Raquel Solomon

Good Evening Family, Friends and Honored Guests,

We are gathered here today to join Ryan Cullen and Catalina Figueroa in the spiritual union of marriage.

This contract is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Ryan and Catalina will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Ryan take this woman Catalina Figueroa to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Catalina take this man Ryan Cullen to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Ryan and Catalina have chosen to perform the wedding lasso. Will the mother of the bride Catalina and the mother of the groom Sally please come forward.

Ryan and Catalina you are now wearing the tradition symbol of a Catholic marriage. The lasso symbolizes the beginnings of the Bible and it signifies that you are forever bound together in unity by God.

*(mother's will place lasso around bride and groom)

In closing I would like to share with the two of you Ecclesiastes Chapter 4: verses 9-12 which reads, "Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor:

If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.

*(I will call Clayton over to bring the ring so that we may do the ring exchange - whoever has the rings will come forward at this time)*

Ryan and Catalina will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment to each other.

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of California I now pronounce you husband and wife.

YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE!!!