Option 2

Friends, my name is _celebrant_and I am a qualified civil celebrant, authorised by law to officiate this marriage ceremony.

We, who have gathered here today, are now privileged to witness and to participate in a ceremony celebrating the public acknowledgment of a love which _groomname_ and _bridename_ have for each other, knowing that by our presence here with them, we are saying that they, together, are loved by many others.