What to Say For a Bridal Shower Prayer
The bride to be, holding a Bible.
If you’d like to honor your faith with a bridal shower prayer, you’ve got lots of options. Any family member or friend can read out a prayer at the shower. You can write your own prayer or use one of these sample prayers. For an extra special touch, you can even add a meaningful Bible quote.
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Who Says a Prayer at a Bridal Shower?
If you’d like to say a prayer at your bridal shower, you can ask any honored guest to read it. There’s no rule about who should do it.
You could ask someone from your bridal party or a family member. If your shower is at a church hall and a clergy member is present, you could ask them to lead the prayer.
Traditionally, the host or maid of honor will give a short speech at the bridal shower. They’ll thank the guests for coming. Then say a short tribute to the bride and the couple. If you’d like, they can end their speech with a prayer or blessing.
What to Say For a Bridal Shower Prayer
Most prayers give thanks and ask for blessings for the people and the events. You can mention the guests, the bridal shower and the happy day. You could also include in your prayer:
Request that the couple be guided in faith and marriage.
Gratitude for family and friends.
A bridal shower blessing.
A blessing for the bride to be.
A blessing for the upcoming wedding.
A blessing for the marriage.
A marriage prayer for the bride and groom. By: inspireddecorco.
How to Write a Prayer for a Bridal Shower
If you’d like to write your own prayer, you can talk about gratitude for the guests, the shower and the upcoming marriage. Most prayers also ask for happiness and blessings for the bride and the couple.
Address a Higher Power. Begin by addressing the higher power, according to the couples beliefs.
Acknowledge Family and Friends. Recognize the guests who are at the bridal shower. Thank them for their love and support, for the bride and the couple. Ask that they be blessed.
Give Thanks. Offer thanks for the happy occasion that’s brought everyone together. Offer gratitude for the upcoming marriage and wedding.
Ask for Blessings for the Couple. Pray that the couple grows in their commitment and ask for a lifetime of happiness for them.
Ask the Higher Power for Guidance. Ask that the couple be protected and guided in their married life. Pray that their bond may be strengthened as they journey together.
Express Joy for the Upcoming Marriage. Mention the happiness and joy surrounding the wedding and marriage. Be joyful about the couples happy future together.
Closing. Most prayers end with Amen. If you’ve got a different beliefs, you can use your own closing for the prayer.
Example Prayers for a Bridal Shower
If you’d like, you can use these prayers exactly as they are. Or you can add your own thanks and blessings to personalize the prayer and make it unique to the bride and the couple.
Blessings For the Marriage Prayer
Dear (God/Higher Power),
We gather today in love, gratitude and joy. Thank you for bringing us together to celebrate the upcoming marriage of (bride’s name) and (groom’s name). We ask that you bless this beautiful couple abundantly.
May their love continue to grow as they journey together. May they find patience, strength and understanding with each other. Guide them as they build their life together. Help it be filled with joy, laughter and love.
We also cherish and remember the loved ones who cannot be here today. But we know they watch over this couple with love. We pray for your blessings on this bridal shower today and on the upcoming wedding day. Amen.
Family and Friends Prayer
Dear (God/Higher Power),
We gather today with our family and friends to honor (bride’s name) and (groom’s name) as they prepare to begin this new chapter together. We offer thanks for all the love and support around this couple. We also pray for their families who have guided them and nurtured them during their lives. We give thanks for their friends, for their support, comfort and friendship.
May you bless each person her today. As we shower (bride’s name) with well wishes, help her know the depth of our love for her. Dear Lord, we ask for your blessings on this bridal shower and the love and friendship that has brought us together today. Amen.
A Prayer for Well Wishes
Dear (God/Higher Power),
We come together today to celebrate the upcoming marriage between (bride’s name) and (groom’s name). We are grateful for the joy and love that they bring to our lives. We pray that you bless them with a lifetime of love, happiness and unity.
May their lifelong journey be filled with precious moments. And my they always find love, understanding and solace in each other.
As they prepare for their wedding day, we offer our support and best wishes for their future. May their love be a beacon of inspiration to others. We ask for your blessings on this happy occasion. Amen.
Prayer for Strength and Guidance
Dear (God/Higher Power),
We come today with our hearts filled with love for (bride’s name) and (groom’s name). We pray that you grant them strength as they prepare to enter into the sacred bond of marriage. Give them strength to face all the joys and challenges that will come their way. Let them be a source of support and inspiration to each other. Gide them in their daily decisions. May they find your wisdom in times of uncertainty.
We also ask for blessings on all the family and friends who have supported them throughout their lives. Bless those here today and may this bridal shower be a source of joy for everyone. Amen.
Love and marriage Bible verse bridal shower game. By: PrintsofLifeEvents.
Bible Verses For a Bridal Shower
To add an extra meaningful and spiritual touch, you can choose to read aloud a Bible verse. It’s especially meaningful for a bride and guests with Christian beliefs. Look for verses that highlight love, faithfulness and unity. These verses can serve as beautiful reminders for the couple beginning their life together.
You can incorporate a verse into the prayer or read it at the end. If it’s a particularly meaningful verse, you could even have it printed onto the bridal shower invitations, decorations or favors.
Here’s some bible verses that are perfectly suited for a bridal shower:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV):
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Song of Solomon 3:4 (NIV):
"I have found the one whom my soul loves."
Ephesians 4:2 (NIV):
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
Ephesians 5:25 (NIV):
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV):
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."
Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV):
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man."
Colossians 3:14 (NIV):
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
1 Peter 4:8 (NIV):
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Ruth 1:16 (NIV):
"But Ruth replied, 'Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'"
1 John 4:19 (NIV):
"We love because he first loved us."
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