Raquel Solomon

Good Evening Family, Friends & Honored Guests,

We are gathered here today to join Zacharie Barrett and Betsy Welsh 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.

Together you share the joy of a deep commitment and the sacred trust.

You have given each other the most precious gift of love.

Treasure it, nurture it, and encourage it will all the honesty you used in creating it. You are sharing something rare and beautiful. Always speak the truth, and listen attentively, so that you may understand each other's thoughts and intentions.

Inspire each other by sharing your accomplishments. Say "I love you" often to retain the warmth between you.

Remember to laugh a lot, even when you are angry. After all, you are each other's best friend. Stand together and for each other always: be content in mind and spirit. Make each day a blessing and a fulfillment of your dreams.

Zacharie and Betsy will now share their personal vows with each other.

*(SHARE YOUR PERSONAL VOWS)*

(AT THIS POINT I WILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO GATHER YOURSELF AND I WILL CONTINUE)

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

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

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

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Zacharie and Betsy will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange - be sure to let me know who will have the rings)*

REPEAT AFTER ME WHILE SLIDING THE RING ON THE OTHERS FINGER: (I will go slow)

I promise to love, respect and honor you, I will always be there for you, with you beside you, let this ring be a symbol of our love, may it represent our today, our tomorrows, our future and our past. As I have given you my hands to hold, so I give you my life to keep.

REPEAT*

I promise to love, respect and honor you, I will always be there for you, with you beside you, let this ring be a symbol of our love, may it represent our today, our tomorrows, our future and our past. As I have given you my hands to hold, so I give you my life to keep.

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

YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE!

I PRESENT TO YOU MR. & MRS. BARRETT 🎉