Eucharistic Celebration and The Rite of Marriage PDF

December 20, 2014 Saint A nthonyof Padua Parish, I riga City
Eucharistic Celebration and the Rite of Marriage

Rev. Fr. Juan Pablo Z. Carpio
Officiating Priest

Saint Anthony of Padua Parish
Iriga City, Philippines

SCRIPTURE READING
First Reading : Lorvi Ann A. Canabe
Responsorial Psalm : Lilian Joy P. Felices
Second Reading : Alyza Z. Almelor
Prayers of the Faithful : Virginia F. Almelor

OFFERRORS
Host : Mr. Domingo F. Almelor
Mrs. Yolanda C. Almelor
Candles : Mr. Oscar Canabe
Mrs. Lourdes A. Canabe
Fruits : Mr. Danilo F. Almelor
Mrs. Evelyn C. Almelor
Flowers : Mr. Arthur F. Almelor
Mrs. Marivic B. Almelor
Eggs : Mr. Jose F. Almelor
Mrs. Marilyn A. Almelor
Groceries : Mr. Antonio F. Almelor
Mrs. Angelina A. Almelor
Cake : Mr. Angelo Martin
Mrs. Alicia Martin
Chalice : Mr. Danilo DC. Soriano
Mrs. Norma DC. Soriano
Ciborium : Mr. Fernando F. Almelor
Mrs. Merly T. Almelor

Commentator : Maria Lovella A. Guevarra

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INTRODUCTORY RITES

Commentator : The sacrament of matrimony, though it begins with love of
man and woman, has always a greater social dimension
whereby Gods love is felt and recognized. We are gathered
today to celebrate love. This Eucharistic Sacrifice of the
Mass is an act of love and thanksgiving, as we witness the
exchange of vows of Joel & Joanne Grace. Thus, binding
themselves together in Holy Matrimony.

Let us all be seated for the processional.

ENTOURAGE PROCESSIONAL

ENTRANCE RITE

Commentator : Please all rise as we sing the entrance hymn.

Choir : ENTRANCE HYMN

Celebrant : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : The grace of the Lord J esus Christ and the love of God, our
Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

All : And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL RITE

Celebrant : Dearly beloved J oel & Joanne Grace, God is love and has
mysterious way drawn you together in love. But he leaves
you free to make that love grow or to let it wither and die.

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The Lord will help you to forge a future for your love, if
you do your share, when you stand to the commitment to
love and honor one another in good times and bad, in pov-
erty and plenty, in sickness and in health, for better or
worse, in that covenant which you are about to seal. Now,
my brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate
the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

(Brief silence)

All : I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sis-
ters that I have sinned through my own faults, in my
thoughts in my words, in what I have done, and in what I
have failed to do. And I ask the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints, and to you my brothers and sis-
ters to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Celebrant : May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life.

All : Amen.

Choir : LORD HAVE MERCY.

Celebrant : Let us pray.

Father, You have made the bond of marriage a Holy Mys-
tery, a symbol of Christs love for His church. Hear our
prayers for Joel & Joanne Grace. With faith in You and
each other they pledge their love today. May their lives al-
ways bear witness to the reality of that love. We ask this
through our Lord J esus Christ, Your Son, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and
ever.

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All : Amen.

Commentator : Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Commentator : Marriage means great sharing of selves. To pray together
opens up a new and deeper level of this sharing. To pray is
to place our life in our Fathers hands. It is to listen to Him,
to be open to His word, to respond willingly to His desires.
Let us listen to the first reading.

First Reading

Lorvi Ann : A reading from the Book of Genesis

Then the Lord said: It is not good for man to be alone. I
will make a suitable partner for him. So the Lord God
formed out of the ground various wild animals and various
birds of the air, and He brought them to the man to see
what he would call them; whatever the man called each of
them would be its name. The man gave names to all the cat-
tle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but none
proved to be suitable partner for the man. So the Lord God
made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep,
he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
The Lord God then built up into a woman the rib that He
had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man,
the man said: This at last, is bone of my bones and flesh
from my flesh! This is to be called woman, for this was tak-
en from man. That is why a man leaves his father and his
mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become
one body.

The Word of the Lord.

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All : Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Lilian J oy : Let our response be,

The Lord is kind and merciful,

Please repeat.

All : The Lord is kind and merciful.

Lilian J oy : Praise the Lord, my soul!
All being praise His holy name!

Response.


Lilian J oy : Praise the Lord, my soul,
and do not forget how kind He is.

Response.


Lilian J oy : He forgives all my sins,
and heal all my disease.

Response.


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Lilian J oy : He keeps me from grave,
and blesses me with love and mercy.

Response.


Lilian J oy : He fills my life with good things,
so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

Response.


Second Reading

Commentator : Love gives and forgives, accepts and adjusts. Among people
who love one another dearly, disagreements develop. If re-
conciliation follows quicklynever let the sun go down on
your angerthe healing goes beyond the hurt. Afterwards
one reaches a deeper degree of acceptance, love and under-
standing.

Alyza : A reading from the Letter of Paul of the Colossians

You are the people of God; He loved you and chose you
with His own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Be
tolerant with one another and forgive one another when-
ever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You
must forgive one another as the Lord has forgiven you. And
to all these qualities add love, which binds all the things to-
gether in perfect unity. The peace that God has called you
together in one body. And be thankful. Christs message in
all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns and sacred song; sing to

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God with thanksgiving in your hearts. Everything you do
are say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord J esus,
as you give thanks through Him to God the Father.

The Word of the Lord.


Commentator : Please rise to honor the Holy Gospel.

Choir : HALLELUJAH.

Celebrant : The Lord be with you.


Celebrant : A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

All : Glory to you, O Lord.

Celebrant : Some Pharisees came to Him and tried to trap Him by ask-
ing, Does our law allow a man to divorce his wife for what-
ever reason he wishes? Jesus answered, Havent you read
the scripture that says that in the beginning the Creator
made people male and female? And God said, For this rea-
son a man shall leave his father and his mother and unite
with his wife, and the two shall become one. Man must not
separate, then, what God has joined together.

The Gospel of the Lord.

All : Praise to you, Lord J esus Christ.

Commentator : Please be seated for the Homily.

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Homily

RITE OF MARRIAGE

Lighting of Candles

Commentator : May we now request the candle sponsors to light the wed-
ding candles.

Heavenly Father, we acknowledge the light of the candles
as the symbol of Gods presence from whom alone can be
detained abiding light, warmth, wisdom and love, hope and
life, now and forever.

These candles symbolize the Light of Christ. The flame is
the symbol of Gods presence in the love of Joel & Joanne
Grace for each other. Let this light be your guide through-
out your married life. Remember also that through God
alone can we attain abiding light and warmth, wisdom and
love, hope and life, now and forever.

Commentator : All remain seated. The bride and the groom please stand for
the Rite of Marriage. May I request the parents and the
principal sponsors to stand beside the couple.

Allocution

Celebrant : Dearly beloved Joel & Joanne Grace, you are here today to
seal your love with an eternal bond before the church. I as-
sure you of the prayers of our community that God may
pour His abundant blessings in your love and help you carry
out the duties of the married state.

And you, brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help them
with your prayers and accept them as a new couple in our

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Christian community.

Celebrant : May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following ques-
tions:

Joanne Grace, do you come here of your free will to bind
yourself forever in love and service of your husband?

J oanne Grace : Yes, Father.

Celebrant : Joel, do you come here of your free will to bind yourself for-
ever in love and service of your wife?

J oel : Yes, Father.

Celebrant : Joel & Joanne Grace, are you both ready to raise as good
Christians the children whom God will give you?

J oel & J oanne Grace : Yes, Father.

Exchange of Consent

Celebrant : Joel & Joanne Grace, since you wish to contract holy mar-
riage, please join your right hands and express your inten-
tion before God and His Church.

(Couple to join their right hands)

Joanne Grace, do you take Joel, here present, for your law-
ful husband according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the
church?

J oanne Grace : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you give yourself to him as a wife?

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Celebrant : Do you accept him as your lawful husband?


Celebrant : Joel, do you take Joanne Grace, here present, for your law-
ful wife according to the rite of our Mother, the Church?

J oel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you give yourself to her as her husband?

J oel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you accept her as your lawful wife?

J oel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Now, please say together after me:

Grant us, O Lord, to be one heart and one soul; from this
day forward; for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in
sickness and in health; until do us part.

Confirmation of the Marriage Bond

Celebrant : And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on those pre-
sent here as witness, confirm and bless the bond of the mar-
riage which, you have contracted. In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

Commentator : My dear friends, we now have a newly wedded couple in our

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midst. Let us clap our hands as a sign of our approval and
welcome.

Blessing of the Arrhae and Rings

Celebrant : Joel & Joanne Grace, we shall now bless your arrhae and
rings. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All : Who made heaven and earth.

Celebrant : Let us pray

Bless O Lord, your servants Joel & Joanne Grace with suf-
ficiency of material possessions which these arrhae symbol-
ize so that may use them to attain eternal life, through
Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : Let us pray

Bless O Lord, these rings so that your servants Joel & Jo-
anne Grace who wear them may ever live in mutual love
and in unbroken loyalty through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Exchange of Wedding Rings and Giving of Arrhae

Celebrant : Now give these rings to one another and say after me;

J oel : Joanne Grace, wear this ring as a sign of my love and loy-
alty. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.

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J oanne Grace : Joel, wear this ring as a sign of my love and loyalty. In the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

J oel : Joanne Grace, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of my
dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

J oanne Grace : I accept them.

(The parents of J oel & J oanne Grace and the principal spon-
sors will return to their places.)

Prayers of the Faithful

Commentator : Please stand.

Celebrant : My brothers and sisters, let us now pray for the church and
for our newly-wedded couple whose marriage reflects
Christs union with His church. For every petition, let our
response be:

Lord, hear our prayer.

All : Lord, hear our prayer.

Ginny : Let us pray for the Church which is the bride of Christ that
she may always be faithful in her mission of spreading the
good news of our salvation and Christs love for us.

Let us pray to the Lord.


Ginny : For our government leaders, that they may become Gods
instrument in protecting the family and defend it all cost.

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Ginny : For J oel & J oanne Grace, that they may be a source of each
others joy and that God may keep their hearts united forev-
er, and that He may protect them from all evil, lighten their
burdens and fortify them in their hearts.



Ginny : That God may renew the grace of the Sacrament of Matri-
mony in all the married couples here present.



Ginny : For the dear parents of J oel & J oanne Grace, may the Lord
bless them with good health, so that they may live to rejoice
in the birth of a new generation. May the Lord continue to
reward them with His blessings for the care and guidance
they have showered upon their children.



Ginny : For the family, relatives and friends of J oel & J oanne Grace
who have enriched their lives, that He may grant the happi-
ness they seek.


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Ginny : For J oel & J oanne Grace, that they may continue to experi-
ence Gods love in one another and also becomes blessings
to others. May they have the gifts of children, a happy mar-
riage and good health for the rest of their lives.



Celebrant : Almighty Eternal God, look down with favor upon your
servant, Joel & Joanne Grace. Grant them the grace to re-
main faithful to you and one another. At the end of a long
and well spent life, reward them with eternal happiness to-
gether with their children and all those who love them,
grant them through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The Offertory

Commentator : Please be seated for the offertory.

Choir : OFFERTORY SONG

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Commentator : We will now witness the lighting of the unity candle.

May we request the candle sponsors to assist the couple in
the lighting of the unity candle.

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Laying of Symbols

Commentator : May we request the couple to please kneel for the laying of
symbols.

May we now request the veil sponsors to place the veil.

Joel & Joanne Grace, let this veil that is placed over you be
a symbol of the presence of God over the covenant between
husband and wife. It symbolizes that this union between
husband and wife is consecrated to God. And God, through
the church, gives this mantle of protection over you.

May we request the cord sponsors to place the cord.

Joel & Joanne Grace, the cord is laid on you. The cord is
the symbol of an infinite bond of faithful love and unity,
both as a gift and a shared responsibility. As we lay this
cord on J oel & J oanne Grace, we pray that they will never
forget that they are now one body, one heart, and one soul,
sharing lifes joys and sorrows, and drawing strength from
one another.

May we request the ribbon sponsors to place the ribbon.

Joel & Joanne Grace, this ribbon is used to seal your
promises to each other and to keep in your hearts the es-
sence of matrimony from now til forever.

Celebrant : Blessed are You, Lord, God of all creation. Through Your
goodness, we have this bread to offer, which earth has given
and human hands have made. It will become the Bread of
Life.

All : Blessed be God forever.

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Celebrant : Blessed are You, Lord, God of all creation. Through Your
goodness, we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and
work of human hands. It will become the Spiritual Drink.

All : Blessed be God forever.

Celebrant : Pray brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God,
the Almighty father.

All : May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of
all His church.

Prayer over the Gifts

Celebrant : Lord, accept our offering for this newly-married couple Joel
& Joanne Grace, by Your love and confidence You have
brought them together, now bless them in all the days of
their married life. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Preface

Celebrant : The Lord be with you.


Celebrant : Lift up your hearts.

All : We lift them up to the Lord.

Celebrant : Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

All : It is right and just.

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Celebrant : It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always
and everywhere to give You thanks, Father most holy,
through Your beloved Son, J esus Christ, Your Word
through whom You made all things, whom sent as our Sav-
ior and Redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of
the Virgin. Fulfilling Your will and gaining for You a holy
people, He stretched out His hands as He endured His pas-
sion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the res-
urrection. And so, with the angels and all the Saints we de-
clare Your glory, as with one voice we acclaim:

Choir : Holy . . . .

Commentator : Please all kneel.

Eucharistic Prayer

Celebrant : You are holy indeed, O lord, the fountain of all holiness.
Make holy therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down
your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may be-
come for us the Body and Blood of our Lord, J esus Christ.

At the time He was betrayed and entered willingly into His
Passion, He took bread and giving thanks, He broke it, and
gave it to His disciples saying:

Take this, all of you, and eat it, for this is my body, which
will be given up for you.

In a similar way, when supper was ended, He took the chal-
ice and, once more giving thanks, He gave it to His disci-
ples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chal-
ice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant,

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which will be poured out for you and for many for the for-
giveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

Acclamation

Celebrant : The mystery of faith.

Commentator : Please rise.

Choir : Christ has died . . . .

Celebrant : Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of His death and
resurrection, we offer You, Lord, the Bread of Life and Chal-
ice of Salvation, giving thanks that You have held us worthy
to be in Your presence and minister You. Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be
gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, Your Church, spread throughout the
world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with
Francis, our Pope, Rolando Tria, our Bishop and all the
clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen
asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died
in Your mercy; welcome them into the light of Your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin
Mary, Mother of God, with the blessed Apostles, and all the
Saints who have pleased You throughout the ages, we may
merit to be coheirs to eternal life; and may praise and glorify
You through Your Son, J esus Christ.

Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O God, Almighty
Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is
Yours, forever and ever.

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All : Amen.

COMMUNION RITE

Celebrant : At the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching, we
dare to say:

All : Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy name; Thy
kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Nuptial Blessing

Celebrant : My dear friends, let us turn to the Lord and pray that He
will bless with His grace this woman, J oanne Grace, now
married in Christ to this man, J oel, and that He will unite
and love the couple He has joined in this holy bond.

Father, by Your power You have made everything out of
nothing. In the beginning, You created the universe and
made mankind in Your likeness.

You gave man the constant help of woman so that man and
woman should no longer be two but one flesh and You teach
us that what You have united may never be divided.

Father, You have the union of man and wife so holy a mys-
tery that it symbolizes the marriage of Christ and His
Church.

Father, by Your plan, man and woman are united and a
married life has been established as the one blessing that
was not forfeited by original sin or washed away in the

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flood.

Look with love upon this woman, You daughter, now joined
to her husband in marriage. She asks Your blessing. Give
her the grace of love and peace. May she always follow the
example of the holy woman whose praises are sung in the
scriptures.

May her husband put his trust in her and recognize that she
is equal and the heir with him to the life of grace. May he
always honor her and love her as Christ loves His bride, the
Church. Father, keep them faithful in marriage and let them
be living examples of Christian life. Give them the strength
which comes from the gospel so that they may be witnesses
of Christ to others. Bless them with children and help them
to be good parents. May they live to see their childrens
children. And after a happy old age, grant them fullness of
life with the saints in the kingdom of heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Prayer for Peace

Celebrant : Lord J esus Christ, You said to Your apostles: I leave you
peace my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on
faith of Your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of
Your kingdom where You live forever and ever.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : The peace of the Lord be with you always.


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Celebrant : Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

All : Peace be with you.

Breaking of Bread

Choir : LAMB OF GOD . . . .

Commentator : Please kneel.

Celebrant : Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away the
sins of the world.. Blessed are those who are called to the
supper of the Lamb.

All : Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion

Choir : COMMUNION SONG

Commentator : (After the communion.)

May we request the secondary sponsors to please remove
the ribbon, cord and veil.

Prayer After the Communion

Celebrant : Let us pray.

Lord, in Your love, You have given us the Eucharist to
unite with one another and with You. As You have made
J oel & J oanne Grace one on this sacrament, so now make
them one in love for each other. Grant this through Christ

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our Lord.

All : Amen.

Admonitions

Celebrant : Joel & Joanne Grace, now that you have received the Holy
Sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain faithful
to one another.

Joanne Grace, love J oel, your husband and be a good wife,
preserve in faith, love and holiness.

Joel, love J oanne Grace, your wife as Christ love His
Church and live with her in the holy fear of the Lord.

The Sevenfold Blessing

Celebrant : We shall now give the newlyweds the Sevenfold Blessings.

The Lord be with you.

All : And with Your Spirit.

Celebrant : May the Lord unite your hearts in one enduring bond of
pure and faithful love.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : J oel & J oanne Grace, may the Lord bless you by the word of
His mouth.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts and in

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your home. May you have true friends to stand by you, both
in joy and in sorrow.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May you be ready with help and consolation for all those
who come to you in need. And may the blessing promised to
the compassionate descend in abundance upon your home.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May you be blessed in your work and enjoy its fruits. May
care never cause distress nor desire for earthly possession
lead you astray, but may your hearts concern be always for
the treasure laid up for you in the life in heaven.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that you may
reap the harvest of good life. And after you have served
Him with loyalty in His kingdom on earth, may He take
you up in His eternal abode in heaven.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : And may the Almighty God bless you all, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : Our celebration of life and love has ended, may we go now
in peace to love and serve the Lord.


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Celebrant : My dear friends, may I have the honor to introduce to you,
Mr. and Mrs. J oel Soriano.

J oel, you may now kiss your wife., J oanne Grace.

Commentator : Lets give a big round of applause to our newly-wed couple.
Congratulations!

Choir : FINAL SONG

Signing of Marriage Contract

Commentator : The Maid of Honor and Best Man are kindly requested to
come forward to assist the couple and witness in signing of
document.

Photo Session

Commentator : May we request everyone to stay and be seated for the pic-
torials. As I call on the persons concerned, please join the
couple on the altar for the picture taking.

Sequence of Pictorials:
1. Couple with Priest
2. Couple
3. Couple with Brides Parents
4. Couple with Grooms Parents
5. Couple with Both Parents
6. Couple with Principal Sponsors
7. Couple with Best Man and Maid of Honor
8. Couple with Secondary Sponsors
9. Couple with Ushers and Usherettes
10. Couple with Groomsmen and Bridesmaids
11. Couple with Little Groom and Little Bride
12. Couple Symbol Bearers and Flower Girls

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13. Couple with the entire Entourage
14. Couple with Brides immediate family
15. Couple with Grooms immediately family
16. Couple with Friends and Guests

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