Roger W Byrd

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

We welcome all of you here today as we have gathered together in the presence of God and these witnesses to join Rodney and Kellie in holy matrimony. After the ceremony you are invited to stay for the reception

( PRAYER )

Father, we ask your blessings upon Kellie and Rodney, as they come to unite their hearts as one through marriage. May their love grow stronger and deeper every day.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen

Kellie & Rodney

Marriage is a gift from God, given to us so that we might experience the joys of unconditional love with a lifelong partner.

Marriage is not a smooth sailing. It’s a continuous living of life in the raw. Two people under one roof. There are many new things to discover about ourselves and spouses, there are seasons of laughter and seasons of tears, there are sacrifices, there is sickness at times, disagreements too. There is forgiving and learning to forgive as well as understanding the humility to seek forgiveness from our spouses. Never having to say Im sorry, but knowing when to say, Im sorry. Never going to bed angry, Always tell your spouse that you love him / her.. Don’t ever forget, You are married to your best friend. And most important...Make God the center of your marriage.

1 Corinthians 13

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's faults, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope. It is always ready to endure whatever comes. True love does not come to an end."

WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN TO BE MARRIED TO THIS MAN

CONSENT

Kellie & Rodney the relationship you enter into today must be grounded in the strength of your love and the power of your faith in each other. To make your relationship succeed it will take unending love.

It will take trust, to know in your hearts that you truly want what is best for one another and to learn and grow together. It will take faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds.

If you both come freely, and understand the responsibility and work involved to make your relationship thrive, and are committed to not only each other but your family, please take each other by the hands and reply 'we do.'"

WEDDING VOWS (Face each other and hold hands )

I, Rodney, take thee, Kellie, / to be my wedded wife, / to have and to hold / from this day forward, / for better, for worse, / for richer, for poorer, / in sickness and in health, / to love and to cherish, / till death do us part. / This is my solemn vow.

I, Kellie, take thee, Rodney / to be my wedded husband, / to have and to hold / from this day forward, / for better, for worse, / for richer, for poorer, / in sickness and in health, / to love and to cherish, / till death do us part. / This is my solemn vow.

EXCHANGE OF THE RINGS

"The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul."

YOU WILL NOW EXCHANGE RINGS

May I have the rings.

Rodney first Kellie 2nd

This ring I give you, Is a symbol of my love

I pledge to share with you my heart

Always and forever

Rodney and Kellie as you have pledged your faith to each other in the company of your family and friends." and before God

"By the power vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of North Carolina, I now pronounce you husband and wife."

Rodney

"You may now kiss your bride."

Family and friends, I am proud to present for the first time as husband and wife,

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney & Kellie Odom