Megan L Argabright

INVOCATION

"We are gathered here today to celebrate with Chris and Sara as they proclaim their love and commitment to the world.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"Chris and Sara, the relationship you enter into today must be grounded in the strength of your love and the power of your faith in God and each other. To make your relationship succeed, it will take unending love.

It will take trust, to know in your hearts that you truly want what is best for one another and to learn and grow together. It will take faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds.

If you both come freely, and understand the responsibility and work involved to make your relationship thrive, and are committed to not only each other but your family, please take each other by the hands.

VOWS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE CHRIS

"Do you, Chris, take Sara to be your lawfully wedded wife? From this day forward, to have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"

CHRIS TO SARA

"I do."

OFFICIANT TO THE CHRIS

“Chris, would you like to share your personal vows to Sara at this time?”

[CHRIS READS VOW HE HAS WRITTEN.]

OFFICIANT TO THE SARA

"Do you, Sara, take Chris to be your lawfully wedded husband? From this day forward, to have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"

SARA TO CHRIS

"I do."

OFFICIANT TO THE SARA

“Sara, would you like to share your personal vows to Chris at this time?”

[SARA READS VOW SHE HAS WRITTEN.]

READING FROM CORINTHIANS

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"Thank you for sharing your vows.

"The Apostle Paul wrote about love in 1 Corinthians 13. He says this:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

RINGS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

The wedding ring is a symbol of married love, the precious metals show that your love is your most precious possession, and the unending circle symbolizes that your love may never cease. The rings you are about to place on each other's fingers are symbols of the love you just expressed. They will remind you of the vows you have spoken, and of the eternal love that you have for one another. "

OFFICIANT TO SON

___________, please take the ring and hand it to _____________.

OFFICIANT TO CHRIS

"Chris, place the ring on Sara's finger and repeat after me.

As this ring encircles your finger…From this moment forward...So will my love forever encircle you...You will never walk alone...My heart will be your shelter...My arms will be your home...We will walk thru life as partners...I promise to do my best to love, honor, and cherish you...Just the way you are...I give you my heart until the end of time...I have no greater gift to give."

OFFICIANT TO DAUGHTER

___________, please take the ring and hand it to _____________.

OFFICIANT TO SARA

"Sara, place the ring on Chris's finger and repeat after me.

As this ring encircles your finger…From this moment forward...So will my love forever encircle you...You will never walk alone...My heart will be your shelter...My arms will be your home...We will walk thru life as partners...I promise to do my best to love, honor, and cherish you...Just the way you are...I give you my heart until the end of time...I have no greater gift to give."

PRONOUNCEMENT

Chris and Sara, through your words today, you have joined together in matrimony.

Because you have exchanged your vows, have pledged your commitment each to the other, and have declared the same by joining hands and by exchanging rings, by the power vested in me by the state of Florida, I now pronounce that you are husband and wife.

Chris, you may kiss your bride!