Wedding Prayers for the Bride and Groom: 15 Best

Getting married is certainly a milestone in the life of any man and woman and therefore deserves fervent and effective prayers.

The build-up to the wedding ceremony can be very hectic and demanding for both bride and groom, so divine help need to be well solicited for in prayers.

The resources-both financial and psychological required for a modest wedding ceremony most times are beyond the capacity of the couple; hence, praying for divine intervention is very necessary.

I want to share with you 15 powerful prayers for the bride and groom that will strengthen your relationship as you both start your journey.

Here are 15 captivating wedding prayers for the bride and groom.

 

1. Wedding Prayer for the Bride and Groom.

Song of Songs 4:1 – How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead. (NIV)

Heavenly Father, I pray that you order the steps of your children as they tie the nuptial knots. I pray their love for each other always grows and finds expression throughout their marriage.

Father, multiply your financial blessings abundantly in their lives; make their wedding successful and fruitful; in addition, may they not lack any good thing.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

2. Prayer for Bride and Groom Before the Wedding.

Song of Songs 2:8 – Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. (NIV)

Gracious God, I pray for your protection and guidance on this couple as they prepare for their wedding. Please keep them in good health and cause men and women to favor them.

As their wedding day approaches, I request that no evil shall come close to them. Above all, help them remain steadfast and in high spirit, expecting their day.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen.

3. A Prayer for the Couple on Their Wedding Day.

Song of Songs 4:1 – How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead. (NIV)

Omnipotent God, I thank you for this day that you have made. Thank you for this union that will become official soon; I pray you to establish and bless it. Grant them all their heart desires and give them peace.

I also pray that their love for each other will never go sore but blossom and continue to flourish.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

4. Prayer for the Newly Wedded.

Song of Songs 2:4 – Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. (NIV)

Mighty and Everlasting God, I commit this beloved couple and their marriage into your able hands.

Cause the light of their love to continue to burn as the fresh oil of excitement and hunger for each other increases daily.

As they settle down as husband and wife, may there be respect, honor, and compassion for each another?

I stand against every spirit of division and competition in this union. By faith, I declare that their children shall surround their table and the number of their years they will fulfill in good health.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

5. Prayer for Your Daughter on Her Wedding Day.

Psalms 119:2 – Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. (NIV)

Our Father in Heaven, I thank you for the wonders of mercy and grace as shown to us today in the wedding ceremony of my lovely daughter.

According to your words, she will prove the virtuous wife she is to her husband and the crown of his head.

Lord, make her comfort to her husband and a caring mother to her children. I bless her today with the blessing of the womb and the blessing of the hidden treasures; her going out and coming in are blessed.

All the nations of the earth shall call her the blessed of the Lord. I decree that her going into her husband’s family is for good and prosperity.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

6. Prayer for Your Son on His Wedding Day.

Proverbs 5:18 – May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. (NIV)

Abba Father, your word says any man that finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. Therefore, I pray that your word will find fulfillment in the life of my son and his wife.

Lord, release the grace to love his wife as Christ loves the church upon him today in Jesus’ Name. Cause them to be fruitful, to multiply, and subdue the earth.

I pray that you bless him and make him a blessing to his family and friends. Also, help him fulfill his role as the head of his family by providing for his wife and children.

Please keep them in good health and draw them close to you.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

7. Wedding Blessing for the Bride and Groom.

Psalms 37:4 – Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (NIV)

Father Lord, please strengthen and keep this bride and groom safe and healthy.

I bless their marriage in the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; they shall possess the gate of their enemies.

By faith, I decree that their marriage is secured in the blood of Jesus Christ; the eyes of the evil one shall not see their home.

I bless them with the blessings of the earth and the dew of Heaven; together, they shall overcome every trial, and their marriage shall grow from strength to strength.

I pray, Lord, keep them and provide for them; let your peace rule their hearts and home. Lastly, I speak into lives; this is the beginning of God’s goodness and mercy in a dimension they have not known.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

8. Wedding Day Wedding Prayers for the Bride and Groom.

Psalms 1:3 – That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers. (NIV)

Dear Lord of Host, I ask that you honor and establish this divine union. I join Heaven as a witness of the marital vows exchanged today.

And I pray that they will remain true and faithful to God in whose name they were joined as husband and wife, as well as to the vows and promises you have made to each other.

I pray that the God who initiated the marriage institution and blessed it will help them make their marriage exemplary.

Merciful God, I also ask that you grant them favor. Fortify their marriage and home against all attacks of the devil.

Above all, give both of them the courage to live for each other.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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9. Wedding Prayer for Granddaughter.

Psalms 111:4 – He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate. (NIV)

Our Father in Heaven, I am very grateful to you for this wonderful occasion of my granddaughter’s wedding. Thank you for the privilege of being alive to witness this day.

I ask of you, Gracious Lord, to bless this wedding and prosper my child and her spouse in the name of Jesus. Make her fruitful with children, and give them peace in their home.

Father, bless her with good health and a sound mind; may she remain in your hands all the days of her life to fear and obey you.

Also, give her the grace always to honor her husband and help him succeed as a godly man.

As a wise woman, I declare that my granddaughter will build her home by her hand with the help of God.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen.

10. Wedding Prayer for the Groom.

Psalms 45:2 – You are the most excellent of men, and your lips have been anointed with grace since God has blessed you forever. (NIV)

Lord, I pray for the son of my youth, a symbol of my strength. By the word of God, he is blessed and favored by the reason of finding a wife.

The Lord God is his strength and inheritance, and His face will continue to shine upon him in Jesus’ name.

I speak into his life; he shall not lack any good or be disappointed all through this journey, for the Lord has ordered his footsteps.

I pray that the Lord will cause him to understand that the head of the man is Christ just as the head of the woman is the man.

In all, I declare that he shall succeed in everything and glorify the Lord.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

11. Wedding Prayer for the Bride and Groom’s Engagement.

Psalms 30:1 – I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. (NIV)

Father in Heaven, I pray for your son and daughter who are engaged to be married soon; help them to remain faithful to each other even after their wedding.

May you, Lord, provide the resources they require to consummate their marriage according to your riches in glory.

Father, protect them throughout the engagement period and keep them in good health. May none of them suffer shame or reproach during this period.

At the appointed time, grant their heart desires bountifully.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

12. Wedding Prayer of Blessings.

Psalms 25:13 – They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land. (NIV)

Lord God Almighty, I ask that you bless and keep this couple under the shadow of your mighty wings.

Provide for them all the things they need for marital bliss. I declare that their marriage is protected from every enemy attack in Jesus’ name.

They shall be fruitful, and their children shall surround their table, and great shall be the peace of their children.

Lastly, Lord, fill their lives with your goodness, and may joyful celebrations never cease in their lives.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

13. Wedding Prayer Over the Couple.

Psalms 67:1 – May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us. (NIV)

Heavenly Father, I pray that as this couple enters the new face of living together as husband and wife, release all the blessings and provisions reserved for married people unto them in the name of Jesus Christ.

Lord, may their unity deliver into their hands what is beyond the capacity of any one individual. Provide all they need to enjoy marriage according to your original ordinance and purpose, dear God.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

14. Wedding Prayer for the Bride.

Psalms 40:2 – He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (NIV)

Gracious God, this is your doing, and it is marvelous in our sight.

Thank you so much for giving your daughter her husband to love and cherish all the rest of her life. Your word says that every good and perfect gift comes from you, so shall this marriage be in Jesus’ name.

I pray you make her fruitful and flourish like the palm tree and live in safety and peace, and abundance. Father, bless her with good health and long life to see her children.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

15. Wedding Thanksgiving Prayer.

Psalms 65:4 – Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. (NIV)

Dear Lord Jesus, we are indeed grateful to you for bringing this wedding ceremony to pass. Thank you for your provisions and protections before, during, and after the ceremony.

Father, we also thank you for the safe journey granted to all the guests and members of the host families. Thank you for the successful, very peaceful, and delightful wedding ceremony.

We hand over the couple to you again and ask that you bind them with your cord of love and be ever-present in their home.

In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.

Conclusion

The need for prayers is not far-fetched. If you observe today’s society even carelessly, the need to intercede fervently will stare you in the face.

Hence, I encourage you to pray the above wedding prayers for the bride and groom for the couple tying the knot. The Lord will safeguard their union as you intercede for them.