Buddhist Minister
In 2002 Angela Hryniuk was requested to perform her first marriage ceremony. She is legally qualified by the Government of British Columbia as a Buddhist Minister to preside over wedding ceremonies. Usually the nuptial couple and Angela Hryniuk together design the ritual which often is of an interfaith nature, adopting prayers, reading passages and songs from various religious backgrounds. She is very open to all faith groups and welcomes the wisdom each brings to the ceremony.
Sample Wedding Ritual
- OPENING REMARKS
- Credentials, interfaith nature, community vow, photographs during service & after
- Procession (bride enters)
- Q. WHO BLESSES THIS UNION OF Bride (B) & Groom (G)?
- Smudge the couple
- TIBETAN REFUGE PRAYER
- CHARGE
- The meaning of marriage view
- READINGS
- #1 – Prayer
- #2 – Poem
- #3 – Song
- Vows: Bride & Groom view
- VOW:
- the community (silent) PETITION (Remind B&G of their vow to the community too)
- RINGS BLESSING:
- Om Mani Padme Hum
- RINGS EXCHANGED
- PRAYER FOR B& G’S UNION
- May these rings be but a symbol of this union, to remember to love, encourage, cherish, respect, help, be patient with each other and be as committed today to your union as you will be until death.
- PRONOUNCEMENT:
- BY THE POWER …
- Kiss
- KATAS (silk scarves) GIVEN
- BOOK SIGNING: guitarist sings
- MANDALA OFFERING
- DEDICATION (short in Tibetan)
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF Bride & Groom
Suggested reading for weddings
Sacred Threshold: Rituals and readings for a Wedding with Spirit, Gertrud Mueller Nelson & Christopher Witt, Image Book, New York, 1998.