I. Procession

II. Opening Words
Celebrant: Welcome family and friends!
We have come together to bless the marriage of Lois Lane and Clark Kent. This day is possible through the grace of your ancestors, your parents, your friends and society, and indeed all of the earth and all creation. We your family and friends are here to celebrate your love.

Lois and Clark have chosen to walk together to signify that they have already been on this journey for seven years. Yet, today they will deepen their bond, making a sacred covenant whereby their hearts, their bodies and their souls shall be united as one in marriage for the rest of their days. And it is our honor and privilege to stand witness. For this blessed act, is magnificent and so tender to behold.

In honor of their heritages, Lois & Clark have chosen rituals that represent and celebrate their ancient and rich traditions. This ceremony will celebrate their oneness as well as their uniqueness.

Today, we bless this union under a wedding canopy called a chuppah in the Jewish tradition. It represents shelter, sanctity, and peace. The four poles correspond to the four directions, as Lois and Clark’s love spans to the four corners of the earth. The chuppah is the house of promises. It is the home of hope. It represents the new home they will make together and the four pillars represent the support of their loved ones who join us, as one family, united under the chuppah today.

III. 1st Reading – Walt Whitman – Denise Knox

IV. Celebrant’s address
Celebrant: It has been my absolute pleasure in spending time with Lois and Clark, sharing a meal and seeing a glimpse into the hearts of these two beautiful people. It is hard to know where to begin honoring the two of you as individuals and as a couple. There is so much that could be said.

To quote Rumi, “I am out of words to describe how spirit mingles in this relationship.”
The unforeseen incidents and chance meetings that bring two people together are amazing. No one can ever predict, where or when two people who are meant to be together will meet. The odds are astounding and yet some gentle force of nature seems to pull us together like magnets. Once we get close enough to each other, we connect almost instantly.

Before we all new what an “Internet” was, Lois and Clark found their way onto a text based message board, which was a precursor to what we all know and love. Soon after that, the phone calls began to deepen what they were beginning to realize about the other. Soon after that there was a road trip to New Jersey - Lois describes that night as the beginning of their relationship. Looking back, they often joke about how the lake, the full moon, the walk and the kiss were almost “too perfect.”

The two of you have deserved every bit of that perfection and more! You are an amazing couple who intuitively know how to bring balance into your relationship. You support each other, listen to each other and respect each other. You both understand that the other is a gift, a precious gift. Yet, this gift is not yours alone but one that is shared with the entire world.

In your love for each other, you find yourselves becoming more than what either of you could be alone. In your support, the other becomes stronger, more complete. In your listening, the other is so fully heard that there is peacefulness. And in your respect, the other is so fully appreciated that they shine so brightly. Your love for each other becomes a gift unto this world and all who come into contact with you.

Lois and Clark, you have chosen each other because of your love, your support for one another and even your similarities. It seems hard to believe at first how similar we can be with another who seemingly has been raised quite differently. Yet, your values and even some of your life experiences are amazingly alike. What is different adds the spice and zest to your relationship.

Today, you have chosen to publicly celebrate what has been deep inside your hearts for seven years. You have gathered your family and friends here to witness the beauty of your love. Each one of us, has had a glimpse into the exquisiteness of a true connection between two souls and we thank you!

Lois and Clark wished me to convey their heartfelt appreciation to all of you. You all have made time and traveled far to help make this a memorable occasion. Thank you!

Lois and Clark, you are the result of the love of thousands. Today would not be possible without the love of your parents, grandparents, siblings, extended family and friends. Today, we witness the circle of life. All that was extended to both of you; stability, love, support and nourishment, will now be extended beyond yourself and into future generations.

We wish to take a moment now to honor all those who could not be with us here today. There are those who could not make the trip. Some have left us long ago. Please bring to mind any and all of your loved ones. With our thoughts, we can add them to our gathering.
Lois’s father Frank Lane, Grandfather Walter Lane, Grandmother Mary, Aunt Wena, Uncle Bob, Grandparents Samuel and Leah, we thank you and honor all that you did for the future generations that exist now and will go onward from here.

Grandparents Evelyn and Maurice Cardin and Dorothy Lane and Donald we honor you as the elder generation among us today. We look towards your wisdom, continuing support and guidance for Lois and Clark and their future children.

Marlene and Richard Tee and Donna and Charles, you have given your children immortal gifts. The light of this marriage would not be possible without you. Emerson defined success this way: It is to leave the world a better place, by virtue of a redeemed social condition, a patch of garden, or by way of a child. We congratulate you on your success! You have brought forth life. You have brought forth love. It is most appropriate on your children’s wedding day that we thank you. We bless you.
Your children choose to honor you now.
(Give parents kisses, hugs, etc. and Mums to the mothers)

V. Hebrew blessing – Richard Tee, Clark Ess
Mi Adir el hakol
Mi Baruch el hakol
Mi Gadol el hakol
Hey’varesh h’atan v’hakallah

Splendor is upon everything
Blessing is upon everything
Who is full of this abundance?
Bless this groom and bride.

VI. Declaration of Intent
Celebrant: Since it is your intention to join in marriage, kindly join your hands and with your hands your hearts.

VII. Ritual –handwrapping with the 7 Jewish blessings
Celebrant: At this point, we are going to weave two very different traditions together into one ritual. The first is the ancient Celtic tradition of wrapping of the hands. The hands convey the warmth of the heart, and the hands placed in an infinity symbol conveys 'forever'. The wrapping of your hands also symbolizes the bringing together of your two hearts in a marriage of strength and unity. This cloth was handmade by Lois’s mom. There are two Celtic knots which were made from a fabric worn by Lois’s grandmother. The Celtic knot is also a representation of Infinity as well. Lois and Clark have chosen to wrap themselves in her family’s Tartan which symbolizes the joining of the families as well as the couple.

Please place your right palms together, then place your left palms over them. This creates a figure eight, or infinity symbol.
(lay cloth across clasped hands and bring the ends up over each other, also creating a figure eight.)

This cloth represents that something within yourselves yet infinitely greater than yourselves has joined you together. As your hands are bound, so are your hearts, minds, bodies, and souls.

"May these hands have strength to hold on strong during the storms of stress and dark nights. May they always reach out with love, tenderness and respect. May these hands continue to build a loving relationship that lasts a lifetime."

In traditional Jewish wedding ceremonies, the bride and groom receive seven blessings. Lois and Clark have chosen to nourish themselves and each other by receiving these blessings, which hold special meaning to them:"

May your marriage enrich your lives.
May you work together to build a relationship of substance and quality.
May the honesty of your communication build a foundation of understanding, connection, and trust.
May you respect each other’s individual personality and philosophy, and give each other room to grow and fulfill each other’s dreams.
May your sense of humor and playful spirit continue to enliven your relationship.
May you understand that neither of you is perfect: you are both subject to human frailties: and may your love strengthen when you fall short of each other’s expectations.
May you be “best friends”, better together than either of you are apart.

Lois and Clark have asked all of you to bring to mind a blessing you wish them to receive. Please silently offer your blessings as we take a moment to meditate before the vows.
(Celebrant removes handwrapping.)

VIII. Vows
Celebrant: What is a vow
but an intention
spoken out before the world
so that the world, in hearing
might take part
in aspirations
of the willing heart? -~Maureen Tolman Flannery
Lois’s vows:
Clark’s vows:

IX. Rings - Blessing & Exchange
Celebrant: Rings are the ancient symbol, blessed and simple. Round like the sun, like the eye, like arms that embrace. Circles, for love that is given comes back round again and again. Therefore, may these symbols remind you that your love, like the sun, illumines; that your love, like the eye, must see clearly; and that your love, like arms that embrace, is a grace upon this world.

Clark(Lois): This ring is round and hath no end and so is my love unto my friend.
Another - I give you this ring, and with it, all that I have and all that I am.

X. Kiss
Celebrant: The bride and groom kiss and all of creation sings for them.

XI. Reading – Apache Blessing – Jana Knox

XII. Pronouncement
Celebrant: Lois and Clark have chosen each other from the many men and women of the earth, have declared their love and purpose before this gathering, and have made their pledge to each other symbolized by the holding of hands and the giving and receiving of rings. Therefore, I declare that they are husband and wife.
Let all others honor them and the threshold of their house. May they carry into their marriage the beauty and the tranquility of this place, and keep in it always the sense of exploration and the peace and intimacy they have shared here.
May they find here the good beginning of their married life and the fruitfulness of many years.

XIII. Ritual –breaking of the glass
Celebrant: The traditional breaking of the glass is a joyous ritual. It indicates that marriage is a transforming and irrevocable experience. For Lois and Clark it also takes on other meanings. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “We must discover the…redemptive power of love. And when we discover that, we will be able to make of this old world a new world. We will be able to make men better. Love is the only way.”
We break this glass in the prayer and hope that through love this marriage will help break down the barriers between people of different religions and cultures. We break this glass for peace. When the glass is broken, please shout “Mazel Tov” which means "good luck".

XIV. Recession