Kaitlin Ann Hlywa

Welcome family and friends. We are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Luke and Jess.  This is not the beginning of a new relationship but an acknowledgment of the next chapter in their lives together. Luke and Jess have spent years getting to know each other, and we now bear witness to what their relationship has become. Today, they will affirm this bond formally and publicly.

To start our ceremony off today, the couple has asked a few family members to read a few poems that symbolizes their relationship. *(Readings)*

Please join hands. Now, as your hands are bound together, I ask you to declare your vows to each other.

*(Vows)*


Do you Luke, take Jessica to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Jessica, take Luke to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

A ring is an unbroken circle, with ends that have been joined together, and it represents your union. It is a symbol of infinity, and of your infinite love. When you look at these rings on your hands, be reminded of this moment, your commitment, and the love you feel for each other. Jess and Luke have chosen rings to exchange with each other as a symbol of their unending love.

*(Ring Exchange)*

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