The Ring to a Child Ceremony
Meaning - This Ceremony Enhancement is a beautiful way to include your children in you wedding. It can help them to feel more involved and a part of the new family that is forming as a result of your marriage.
Time - About 2 minutes
Supplies - Rings to fit your child or children
Placement - This Ceremony Enhancement is done after the Ring Ceremony.
Example of the wording for this Enhancement:
Spoken by the Officiant
Often marriage is viewed as the union of two people. Yet marriages not only unite the couple, it unites the families. With the changing structure of what a family is in today’s world we are offered unique and wonderful opportunities to simply increase the number of loving caring relationships we have in our lives.
During a wedding ceremony rings are exchanged with a promise. It is the promise of a safe haven free from judgment that offers unconditional love and support under any and all circumstances.
Therefore, _____ and _____ thought it appropriate that Child or Children should also receive a token of their promise to him/her/them this day. They wanted to find a way to let him/her/them know now how special and wonderful he/she/they is/are, and how blessed they feel to be his/her/their parents. They also wanted Child or Children to have a physical reminder for the future that as he/she/they grows and becomes a young adult.
Spoken to the child or children
Your parents will always support you. There may come times when there are things going on in your life that you may feel they won’t understand, but there is nothing you can ever say that will not be met with unconditional love.Spoken to all
So, the bond of trust _____ and _____ have established with one another is extended to Child or Children this day.
Action
The ring is brought forth and presented to the child or children. One of the parents could put the ring on the child or children’s fingers as an option.