"This is a day steeped in tradition, a time when we are surrounded by symbols: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue."

"Today, Bride Name and Groom Name begin a new tradition, a custom which now becomes uniquely their own."

 "Groom Name and Bride Name, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large and elegant home - or a small and graceful one - that you both pick one very special location for roses." 

Groom: "Bride Name I give you this rose. Because it grew from a tiny seed, becoming stronger and larger until it burst into flower, it symbolizes the way my love for you has grown."  

The readings below are done by the Bride and Groom.

( Groom gives Bride the rose. )  

Groom: " Bride Name  Each year on our wedding anniversary, I will give you another rose. In so doing, I'll remember this day and renew the vows we've made."

Bride: "Groom Name, I give to you this vase of water.  

( Groom takes and holds it.)  

Bride: "Because water is the one element without which we would perish, it symbolizes the importance of your love in my life. Each year on our anniversary, I will refill this vase, offering it to you as a symbol of my ever renewing love."

( Bride puts the rose in the vase and they hold the vase together.)  

Groom: "Without water, the rose would die."

Bride: "Without the rose, the vase of water would not be beautiful."

Groom: "My gift is enhanced by yours, just as my life is enhanced by ours."

Bride: "My gift is lovely because of yours, just as my life is better because of you."

"On each anniversary, as you give and receive the rose and the water, remember with joy  this day when you pledged your love and your lives to each other. May this be only the first    of many cherished traditions in a home filled with happiness."