Graham Keith Mew

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

Family and Friends, we have been invited here today to share with Scott and Abigail a very important moment in their lives. In the time they have been together, their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife in the God ordained 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.

Now, let us Pray,

Heavenly Father we are here on this day to give thanks for the love you have shared with these two individuals. We ask that you help Scott and Abigail to always remember when they first met and to remember the strong love that grew between them. To work that love into practical things so that nothing divides them. Please help them find words both kind and loving and hearts, always ready to ask for forgiveness as well as able to forgive. Father, we put this marriage in your hands.

Amen."

READING FROM CORINTHIANS

"And now for a reading from Corinthians 1.13:

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's faults, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope. It is always ready to endure whatever comes. True love never fails..

Scott and Abigail will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

"Do you Abigail Lynne Gambrel take Scott Alexander Mew to be your husband and other half, to take care of him and cherish your relationship? To love him today, tomorrow, and forever? To always be open, honest, and faithful to him. Do you take him to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward 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 Scott Alexander Mew take Abigail Lynne Gambrel to be your wife and better half, to take care of her and cherish your relationship? To love her today, tomorrow, and forever? To always be open, honest, and faithful to her. Do you take her to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward 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?"

Scott Alexander Mew and Abigail will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

RINGS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul."

"Please present Abigail's ring."

• Scott PRESENTS THE RING.

"May this ring be blessed so he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end."

• Scott PLACES THE RING ON PARTNER B'S FINGER.

"Please present Scott's ring."

• Abigail PRESENTS THE RING.

"May this ring be blessed so she who gives it and he who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end."

• Abigail PLACES THE RING ON Scott's FINGER.

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

" The true art of married life is in this inner spiritual journey. It is a mutual enrichment, a give and take between two personalities, a mingling of two endowments which diminishes neither, but enhances both.

Inasmuch as you, Scott, and you Abigail, have consented together in the union of matrimony and you have pledged your faith each to the other in the presence of God, your family, and friends."

OFFICIANT TO THE RECEPTION

"By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Florida I now pronounce you both husband and wife. You may kiss your Bride!"

RECESSIONAL