Pete "Aloha" Tingstrom

We are gathered together on this day to witness and celebrate the marriage of Jacob Steingass & Courtney Noel Long. We come together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to acknowledge and strengthen a bond that already exists. This ceremony is a public affirmation of that bond, It is my honor and privilege to stand witness to this event.

May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives.

Jacob & Courtney, do you present yourselves willingly and of your own accord to be joined in marriage?

[We do]

Will you promise to care for each other in the joys and sorrows of life, come what may, and to share the responsibility for growth and enrichment of your life together?

[We will]

VOWS

Jacob, please repeat after me.

I, Jacob Steingass, take you Courtney Long, to be my wedded wife

I give to you in the presence of these witnesses…

My promise to stay by your side,

In sickness and in health,

In joy and in sorrow,

As well as through the good times and the bad.

I promise to love you without reservation,

Comfort you in times of distress

Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,

Laugh with you and cry with you,

Grow with you in mind and spirit

Always be open and honest with you,

And cherish you for as long as we both shall live

Courtney, please repeat after me

I, Courtney Long, take you Jacob Steingass, to be my wedded husband

I give to you in the presence of these witnesses

My promise to stay by your side,

In sickness and in health,

in joy and in sorrow,

As well as through the good times and the bad.

I promise to love you without reservation,

Comfort you in times of distress

Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,

Laugh with you and cry with you,

Grow with you in mind and spirit

Always be open and honest with you,

And cherish you for as long as we both shall live

EXCHANGING OF THE RINGS

Having this love in your hearts, you have chosen to seal your vows by exchanging rings.

From the earliest times, the circle has been a sign of completeness. The rings that you have chosen to wear have neither beginning nor end, much like your love for one another. They are a symbol of the words that you speak today. May these rings be from this day forward, your most treasured adornment, and may the love they symbolize, be your most precious possession. As you wear these rings, may they be constant reminders of these glad promises you are making today.

Jacob, take this ring, place it on Courtney’s finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

Courtney, take this ring, place it on Jacob’s finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

Jacob & Courtney, from this moment forward you will never be alone. You will carry with you the love of another person, giving you a completeness and renewed lightness. May your life together be immersed in love and excitement. May you strive to enrich each other in every possible way. And may you work to bring the peace you find to this world.

DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE

Having pledged their fidelity to one another, to love, honor and cherish one another in the presence of this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the constitution and the laws of Hawaii, it is my honor to now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.