Leslie Ellen Newman

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Mary Sue-Anne McDowell and Richard Cook 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.

Mary Sue-Anne McDowell and Richard Cook will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Mary Sue-Anne McDowell take this man Richard Cook to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Richard Cook take this woman Mary Sue-Anne McDowell to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Mary Sue-Anne McDowell and Richard Cook will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

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