Christopher Paul Hayner

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Rachel Straub Diehl and Theodore Frederick Hammel 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.

Rachel Straub Diehl and Theodore Frederick Hammel will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Rachel Straub Diehl take this man Theodore Frederick Hammel 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 Theodore Frederick Hammel take this woman Rachel Straub Diehl 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)*

Rachel Straub Diehl and Theodore Frederick Hammel 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 Massachusetts I now pronounce you wife and husband!