Marriage is one of society's most important social institutions. It represents the exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other, based in love, respect, and mutual support. With marriage come all the financial, social, and legal benefits as well as the obligations of a committed relationship. For some couples, the marriage ceremony is of religious significance and therefore is most appropriately performed in the more traditional religious setting of church, mosque, or temple with a priest, minister, rabbi, imam, or monk.
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First ordained in 1969 in the State of Maine, I renewed my ordination in May of 2004 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when I learned that, with the decision to allow same sex marriage in the Commonwealth, there were officiants refusing to perform wedding services. As a firm believer in human rights and in full agreement with the decision of the Judicial Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I feel obligated to provide anyone seeking to be married in Massachusetts a legal, official, and sanctioned wedding.
The following are a selection of readings that provide for the expression of sentiments, feelings and faith in your wedding ceremony. Readings also offer the opportunity for a friend of family member to participate in your wedding. The readings listed here range from simple quotations and short poems, to well known poets' works on love, romance and marriage. For many, readings from Scripture are most appropriate and provide for the inclusion of faith and family religious traditions.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that a marriage license be obtained by the couple planning to be married. This requirement is applicable to both residents and non-residents of the Commonwealth seeking to be married in the Commonwealth. The laws governing marriage in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that both parties of the proposed marriage must apply in person to any city or town clerk in the Commonwealth. Once you have filed 'intentions to marry, ' a marriage license is issued.
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Sarah Dlugolecki
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