We are gathered here to celebrate the love, companionship and unity of two special people. To the couple standing here before me this marriage signifies the birth of a new spirit, a spirit which is a part of each of us, yet not of any one of us alone. This "birth of spirit" reminds us of the oceans sound, the place where all life evolved.

It is therefore appropriate, The wedding of ________and __________at the ocean shore, and underneath the open sky, where we are close to the earth and to the unity of life, the totality of living things of which we are part.

We remind them that they are performing an act of complete faith, each in the other; that the heart of their marriage will be the relationship they create. In a world where faith often falls short of expectation, it is a tribute to these two who now join hands and hearts in perfect faith...