Imam Akram's Classic Marriage Khutbah

Traditional Marriage Khutbah

And among His Signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are signs for those who reflect.
All praise due to Allah, who’s Mercy encompasses the entire universe, and whose Justice is Infinite and whose treasures are boundless. We confirm that Allah is all Merciful All-forgiving, and has no partners.
We believe, in all Prophets Adam Isaac Ishmael. Jacob, Jonah, Moses Aaron, Jesus, and confirm that Mohammed bin Abdullah is the last in the line of Prophets from the progeny of Abraham; Quran confirms all the previous revelations is not a Book of Philosophy, but the basis to all past and present philosophies, not a treatise on psychology, but key to a psychology for a way of life through the Legacy of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah sallahoalaihi wasalam.
The learning process to an Islamic way of life is of a perpetual dimension to a virtual reality, simply not acquired by attending a “Sunday school. In the light of the Quran and Sunnah of Our Beloved Prophet (saw).
The edicts in the Quran are very implicit, explicit, and coherent, void of implied versions and conjectures and are not to be understood in a “cut and paste” manner.
Marriage at inception provides sensitivity and an equated balance in understanding the dictates of allowances and constraints between all aspects towards a going forward plan for a having a right to mutual harmony
Islam respects all Monotheistic faiths with certain exceptions and accepts the Prophets of Judaism and Christianity, and broadly speaking, it is cut from the shared theological cloth of prophetic monotheism.
We have concluded the initial solemnization for an inception to matrimony, of ___________ &_____________a remarkably beautiful couple, embarking on their blissful journey on the matrimonial highway.
The fundamental reforms and Shariah rights brought about by Islam within matrimony, included ________receiving rights over her husband ___________in the same way that _______has rights over __________and these include:
The accepted Dower an exclusive possession in one of the brides rights negating any perception of an analogy to a piece of merchandise
In the Islamic perspective dower on the contrary signifies as a symbol of personal honor and esteem as an equitable right for the bride. May Allah shower His choicest blessings Ameen.
Regards the Institution of Marriage, Prophet Muhammad, Pbuh have mentioned that the believers, who possess perfect faith, are those who display the best manners, and the best amongst you are those who treat their spouses (wives) in the best possible manner.
The best of women is the one who pleases you when you look at her, complies when you request her, and safe guards you during your absence in regards with herself and your wealth. 
There is however “seeming brevity” of this solemn occasion “Nikka” in Islam, an amplified “version of traverse,” a journey for the couple, at inception, in the eyes of all witness’s into a harmonious matrimony.
Marriage has maintained its consistency in all faiths and survived to be known as the oldest cradled institution to initiate procreation, a positive trajectory from innocence to a mutual experience in a trapeze act at inception of this real pantomime of now matrimony.
The word “zouj” is commonly used in Arabic for both the bride as well as the groom, with a submission To Allah’s Will, within the precincts of matrimony. The characteristic of its intimacy is unique, and in Islamic terms is called Mithaq, a sacred covenant, concluding to become an agreement between two mutually consenting, male and female adults proclaiming their commitment to each other under the transparent vigilance of Allah, in a seamless fusion of Nikka, additionally uniting both individual families into a symphony of marital bliss. Included among the pleasing acts of amusement is the playing of the duff (hand drum) reciting poetry, announcing the marriage with a modest feast.                   
Marriage is a commitment specific and a graduated understanding over time between both parties participating in the mutually agreed matrimony, moving forward, to extend the needed support for each other.
By the one in whose hand is the soul of Mohammad, a woman does not fulfill the rights of the Creator until she fulfills the rights of her husband. However Islam is void of Machismo.
This in time translates to mutually accepting each other and encourages growing. ” No longer can the newly weds act individually, as only kids think shortly and singularly”.
Therefore, this traverse now would assist to recognize, respective strengths and weaknesses, with an awareness of pressure points of the couple in forgiving each other many times daily.
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence therefore is not an act but a habit. “Aristotle”
The focus should be that we come to an understanding of each other’s situations without anticipating an array of improvements, as the mutually agreed fusion is to stimulate the trust in each other for a long lasting relationship over a desired variance of a timeline.
For this reason marriage translates to a covenant of serious accountability, and remains as a proof of perfection.
A poetic reflection of love from Hafez
"I have estimated the influence of Reason upon Love and found that it is like that of a raindrop upon the ocean, which makes one little mark upon the water's face and disappears”
The greatest Impressionist” Claude Monet “showed the phenomenon of light in his paintings” to be a source of life. He mentioned saying,” everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
My conclusion to this beautiful thought process has always related to reflect a matrimonial conclusion “as it is simply love and to cherish each other, with this foregoing summation: 
As “Monet’s lilies” void of the pond in the flower garden @ Giverney is otherwise an incomplete Impressionist to an art rendition “. ________ alongside __________ with mutual love for each other would complete their portrait of matrimonial harmony. A well desired legacy of perfection for their parents respectably.
Brevity of time, and auspiciousness of the occasion, restricts me, the luxury to detail my thoughts further, I wish draw a curtain to this hour, and congratulate the Families of the Bride and Groom,
(Both parents of the bride and groom), extending greetings to all who have participated in this matrimonial celebration.
In conclusion, I wish all to join myself in prayers for this beautiful couple as invoking blessings has been a Prophetic Tradition.
“Allah’s blessings for you both and blessings upon you both May you be joined together in righteousness 
Ameen.