Irene Alvarez

Dearly Beloved Family & Friends,

Welcome to this most special moment in the lives of Bernadette Martinez and Lionel Thomas. I invite you to leave behind the worries and concerns of everyday life and join us in the celebration of their marriage. This is a blessed opportunity for us to share the couples love and to also reaffirm the love and friendship we experience in our own lives. May be all celebrate by being fully present during our short time together.

**Pause*

This union is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Bernadette Martinez and Lionel Thomas will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Bernadette Martinez take this man Lionel Thomas 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, until death do you part?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Lionel Thomas take this woman Bernadette Martinez 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, until death do you part?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Bernadette Martinez and Lionel Thomas will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

Bernadette, please repeat after me, " I give you this ring to wear with love and joy. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my husband this day and forever more

*(Ring Exchange)*

Lionel, please repeat after me, " I give you this ring to wear with love and joy. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my wife this day and forever more

*(Ring Exchange)*

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of California I now pronounce you Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Thomas!