Richard Norman Stout

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Joan Kester and Hank Bohnert 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.

Joan Kester and Hank Bohnert will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Joan Kester take this man Hank Bohnert 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 Hank Bohnert take this woman Joan Kester 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)*

Joan Kester and Hank Bohnert 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 Ohio I now pronounce you wife and husband!