The ceremony program
Getting nervous…..
Procession
Welcoming words
Reading from the Tao of Pooh
Honoring Ancestors and Family
Symbolic gifts of beauty and gratitude
Celebrant’s words to Bride and Groom
Declaration of Intent
Binding of the hands
Exchange of Vows
Blessings and Exchange of rings
The Metta Sutta (The Buddha’s discourse on Loving kindness)
Pronouncement
Closing of Ceremony





