Some couples will give their "I love you" rose buds to the mothers as they walk out. For example, the groom would give his rose bud to his new mother-in-law and the bride would give her rose to her new mother-in-law and say something like, "I'm happy to be a part of the family, etc." It works best if the giving of the rose buds to the mothers is a surprise.  It also works for dads!

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​It is only out of families that new families emerge.

Today, the flowers that are placed here symbolize your separate lives and that of your individual families.

Bride and Groom, you come to this moment from these families and the new emerges from the old, the present from the past.

I ask that you take these flowers, symbols of your appreciation, love, respect, and admiration, and present them to your mothers.

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This wedding celebration is a joining of two unique families who stood separate until today. Today we unite these families by the marriage of Bride and Groom.

Bride and Groom would each like to honor the separateness of their families and now, the togetherness, with the giving of a rose to their mothers.

They would also like to acknowledge the love and sacrifice that each mother has made to make her children who they are today – – a man and woman who are ready to be in a committed, loving marriage of their own.

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Mothers plant so their children may harvest.

Mothers cry when their children hurt.

Mothers welcome pain and burden to give their sons and daughters the gift of life.

Bride and Groom will now present their mothers with flowers, as symbols of eternal gratitude for their unconditional love, their unyielding strengths in times of hardship, and for all the selfless sacrifices they have made for their children.

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Long before today your parents provided you with a foundation of love and caring which has brought you to this point.
At this time Groom and Bride would like to acknowledge the love and sacrifice that each mother has made to make their children who they are today….a man and a woman who are ready to be committed, in a loving marriage of their own
They honor their mothers with the symbolic gift of beauty, the giving of a rose.

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This wedding is also a celebration of family.

It is the blending of two families, separate up to this moment, but united from this day forward…blending different traditions, strengthening the family tree.

Parents plant so that their children may harvest.

Mothers cry when their children hurt, and welcome pain and burden to given their sons and daughters the gift of life.

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​This wedding is also a celebration of family.

It is the blending of two families, separate up to this moment, but united from this day forward.

Bride and Groom wish to honor this blending of families by presenting a rose to their mothers …to thank them for their wisdom, support, and for the unconditional love that has been so freely given to them throughout their lives.
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This wedding celebration is a joining of two unique families who stood separate until today.

Today we unite these families by the marriage of Bride and Groom.

Bride and Groom would each like to honor the separateness of their families and now, the togetherness, with the giving of a rose to their mothers.

They would also like to acknowledge the love and sacrifice that each mother has made to make her children who they are today – 
a man and woman who are ready to be in a committed, loving marriage of their own.

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Marriage is the celebration of coming together of two lives and it is a celebration of two people in love.
The love that Groom and Bride feel for one another is a seed that their parents planted in their hearts years ago and today it has blossomed.
Today, as they embrace each other in their love, they also embrace the families, which have come together on this happy occasion.
As a sign of their love for their families, Bride and Groom would like to offer these roses, to their mothers as symbols of their eternal love.
These Roses are a promise that no matter how far away you are that you are not forgotten and that you are always in their hearts.

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Marriage is a coming together of two lives, and a celebration of the love of two people. But it is more.  The love that you feel for one another is the flowering of a seed your mothers planted in your hearts many years ago. When you were first born, you were a bundle of diapers and tears, and your mothers lost sleep caring for you. Their love for you has brought them great happiness and great challenges, and their love did not diminish as they met these challenges.  That is the great lesson you can bring into your marriage.  As you embrace one another in your love, so too do you embrace the families that have been brought together on this happy occasion.  As a token of your gratitude for your families, I would like to ask you to offer these symbols of eternal love, these roses, to your mothers.

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Your first gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect and a public showing of your commitment to each other. In addition, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.

You now have what remains the most honorable title that exists between a woman and a man - the title of "wife" and "husband." It is now my great privilege to be the first to address you as such and for your first gift as wife and husband, that gift will be a single red rose bud.

The couple is handed rose here

The rose is considered a symbol of love and a single rose always means only one thing - it means, "I love you." So it is appropriate that for your first gift that gift would be a single rose bud.

Please exchange the rose buds as your first gift to each other as wife and husband.

Within these rose buds, if given proper loving care, is the potential for an even more beautiful expression of Life and Love in the form of the mature flower. And so it is with your marriage. At this point your marriage is like these rose buds - ready, with proper loving care - to unfold into a very beautiful expression of life. 

Bride and Groom, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large and elegant home - or a small and graceful one - that you both select one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot both as a recommitment to the holy vows which you have made before God and those present on this beautiful day.

Those of us who are already married know that marriage, like life, brings with it many joys and also many challenges. We also know that love, while beautiful, does not always show its prettiest face. There are days when we may find it hard to express the depth of our love for one another.

Sometimes it is difficult to find the right words. It might be difficult to find the words to say "I am sorry" or "I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected - for that rose then says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words.

That rose says, "I still love you."

It is wise to understand this as a statement of love and the need, or request for that extra bit of tender loving care permits the beauty of the rose to come forth from the rose bud. So also will that love permit the beauty of maturity to come forth from your marriage in every situation. Your partner should accept this rose for the words which cannot be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today.

Bride and Groom, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage shall endure. Whatever the situation, love, understanding, acceptance and forgiveness can make everything right.


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Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings – which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other.

You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist between a man and a woman – the title of “husband” and “wife.” For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.

In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing – it meant the words “I love you.” So it is appropriate that for your first gift – as husband and wife – that gift would be a single rose.

Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In someway it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose – and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different from yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life – one I hope you always remember – the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.

Bride and Groom, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future – whether it be a large and elegant home – or a small and graceful one – that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot both as a recommitment to your marriage – and a recommitment that THIS will be a marriage based upon love.

In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt by who we most love. It might be difficult some time to words to say “I am sorry” or “I forgive you”; “I need you” or “I am hurting”. If this should happen, if you simply cannot find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected – for that rose than says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words.

That rose says the words: “I still love you.” The other should accept this rose for the words which cannot be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today.

Bride and Groom, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage shall endure.”

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It is only a tiny rosebud
A flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
Then, in my hands, they die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
The flower of God’s design,
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So, I’ll trust in Him for leading
Each moment of my day.
I will look to Him for His guidance
Each step of the Pilgrim’s way.
The pathway that lies before me
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.

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