understand, and like each other’s differences. Cover up their mistakes, praise their strengths, and create a harmonious couple like Yeon-ri. Today, this marriage is not just for the two of you, so if you are happy, those around you will be happy too. Even if obstacles appear in your life, I hope you will remember the words you heard here today, strengthen your resolve, plan for a better tomorrow, and build a growing family. I wish this beautiful and firm promise will remain unchanged forever, and that the couple will become a dignified couple who love, rely on, trust, and respect each other.
Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the guests who have put aside their busy schedules to come and celebrate this new beginning for the bride and groom. I wish that your visit to congratulate them will be filled with meaning, and I will end my speech with these words.