Did you know this Apache Marriage Blessing is not actually an original blessing. It is a poem written for a Western novel, which later turned into a movie starring Jimmy Stewart. Also Apache Marriage Blessing called by many names, including Apache Blessing, Apache Wedding Prayer, Benediction of the Apaches, Cherokee Wedding Blessing, Indian Wedding Blessing, and Navajo Prayer. No matter what its name, this is a beautiful tribute for anyone to recite on their wedding day or for their vow renewal ceremony.
Apache Marriage Blessing
Now you will feel no rain,
for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness,
for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons,
But there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years.
May happiness be your companion to the place where the river meets the sun.
And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
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