Mary Anne Wright

Good Morning Everyone!

Today is such an exciting and special day as we are gathered together here to join Brittany Ann Collevechio and Buddy Michael Balik in the spiritual and loving 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.

I have the honor of knowing Brittany for about ten years and Buddy for about the same amount of time. I spent time with Brittany where we laughed and where we cried and I don't believe I ever met anyone more caring than she is. It delights me to know that Buddy values the genuine, caring person who we all know as Brittany. As Buddy told me, "She radiates kindness everywhere she goes. It's hard to not love someone so real."

Both Brittany and Buddy have a deep belief in God and that is one important thing that they absolutely love about each other. They know that all they have and all they are is possible because of our God.

Buddy, I hope you know how much Brittany loves and appreciates that you are her partner. As she told me, "He is beside me, not in front of me or behind me, but beside me." Always cherish that and be sure to continue to be real partners for the rest of your lives.

Proverbs 3, versus 3-4. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of god and man.

Brittany and Buddy, face each other and hold hands.

Do you Brittany Ann Collevechio take this man Buddy Michael Balik to be your lawfully wedded partner, 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?

Do you Buddy Michael Balik take this woman Brittany Ann Collevechio to be your lawfully wedded partner, 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?

Brittany and Buddy will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

Brittany, place the ring on Buddy's finger and please repeat after me: Buddy, I give you this ring as a symbol of my everlasting love and fidelity.

Buddy, place the ring on Brittany's finger and please repeat after me: Brittany, I give you this ring as a symbol of my everlasting love and fidelity.

1 John verses 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Pennsylvania I now pronounce you wife and husband! Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Balik, please kiss to seal your commitment to each other.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Balik!