Desiree Barragan

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join

Eulises Lopez and Patricia Garcia 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.

(Reading)

Eulises and Patricia, come before us pledging their love and their hearts to one another. May they be true and loving; may their hearts be filled with kindness and understanding, may they forgive each other's weaknesses, and laugh together often.

May they be friends, companions, and partners, continuing to meet the joys and sorrows of life as one. As the years pass, and they move from one chapter in their life together to the next, may their love continue to deepen and mature, and may their home forever be a place of love and joy.

Remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Eulises and Patricia will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Eulises take Patricia to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Patricia take Eulises to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Patricia and Eulises will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

As you Eulises, place this ring on Patricia’s finger, please repeat after me…

With this ring, I thee wed. (wait for Eulises’s response)

Wear it as a pledge of my love (wait for Eulises’s response)

And as a symbol of all we share (wait for Eulises’s response)

As you Patricia, place this ring on Eulises’s finger, please repeat after me…

With this ring, I thee wed. (wait for Patricia’s response)

Wear it as a pledge of my love (wait for Patricia’s response)

And as a symbol of all we share (wait for Patricia’s response)

(Reading, The Art of Marriage by Wilferd Arlan Peterson)

A good marriage must be created.

In the art of marriage, the little things are the big things.

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once each day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit.

It is a common search for the good and beautiful.

It is not only marring the right partner…

It is being the right partner.

(Prayer)

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, 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 ends…

This special day is blessed and we pray that all your days together are blessed ones...

By the authority vested in me by,

American Marriage Ministries and the State of California,

I now pronounce you husband and wife!

You may now kiss your bride…

I am proud to present the newlyweds, Mr. & Mrs Lopez.