GREETING
Dearly Beloved and distinguished guests,
the damned and the cursed
The holy ….and the blessed
As we witness Groom and Bride
their souls and their very beings,
To be united on this hallows haunted day,
A sacred vow forever …..their love to stay,
For true love is like a ghost, often mentioned but rarely seen.
CHARGE TO BRIDE AND GROOM
Dear Ones, it’s now the haunting time,
the moon so luminous will shine
with stars embedded in the sky
ye shall rise up from yonder nigh.
As you journey together
for a lifetime on earth …..beware,
for below your feet is Hades turf.
Forever and ever as you marry on this day
and united together your souls will stay.
THE PLEDGE
Groom, will you have Bride to be your wife,
to live with her……..respect her……to love her…
and to haunt and howl at the moon together
as long as you both shall live?
Groom Responds: I will
Officiant:
Bride, will you have Groom to be your husband,
to live with him….. respect him…..to love him….
and to haunt and howl at the moon together
as long as you both shall live?
Bride responds: I will.
Now that you have declared your ghastly intentions,
I invite you to share your vows with one another
Groom , repeat to Bride after me these words:
I will stand by your side,
Hunt at your back
And fly within your Soul.
I will stand between you
And all which would harm you
I will shield you from the Light of Day with my flesh.
I will never betray you,
For you are my Heart, my Soul and my Life.
You take me as your husband
And I take you as my wife
Bride repeat to Groom after me these words:
I will stand by your side,
Hunt at your back
And fly within your Soul.
I will stand between you
And all which would harm you
I will shield you from the Light of Day with my flesh.
I will never betray you,
For you are my Heart, my Soul and my Life.
I take you as my husband
And you take me as your wife
EXCHANGE OF RINGS
May we now have the rings.
These rings you take are not to bind
but to show that you are of same like mind
To have and hold from this night on
In madness and in raging fun.
Take these now and show the throng
how love of each other has made you strong.
Groom will you take this ring and place it upon the left bone of Bride’s hand, and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
Bride, I give you this ring
As a symbol of our linked hearts
And the covenant of undying faithfulness
Which we make today and seal with our vows.
Bride will you take this ring
and place it upon the left bone of Groom’s hand
and as you do, repeat after me, these words:
Groom I give you this ring
As a symbol of our linked hearts
And the covenant of undying faithfulness
Which we make today and seal with our vows.
PRONOUNCEMENT
Stars shine like eyes, the black night sighs.
From the night we come, to the night we go.
Cursed or blessed to walk the Moonlight alone.
Sometimes another soul walks our path,
then two become one, in love ever last.
Within each other, these two are found,
bear witness as their souls are bound.
Stand now as ye will stand forever,
Your hearts and souls are forever tethered.
You may kiss the Bride!
INTRODUCTION
Dearly beloved, the cursed and blessed, vampires and werewolves, ghouls, goblins and all of the souls at unrest……It is with great pleasure I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Groom Pound
