Ronnie P Richard

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests, We are gathered here today to join Timothy Stoute and Simone Hanks 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."

CHARGE TO COUPLE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"Timothy and Simone in presenting yourselves here today to be joined in marriage, you perform an act of faith. This faith can grow and develop and last, but only if you both decide to make it so. I would ask that you both remember to treat yourself and each other with respect, and remind yourself often of what brought you together today.

Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your marriage deserves. When frustration and difficulty assail your marriage - as they do in every relationship at one time or another - focus on what seems right between you, not only the part that seems wrong.

VOWS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, please face each other and join both your hands."

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A

Timothy, please repeat after me:

I, Timothy Stoute, take you, Simone Hanks, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you all the days of my life."

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER B

Simone, please repeat after me:

I Simone Hanks, take you, Timothy Stoute, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you all the days of my life."

RING EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"The wedding ring is a symbol of married love, the precious metals show that your love is your most precious possession, and the unending circle symbolizes that your love may never cease."

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A

"Timothy as you place the ring on Simone's finger, please repeat after me:

Simone, I give you this ring, as a symbol of my love. I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my wife. With this ring, I thee wed."

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER B

"Simone, as you place the ring on Timothy's finger, please repeat after me:

Timothy, I give you this ring, as a symbol of my love. I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my wife. With this ring, I thee wed."

CONFIRMATION OF LOVE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"May your love be one based on freedom, for though our hands may touch, it's our hearts that hold.

When you hold love within your heart, you radiate a light, which shall brighten all the days of your life and beyond.

Everything we truly love becomes a part of us forever. So take your time with each other. Let your love's seed grow and mature with the seasons, to provide you with warmth, serenity, joy and acceptance throughout all the years of your marriage.

Love is not a wall, it is a bridge. Love does not confine, it sets you free. It leads, as a pathway, winding, to places unknown and mysterious. With love to light the way, you can meet any challenge, together."

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

"Timothy and Simone, through your words today, you have joined together in matrimony. Because you have exchanged your vows before these witnesses, have pledged your commitment each to the other, and have declared the same by joining hands and by exchanging rings, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Timothy, you may kiss your bride!