Option 6

_groomname_ and _bridename_ we rejoice with you today in the presence of your family members. They are a very special part of this occasion.

Your parents in particular take great joy in both of you, as they have watched you grow and mature and finally arrive at this special moment in your lives.

They have loved you, shared anxious moments with you and over you, dreamed for you, and affirmed you.

The act of giving away the bride is symbolic of the fact that a most significant person in the bride’s life blesses the marriage to the chosen groom.

So, because _bridefathername_ has played such an important and vital role in your lives, I ask, Who gives this woman to be married to this man?

Response: I Do