Purity rings in ceremony

Miremberebecca

My FI and I have been wearing true love waits purity rings since we were both about 15 and wanted to somehow put that into our ceremony. I found this and decided to use it in our ceremony! I thought I'd share it for anyone else who'd like to use it as well! You can always play with the wording a bit and make it work for you. Enjoy!


Several years ago __________________ and ________________ (unbeknownst to each other) took a True Love Waits pledge of abstinence until marriage. From that time until now they have remained pure while waiting for God's will for their lives.

To _______________________ and ____________________-we say that today is the culmination of many hopes and dreams that you have had for many years. We are very proud of you and the stance that you have taken!

When __________________ and ______________________ made the pledge, they started wearing purity rings that served as a reminder of their vow to live a life of both physical and spiritual purity. Because you have pledged to keep yourselves only for each other, today will serve as a springboard for a secure relationship that will carry you through many challenges and opportunities.

______________________ and ______________________ now stand before us as living examples that True Love Waits. In a world that seems to live for instant gratification, we have a couple who prioritized God's ways and now will enjoy the blessing within their marriage relationship.

May I also challenge both of you from this day forward to remain first of all pure in your walk with the Lord Jesus; and secondly, to remain pure in your love relationship with each other.

______________________ and ______________________ take your purity rings and present them to each other, symbolic to all present that you loved and respected each other enough to wait for God's best and each other.

Now, take them and put them in a secure place. Someday should God bless you with children of your own, take these rings and present them to your children while explaining their significance. You'll be passing along a legacy and a family heritage of purity to the next generation, spreading the message that True Love Waits

mohutch37

Love this! I actually had a TLW ring that I got for myself when I was probably 26 and DH never had one but I am his one and only! I hope to someday pass my ring down to a daughter or grandaughter. Thanks for sharing and hope more people can do this.

rachelea

I have a True Love Waits ring that is sitting in a jewelry box in my bathroom now (though it still stands true!!!) that I plan to get engraved with our wedding date and give it to FI on our wedding night. He knows I plan on doing this, I'm so excited I have this symbol to give him!

kellya01

Wow I love your wording.  I have essentially waited, but my church never did a collective "True love waits" program so I didn't have the opportunity to get the symbolic ring (etc).  However, fiancee knows I have waited all of my life for the "i do's" before I'll go there, and we're both excited.  He made a mistake a long time ago, and we talked about it, I got over it, he regrets making the mistake, but in God, we can find forgiveness.  He openly admitted the 1 mistake and I believe him when he says it only happened once and he immediately regretted it, because he knew what that would mean to a future wife (I think he was a freshman in college).  

Anyway... probably TMI for sharing online, but it's a big thing in the life of a Christian when the world is screaming "go for it, why are you such a narrow-minded freak" (etc) ... We can just say "I still have something that you can NEVER have again.  I have my purity / virginity / etc."  Even if a mistake has happened, God is the first to forgive, so who are we to judge?  Let the person who is without sin cast the first stone! 

amylo84

A friend of mine did a true love waits 'ceremony' during the reception.  I understand why it was important for her to do that, although i think it is more of a personal thing than something that involves everybody.  To me and a lot of guests (including our former youth pastor who performed the TLW ceremony)  it kinda just said "YAY I can have sex now!!" and was really an unecessary part of the wedding (I think the wedding vows themselve are important enough)

NOLAbridealmost

I kind of agree with PP.  

There is something that just seems a little icky about announcing that you're going to start having sex that night during the wedding.  Maybe I am just shy, but I will probably avoid any mention of consummating the marriage during the ceremony.  My grandpa will be there!

NOLAbridealmost

Pretty TLW vows though.  If the idea of it doesn't make you blush, I think the words themselves are pretty.