Weddings
A Sample Wedding Service
SCRIPTURE
Genesis 2
18 ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏲᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏥᎩ; ᏓᏥᏲᏢᎾᏁᎵ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏙᎯ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
18 yihowano unelanvhi hia nuwesei; vtla yohi asgaya uwasvquo tsigi; datsiyotlvnaneli usdelvhidohi uwasv nusdvi.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᏓ ᏚᏬᏢᏔᏁ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎡᎿᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎠᏂᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏓᏫ ᏚᏖᏃᎮᎴᎢ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᎪᏍᎬᎢ; ᏄᏍᏛᏃ ᎠᏓᏫ ᏕᎤᏬᎥᎢ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎬᏃᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏕ ᏚᏙᎡᎢ.
19 yihowano unelanvhi gada duwotlvtane nigav ehnai, ale nigav galvlo aninohilidohi, nasgino adawi dutenohelei udolehohisdiyi udulisge nusdv degosgvi; nusdvno adawi deuwovi nigav gvnodv, nasgi nusde dudoei.
19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20. ᎠᏓᏫᏃ ᏚᏬᎡ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎦᎾᏝᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎠᏂᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎡᎿᎢ; ᎠᏓᏫᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏲᎪ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏙᎯ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎮ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
20 adawino duwoe nigadv ganatlai, ale galvlo aninohilidohi, ale nigadv inage ehnai; adawisgini nayogo usdelvhidohi vtla yehe uwasv nusdvi.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎤᎸᏗᏱ ᏄᏩᏁᎴ ᎠᏓᏫ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎸᏁᎢ; ᎿᏉᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎦᏄᎳᏥ ᎤᎸᎡᎴᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎸᎡᎸᎢ ᎤᏇᏓᎸ ᎤᏍᏚᏔᏁᎢ.
21 yihowano unelanvhi asdaya ulvdiyi nuwanele adawi; nasgino ulvnei; hnaquono saquo ganulatsi ulvelei, nasgino ulvelvi uquedalv usdutanei.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎦᏄᎳᏥ, ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎸᎡᎸᎯ, ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᏬᏢᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏖᏃᎮᎴᎢ,
22 nasgino ganulatsi, asgaya alvelvhi, yihowa unelanvhi ageyv uwotlvtanei, ale nasgi asgaya utenohelei,
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 ᎠᏓᏫᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎿᏉ ᎯᎠ ᎪᎳ ᏗᎩᎪᎶᎯ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎭᏫᏯ ᎠᎩᏫᏲᎯ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏕᎤᏙᎡᏍᏗ, ᎠᏍᎦᏲᎯᏰᏃ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ.
23 adawino hia nuwesei; hnaquo hia gola digigolohi udenvhi, ale hawiya agiwiyohi udenvhi; nasgi ageyv deudoesdi, asgayohiyeno nvdayulosvhi nasgi.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏕᎬᏕᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥ, ᎤᏓᎵᎢᏃ ᎠᏜᏫᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏌᏉᏉ ᎤᏂᏇᏓᎸᎢ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
24 nasgino iyusdi asgaya degvdegesdi udoda ale utsi, udaliino adlawisdisgesdi, nasgino saquoquo uniquedalvi gesesdi.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
PRAYER
"ᎣᎩᏙᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎮᎯ,
ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ;
ᏨᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎦᎾᏄᎪᎢ;
ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ.
ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏍᎩᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏚᎩᏨᏂᏒᎢ.
ᎠᎴ ᏗᎨᏍᎩᎥᏏᏉ ᎣᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ;
ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏗᎦᏲᏥᏁᎰ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏦᏥᏚᎩ;
ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ ᏫᏗᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ;
ᏍᎩᏳᏓᎴᏍᎨᏍᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎢ."
ᎷᎦ 11:2-4
SONG: Lord's Prayer, Old Hymnal #
Scripture Jesus' Wedding Gift
Prayer (Text taken from old hymnal #17 aka "praise & love"
Couples Read (or recite) 1 Corinthians 13 to one another The Love Chapter
SONG: Hymn 118 from the old Hymnal (Cherokee)
SCRIPTURE
Read Matt 19:4-6; 1 John, 3:18
Promises & Exchange of Traditional Gifts
SONG Hymn 118 from the old Hymnal (Cherokee)
Benediction Scriptures:
Colossians 3:14-19; Ephesians 4:1-3;
Cherokee Friendship Dance
Shaking Hands
Food! Potluck provided by guests