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.

We have come to surround them as they stand before us where now _groomname_ and _bridename_ in essence say, “Welcome to our marriage! Welcome to our Celebration!”