Ring Warming Ceremony
If you are looking for a unique element to add to your wedding ceremony here is a beautiful idea, add a ring warming!
This is when your friends and family “warm” your wedding bands prior to you exchanging them by holding them and silently blessing them with their wishes for your marriage.
This is a perfect way to include your guests in your ceremony; after all they are there to witness your love and commitment to one another and to add their blessings and best wishes to your marriage.
This is a perfect way to include your guests in your ceremony; after all they are there to witness your love and commitment to one another and to add their blessings and best wishes to your marriage.
There are a couple of ways to do this.
- You can pass your rings amongst the bridal party to warm them before you exchange them.
- You can have your closest family members -your parents and immediate family members in the first rows warm them.
- You can pass them amongst all your guests. You can begin the ceremony with the officiant announcing that the rings will be passed around and to please add your blessings on them. Then when the guests are finished the best man and get them and pass them amongst the bridal party ending with the officiant saying a blessing on them before you exchange them.
You may want to tie them together with a decorative bow or in a pouch or find something unique on Pintrest.
If you have many guests you can use ushers at the end of the rows just like ushers in church do when passing the collection plates.
If you have many guests you can use ushers at the end of the rows just like ushers in church do when passing the collection plates.
Here is an example from a wedding I recently had the joy of officiating.
Exchange of rings:
Officiant:
As a symbol of their love and commitment Russell and Heather will exchange wedding rings
Although you each wear only one of them, these rings essentially belong to you both. For they are a symbol of the love you share and the promise that it will be a strong and lasting love. Throughout the years they will speak softly of your vow to grow along with one another, to face the challenges of life, to remain one another's first priority and keep your relationship rich and full. They will give you strength and comfort in times of uncertainty and heighten life’s joys as you share them. Never again do you walk alone for your love will be with you always.
Ring Warming:
Officiant (I address the couple and the guests):
It is widely believed that precious metals hold energy. The more enduring the object the more the energy will be absorbed.
At this time I would like to invite the wedding party to pass the rings between one another and to warm the precious metal with your wishes, prayers, and blessings for Russell and Heather. As they do this I ask that all present say a silent wish or prayer for this couple, for their marriage, and their future.
(Rings are passed amongst the wedding party and then handed to the officiant)
Officiant:
Russell and Heather these rings now contain in their precious metal, that which is more precious and yet priceless, the love and support of your family and friends.
To Russell: Russell will you take this ring and place it upon Heather’s finger, and as you do, repeat to her, after me, these words:
Heather, I give you this ring
(Russell says): Heather I give you this ring
As a symbol of my eternal love
(Russell says): As a symbol of my eternal love
As you wear it
(Russell says): As you wear it
May it be a reminder of how much I love you
(Russell says): May it be a reminder of how much I love you
Not only on this precious day
(Russell says): Not only on this precious day
But every single day of your life
(Russell says): But every single day of your life
To Heather: Heather will you take this ring and place it upon Russell’s finger, and as you do, repeat to him, after me, these words:
Russell, I give you this ring
(Heather says): Russell I give you this ring
As a symbol of my eternal love
(Heather says): As a symbol of my eternal love
As you wear it
(Heather says): As you wear it
May it be a reminder of how much I love you
(Heather says): May it be a reminder of how much I love you
Not only on this precious day
(Heather says): Not only on this precious day
But every single day of your life
(Heather says): But every single day of your life
Exchange of rings:
Officiant:
As a symbol of their love and commitment Russell and Heather will exchange wedding rings
Although you each wear only one of them, these rings essentially belong to you both. For they are a symbol of the love you share and the promise that it will be a strong and lasting love. Throughout the years they will speak softly of your vow to grow along with one another, to face the challenges of life, to remain one another's first priority and keep your relationship rich and full. They will give you strength and comfort in times of uncertainty and heighten life’s joys as you share them. Never again do you walk alone for your love will be with you always.
Ring Warming:
Officiant (I address the couple and the guests):
It is widely believed that precious metals hold energy. The more enduring the object the more the energy will be absorbed.
At this time I would like to invite the wedding party to pass the rings between one another and to warm the precious metal with your wishes, prayers, and blessings for Russell and Heather. As they do this I ask that all present say a silent wish or prayer for this couple, for their marriage, and their future.
(Rings are passed amongst the wedding party and then handed to the officiant)
Officiant:
Russell and Heather these rings now contain in their precious metal, that which is more precious and yet priceless, the love and support of your family and friends.
To Russell: Russell will you take this ring and place it upon Heather’s finger, and as you do, repeat to her, after me, these words:
Heather, I give you this ring
(Russell says): Heather I give you this ring
As a symbol of my eternal love
(Russell says): As a symbol of my eternal love
As you wear it
(Russell says): As you wear it
May it be a reminder of how much I love you
(Russell says): May it be a reminder of how much I love you
Not only on this precious day
(Russell says): Not only on this precious day
But every single day of your life
(Russell says): But every single day of your life
To Heather: Heather will you take this ring and place it upon Russell’s finger, and as you do, repeat to him, after me, these words:
Russell, I give you this ring
(Heather says): Russell I give you this ring
As a symbol of my eternal love
(Heather says): As a symbol of my eternal love
As you wear it
(Heather says): As you wear it
May it be a reminder of how much I love you
(Heather says): May it be a reminder of how much I love you
Not only on this precious day
(Heather says): Not only on this precious day
But every single day of your life
(Heather says): But every single day of your life
