Genesis 2:24 on marriage: leave, cleave, become one flesh
Genesis 2:24 establishes God's pattern for marriage as leaving one's family, binding to a spouse, and forming an inseparable physical and spiritual union.
Honor Parents at a Wedding: Ephesians 6:1–3
Ephesians 6:1–3 makes honoring father and mother a lifelong posture owed to God, not a wedding ceremony requirement. A wedding can express that honor in visible ways without turning the day into a test of obedience.
John 2:1–11: Officiating a Wedding as a Servant
At Cana, Jesus quietly supplied what an ordinary wedding lacked, and the sign revealed his glory to his disciples. The one officiating a wedding does the same kind of work: keeping the ceremony honest and prayerful while pointing past himself to Christ.
Genesis 2:18–24: God's Own Design for Marriage
Before any ceremony, God names the man's aloneness as not good and answers it himself. Genesis 2:18–24 grounds marriage in God's creating work and in the man's glad reception of his wife.