For all you goldbrickin' Dudeist Priests out there, I'm providing a sample ceremony from my latest Dudespaper column:
http://dudespaper.com/no-frame-of-reference-8.html/
We are here to participate in a wedding or, in the parlance of our times, to witness these two Dudes in the process of getting hitched (NOTE: ?Dude? is the proper nomenclature for both male and female folks).
By this act we unite __________ and __________ in dudely matrimony. What we do today is done in harmony with the laws of the state of _______ and in the beautiful tradition of Dudes throughout history who?while not hee-ros, ?cause what?s a hee-ro??fit in with their time and place.
__________ and __________, before I lose my train of thought, I want to say that you stand before me having requested that I marry you both without compulsion but with joy. Do you both do this abidingly and without being uptight?
They answer ?Fuckin? A, man.?
Do any of you compeers know of any new shit that?s come to light concerning why we may not continue with this wedding?
Compeers answer ?That?s cool, that?s cool.?
Then let us continue. __________, if it is your desire to become the exclusive coital partner of __________, then repeat after me.
?I, __________, take you, __________, to be my special lady/special man/special partner/what-have-you. In this moment I promise before these compeers to love and abide with you even when you?re busting my friggin? aggets, and our son or daughter is married to a Jadrool loser bastard, and I got a rash so bad on my ass I can?t even siddown. You know me, beloved, I can?t complain.?
To other partner:
__________, if it is your desire to become the exclusive coital partner of __________, then repeat after me.
?I, __________, take you, __________, to be my special lady/special man/special partner/what-have-you. In this moment I promise before these witnesses to love and abide with you even when you?re busting my friggin? aggets, and our son or daughter is married to a Jadrool loser bastard, and I got a rash so bad on my ass I can?t even siddown. You know me, beloved, I can?t complain.?
While Dylan?s ?Man In Me? plays, the couple drinks from a communal White Russian, puffs from a sacramental jay, or bite from a single In-N-Out Burger, or what-have-you.
_________ and __________, you have shared promises and whatnot in our presence. Do you have a token or symbol of abiding together that you wish to exchange?
Couple replies "Well, yeah."
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
?I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise to abide always and forever with you.?
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
?I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise to abide always and forever with you.?
__________ and __________, you have exchanged your promises, given and received tokens, and pretty much have taken it easy in my presence. By these acts you have become matrimonial Dudes. According to the laws of the state of (name of state/intoxication/nirvana/confusion), I hereby pronounce you married Dudes. You may seal your promise with a physical act of love (preferably a kiss).
Couple kisses.
Let us pray. Good Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here. Amen.
Fuckin' A
That's Amazing. Fuckin' A
Quote from: SmokeytheBuddha on February 14, 2009, 10:20:27 PM
For all you goldbrickin' Dudeist Priests out there, I'm providing a sample ceremony from my latest Dudespaper column:
http://dudespaper.com/no-frame-of-reference-8.html/
We are here to participate in a wedding or, in the parlance of our times, to witness these two Dudes in the process of getting hitched (NOTE: ?Dude? is the proper nomenclature for both male and female folks).
By this act we unite __________ and __________ in dudely matrimony. What we do today is done in harmony with the laws of the state of _______ and in the beautiful tradition of Dudes throughout history who?while not hee-ros, ?cause what?s a hee-ro??fit in with their time and place.
__________ and __________, before I lose my train of thought, I want to say that you stand before me having requested that I marry you both without compulsion but with joy. Do you both do this abidingly and without being uptight?
They answer ?Fuckin? A, man.?
Do any of you compeers know of any new shit that?s come to light concerning why we may not continue with this wedding?
Compeers answer ?That?s cool, that?s cool.?
Then let us continue. __________, if it is your desire to become the exclusive coital partner of __________, then repeat after me.
?I, __________, take you, __________, to be my special lady/special man/special partner/what-have-you. In this moment I promise before these compeers to love and abide with you even when you?re busting my friggin? aggets, and our son or daughter is married to a Jadrool loser bastard, and I got a rash so bad on my ass I can?t even siddown. You know me, beloved, I can?t complain.?
To other partner:
__________, if it is your desire to become the exclusive coital partner of __________, then repeat after me.
?I, __________, take you, __________, to be my special lady/special man/special partner/what-have-you. In this moment I promise before these witnesses to love and abide with you even when you?re busting my friggin? aggets, and our son or daughter is married to a Jadrool loser bastard, and I got a rash so bad on my ass I can?t even siddown. You know me, beloved, I can?t complain.?
While Dylan?s ?Man In Me? plays, the couple drinks from a communal White Russian, puffs from a sacramental jay, or bite from a single In-N-Out Burger, or what-have-you.
_________ and __________, you have shared promises and whatnot in our presence. Do you have a token or symbol of abiding together that you wish to exchange?
Couple replies "Well, yeah."
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
?I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise to abide always and forever with you.?
__________, will you give your token to __________ and repeat these words:
?I give you this ring as a constant reminder of the promises we exchanged today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise to abide always and forever with you.?
__________ and __________, you have exchanged your promises, given and received tokens, and pretty much have taken it easy in my presence. By these acts you have become matrimonial Dudes. According to the laws of the state of (name of state/intoxication/nirvana/confusion), I hereby pronounce you married Dudes. You may seal your promise with a physical act of love (preferably a kiss).
Couple kisses.
Let us pray. Good Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here. Amen.
....and in English!
Is this legally binding in the UK man?
8)
Quote from: grand.old.dude.of.york on December 28, 2009, 06:06:49 AM
Is this legally binding in the UK man?
8)
You'll have to go to your local league office. There are rules, man. But I don't think there's anything in the ceremony itself that goes over the line...You need to make sure Dudeism is recognized as a religion by the local square community and make sure the paperwork is in order if they do.
If they don't recognize it as legit, one way to still do a Dudeist ceremony would be to have the couple go do the legal formality and then have a Dudeist ceremony afterward as the wedding.
Let us know what you find out.
"Good Lord, you can imagine where it goes from here"
LOL LOVE IT
This is simply great Smokey, now you should give us some others more, like Baptism.... Just in case. ;D
Fabulous stuff Dude.
i remember another version of this, anyone know where i can find it?
Quote from: mred870 on March 28, 2011, 09:13:28 PM
i remember another version of this, anyone know where i can find it?
Hope someone can help you out dude, but welcome to the forum dude.
Do you remember any of the the version you are looking for? Maybe it will help someone else remember too?
Quote from: grand.old.dude.of.york on December 28, 2009, 06:06:49 AM
Is this legally binding in the UK man?
8)
Simply put, no.
Once again you need to be a registrar for any wedding to be a binding and legal contract. Christian Priests in England are mostly registered as registrars to be able to present and sign the documents.
If it were possible for me to say "Fuckin' A" in front of my incredibly uptight parents I would totally use this.
That's great. Love it.
To be honest I prefer to write my own material, it makes it so much more personal.