Around the world the wedding rings are the strongest and most visible sign of the bond these two people are about to make. A commitment to life, to each other and to the future.

With a ring warming in your ceremony the rings will not only be a gift from one to another but will be given with the love, support and wisdom of all present.

“ During this ceremony Andra and Ray will exchange rings. These rings are visible sign of their commitment to one another. As this ceremony proceeds, we invite family and friends to take part in the warming of the rings. We ask that you wish them health and happiness, and all that is noble in life. I ask that each guest hold them for a moment, warm them with your love and make a silent wish for this couple, and their future together. When these rings come back they will contain, in their precious metal, that which is more precious, that which is priceless – your love and hope and pledge of support for their union.”

The wedding rings are secured together with a ribbon or in a small bag and passed to each guest in turn. The guest has the opportunity to offer, a prayer, blessing or a wish for the wedding couple. This may be done either silently or out loud. In this manner the rings are “warmed” with many blessings before being returned to the Celebrant.
The Celebrant may bless the rings a final time before handing them to the Bride and Groom.
 
“These rings, now warmed by those you love the most will forever show the world you are encircled by the love and blessings of family and friends and that the two of you are now of one heart.”

 

 

    If a large group of guests we could limit who is to bless “warm the rings”

Celebrant: “Words are powerful, but fleeting, and the sound of them is soon gone. Therefore, the wedding ring becomes the enduring symbol of the promises we have just heard. The ring is round, like the repeated cycles of the year, spring, summer, autumn, winter and spring again, for a marriage we must weather all seasons.”

Over the next few minutes I invite the couples parents and grandparents to pass the rings between one another, warming them with your love - holding them for a moment, blessing them with your best wishes for their future, and then passing them along. (This can also be done by children either from previous relationships or of your own).