Option 2

Hand Ceremony 1.

_groomname_ please take the _bridename_ hands in yours, palms up and say to her.

I see these hands as a gift to me. These are the hands that will work along side mine, as together we build our future, as together we laugh and cry, and together we share our innermost secrets and dreams. For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

_bridename_ please take _groomname_ hands, palm side up and say to him.

I see these hands as a gift to me. These are the hands that will passionately love and cherish me through the years, for a lifetime of happiness, as I promise my love and commitment to you all the days of my life. For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.