the Sand Ceremony

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Sand Ceremony | Unity Ceremony

Below is the Sand Ceremony. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

“BRIDE and GROOM, today you join your separate lives together. Each container represents all that you are and all that you’ll ever be as individuals.

They also represent your lives before today.

As these containers of sand are poured into the keepsake vase, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one.

A member of each family will come up and pour the sand that will be the foundation for your marriage, to help solidify your commitment and build a new and lasting relationship on

Then the 2 of you will pour the sand to cement this new relationship, and join in the unity of marriage

Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage and family now be joined.”

I now Invite you to perform the sand ceremony

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Love Letter Wine Box Ceremony

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Love Letter & Wine Box Ceremony

Below is the Love Letter Wine Box Ceremony. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

Minister: _____ and _____ have chosen as a couple to perform a Love Letter & Wine Box ceremony.

This box contains a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a love letter from each to the other. The letters describe the good qualities they find in one another, the reasons they fell in love, and their reasons for choosing to marry. The letters are sealed in individual envelopes and they have not seen what the other has written. You have created your very own “romantic” time capsule to be opened on your 5th wedding anniversary.

I recommend that you keep the box in a place of honor prominently displayed in your home as a constant reminder of your commitment to each other.

Minister: _____ and _____ should you ever find your marriage enduring insurmountable hardships, you are to as a couple, open this box, sit and drink the wine together, then separate and read the letters you wrote to one another when you were united as a couple in marriage. By reading these love letters you will reflect upon the reasons you fell in love and chose to marry each other here today.

The hope is, however, that you will never have a reason to open this box. And if this is the case, you are to open this box to share and enjoy on your 5th year wedding anniversary!

Minister: _____ and _____, you may now seal the box.

NOTE: The minister drives the first nail, then the bride and groom nail the box shut. You can also have each member of your wedding party step up, drive in one nail to help nail the box shut.

If you use a custom made wine box with two keys, the bride and groom each use a key and lock the box. Another Wine Box option!

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Irish Wedding Bells

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

Irish Wedding Bells

Below is the Irish Wedding Bell ceremony. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

You may wish to incorporate in your ceremony, the Irish Wedding Bell. At your wedding, you and your husband ring the bell, and afterwards keep it close at hand in your new household. (Perhaps your guests could have smaller versions of the bell, and “ring” you out of the church in lieu of the usual shower of rice.) Whenever you argue or have differences, retrieve your bell and ring it in order to remind you of your solemn wedding vows.

Bride & Groom

Please ring the bell, to Commemerate this day and afterwards keep it close at hand in your new household. Whenever you argue or have differences, retrieve your bell and ring it in order to remind you of your solemn wedding vows.

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Honey Ceremony

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

The Honey Ceremony

Below is the Honey Ceremony. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

Simple passage for the Kiss

You May now start this marriage off, by sharing in the sweetness of life, and sealing this with a kiss

Honey Ceremony

Honey is a symbol of the sweetness in life. And so, with this dish of honey, we proclaim this day as a day of great joy and celebration – a day to remember – your day.

We thank you God, for creating this divine substance, and ask you to bless it, just as we ask you bless this holy union.

Groom dips his little finger into the honey and touches Bride’s tongue with it; Bride does the same, touching Groom’s tongue.

As together you now share this honey, so may you, under God’s guidance, in perfect love and devotion to each other, share your lives together, and thereby may you find life’s joys doubly gladdening, its bitterness sweetened, and all things hallowed by time, companionship and love.

“Honey is a symbol of the sweetness in life. And so, with this jar of honey, we proclaim this day as a day of great joy and celebration. A sweet day to remember.

Bride & Groom As together you now share this honey,

so may you now share perfect love and devotion to each other, share your lives together, and thereby may you find life’s joys doubly gladdened, its bitterness sweetened, and all things hallowed by time, companionship and love.”

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Art of Marriage

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

The Art Of Marriage”

Below is the Reading The Art of Marriage. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

A good marriage must be created. In the art of marriage the little things are the big things…

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once each day.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit.

It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is not only marrying the right partner…

It is being the right partner.

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The Apache Wedding Prayer

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

The Apache Wedding Prayer

Below is the Apache Wedding Prayer in the Long and Short Versions. If you have any questions or need a Wedding Officiant for your wedding ceremony. Contact St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

Now you will feel no rain, – For each of you will be shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold, – For each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there is no more loneliness, – For each of you will be companion to the other.

Now you are two bodies, – But there is one life before you.

May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead; And for all the years to come.

Go now to your dwelling place, To enter into the days of your togetherness.

And may your days be good and long upon this earth. Your adventure has just begun!

The Apache Wedding Blessing (long version)

Now you will feel no storms, for each of you will be shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there is no loneliness, for each of you is companion to the other,

Now you are two bodies, But there is one life before you.

Turn together to look at the road you have traveled, to reach this point– -the hour of your happiness.

It stretches behind you into the past.

Now look to the future that lies ahead. A long and winding, adventure-filled road, whose every turn means new discovery, new hopes, new joys, new laughter, and a few shared tears.

May happiness be your companion,

May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead; And for all the years to come.

Go this day to your dwelling place and enter into your days together.

May your days be good and long upon this earth. Your adventure has just begun!

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Posted on January 15, 2014 by admin

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Wedding Chaplain

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

Rev Sark Elking – Official Chaplain

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Hi I am Rev Sark Elking the Chaplain here at St Louis’ Very own St Louis Wedding Chapel. I am a licensed & ordained non denominational minister and serve as the Chaplain of this Wedding Chapel. As the Chaplain
I am the official overseer of this very beautifully decorated, small and charming wedding chapel, that is located in the south county area of St Louis, MO. at 9620 S. Broadway between River City Casino & Jefferson Barracks Park.

St Louis Wedding Chapel is a true Non Denominational Chapel. Which means it is open to all faiths and backgrounds, and so are our Wedding Officiants / Minister / Chaplain.

At The St Louis Wedding Chapel we SPECIALIZE in weddings for those desire Quick & Simple weddings which can be performed 7 days a week, or those looking for something more traditional, but want a very unique and memorable ceremony. Capture your wedding day the way you wish. Let us show you how simple can still be very beautiful and inexpensive.

Your wedding SHOULD be as unique, joyous and inspiring as you. It is your wedding and we will help you make it a memorable occasion for all.

Call Us Today at…… 314-472-5017

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And as always in our chapel or in yours, I perform wedding ceremonies all over the greater St Louis Area and parts of Il. at any venue of your choosing….. Rev. Sark Elking

Wedding Chaplain of St Louis Wedding Chapel

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Piper Palm House | Tower Grove Park | Park Wedding

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

Piper Palm House | Wedding Ceremony

Need a Wedding Officiant for a Piper Palm House Wedding?

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Piper Palm House – When having a Wedding at the Piper Palm House, whether you want a garden wedding outdoors or a beautiful wedding ceremony in Piper Palm House Conservatory. Rev Sark Elking of St Louis Wedding Chapel can assist you in having the wedding ceremony of your dreams – Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park, St Louis.

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PIPER PALM HOUSE
4256 MAGNOLIA AVENUE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63110

314-771-4410

Piper Palm House Website

When looking for a Wedding Officiant or Minister it is important to find and experienced and helpful professional who can make your wedding day go as smooth and stress free as possible. We have done a great many weddings at the Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park over the years, & the Piper Palm House is one of our favorite venues.

So it’s time to celebrate, but where? If you are trying to think outside the ordinary, try imagining a place that is full of light, historic, romantic, highlighted with stained glass, and located in the heart of St. Louis. The Piper Palm House is just such a place, the Piper Palm House located in Tower Grove Park.

The Piper Palm House, with its distinctive architecture, soaring ceiling and stately windows, is the perfect venue for any social gathering, whether it’s a wedding or rehearsal dinner, engagement party, birthday, graduation, promotion, or any other celebration. Constructed in 1878, the Palm House is the oldest standing greenhouse west of the Mississippi River and the most historically significant building in Tower Grove Park.

The Piper Palm House may be utilized for a variety of functions including sit down or cocktail dining, ceremonies, dancing, meetings, and even our delectable Sunday Brunch at Café Madeleine. The indoor seating capacity of the Piper Palm House is a comfortable 150 with use of the provided round tables and chairs. Outside the front doors, visitors can enjoy the Plaza & beautifully landscaped lily ponds, and host more guests with combined use of the building and plaza. Recently enhanced carriage service can be combined with a Piper Palm House event for an enjoyable and unusual treat.

Comparable to the Kensington Orangery in London or the Pavilion du Lac at Parc Buttes-Chaumont in Paris, the Piper Palm House provides an ambiance unlike any in the region.

Piper Palm House is one of St. Louis’ hidden treasures located in historic TowerGrove Park. The Piper Palm House is the perfect venue for any social gathering, whether it be a wedding, birthday party or corporate event.

The Palm House is home to many species of palm trees, which combined with its majestic ceilings and unique architecture, make it an unforgettable venue.

The Piper Palm House, with its distinctive architecture, soaring ceiling and statelywindows, is the perfect venue for any social gathering, whether it be a wedding or a birthday party. The plants, which are permanent fixtures in the building, make it a truly magnificent and beautiful place to hold a celebration.

The indoor seating capacity is a comfortable 150 with use of provided round tables and chairs. More guests can be accommodated at standing events or with combined use of the building and plaza. A year round brunch/buffet,Café Madeleine, is offered on Sundays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, and is increasingly popular as a refreshing oasis for Park visitors.

For more information,

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please contact: The Rental Program at 314-771-4410, or via email piperph@towergrovepark.org

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Stupp Center Weddings | Tower Grove Park St Louis

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

Stupp Center – Tower Grove Park

Stupp Center Wedding Ceremony / Reception in Tower Grove Park

The Stupp Center and Memorial Garden, in St Louis’ Tower Grove Park was constructed in 1982. The Stupp Center and Garden was made possible by a bequest from Louise Stupp. The Stupp Center ‘s handsome octagonal room and lounge, adjacent to a well

maintained garden and amphitheater, is consistent with the parks historic character. The stupp Center has a fountain, with an eagle sculpture on a red granite pillar, which serves as the focal point of the garden that is encircled by a brick and iron fence. Louise Stupp designed this feature herself.

Need a Wedding Officiant for your Stupp Center Wedding? – Call……….. Rev. Sark Elking of St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017 http://www.stlouisweddingchapel.com/Wedding_Officiants.html

Stupp Center Wedding Ceremony

Stupp Center Wedding / Reception

Reservation fees include exclusive use of the Stupp Center, outdoor amphitheater, adjacent formal garden, security and the setup and breakdown of 60” round tables and white chairs for up to 100 guests.

Hendri’s Catering has the exclusive Stupp Center food and beverage contract. For pricing, policies and contract call Dan @ Hendri’s, 314.752.4084.

A building damage fee of $250 is due one month prior to event and is refunded 2 to 3 weeks after the event.

4256 Magnolia Avenue | Saint Louis, MO 63110 | 314.771.4465

piperph@towergrovepark.org

For a Wedding Officiant / Minister Call… Rev. Sark Elking of St Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

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the Sand Ceremony

Sand Ceremony | Unity Ceremony

Love Letter Wine Box Ceremony

Love Letter & Wine Box Ceremony

Irish Wedding Bells

Irish Wedding Bells

Honey Ceremony

The Honey Ceremony

Honey Ceremony

Honey is a symbol of the sweetness in life. And so, with this dish of honey, we proclaim this day as a day of great joy and celebration – a day to remember – your day.

We thank you God, for creating this divine substance, and ask you to bless it, just as we ask you bless this holy union.

Art of Marriage

The Art Of Marriage”

The Apache Wedding Prayer

The Apache Wedding Prayer

The Apache Wedding Blessing (long version)

Links

Welcome to St louis Wedding Chapel

For a Wedding Officiant for your Wedding Ceremony

Click Here – or – Call…. 314-472-5017

– Here is our links Page

Wedding Chaplain

Rev Sark Elking – Official Chaplain

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of St. Louis Wedding Chapel 314-472-5017

Piper Palm House | Tower Grove Park | Park Wedding

Piper Palm House | Wedding Ceremony

Need a Wedding Officiant for a Piper Palm House Wedding?

Rev Sark Elking 314-472-5017

Stupp Center Weddings | Tower Grove Park St Louis

Stupp Center – Tower Grove Park

Stupp Center Wedding Ceremony / Reception in Tower Grove Park