Melissa Mayo Webber

PROCESSIONAL

GUESTS ARE SEATED FOLLOWED BY THE ENTRANCE OF THE BRIDAL PARTY.

Please Sit Down

INVOCATION

OFFICIANT TO THE RECEPTION

"Thank you all for coming. We gather here today to celebrate with Brian and Sara as they proclaim their love and commitment before their family and friends. From this beautiful setting, surrounded by the beach, ocean and the historic Addy Sea, we break from our usual routines and daily lives to witness a unique moment. Brain and Sara have chosen each one of you to be here today and they are so happy to share this moment with the ones that are closest to them. They have known most of you many years. You have watched them grow up; you went to school with them or you worked with them. Because you are the ones who have supported them and known them so well, it only makes sense for you to help them celebrate the most important occasion of their lives so far. Sara and Brian would like to give a special thanks to their parents and their siblings; Sarah and Max.

When Sara first told us about Brian and actually wanted us to meet him, we knew he was special. While Sara loves fun and adventure, she is serious about family and we knew this man would likely become family. She told us some things about Brian and we, ever the critical thinkers, began to build an identity for him. He was accomplished, studied international policy, spoke Arabic, worked for an infrastructure firm - we suspected CIA. Many happy years later he is with the FBI. What we came to love about Brian was his unwavering support of Sara as a life partner in love, adventure, taking on and weathering challenges. They support one another and allow one another to soar. And they laugh; I hear them laughing all the time. They survived New York City during Covid so we know they can make it together through anything.

We feel blessed to know these two wonderful young people have each other now and forever as family today. So we gather to rejoice, with and for them, in the new married life they now undertake together."

DECLARATION OF INTENT

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

Brian and Sara, 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 ever lasting it will take unending love.

This ceremony is a symbol of the promises you will make to each other as you continue to grow stronger as individuals and partners. No matter what challenges you face, you will now face them together. And no matter how much you succeed, you now succeed together. The love between you joins you now as one and will be a day you always remember. It will take trust to know in your hearts that you truly want what is best for one another and to 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 devotion 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.'"

THE COUPLE RESPONDS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

VOWS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

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

THE COUPLE DOES AS INSTRUCTED.

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A

"Brian, please repeat after me:

I, Brian, take you, Sara, 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

"Sara, please repeat after me:

I Sara, take you,Brian, 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."

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A Sara first

"Brian, have you any special words you'd like to say to Sara?"

PARTNER A RECITES THEIR VOWS.

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER B

"Sara, have you any special words you'd like to share with Brian?"

PARTNER B RECITES THEIR VOWS.

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

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

Sara, 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."

PARTNER A REPEATS THE WORDS AS THEY PLACE THE RING ON PARTNER B'S FINGER.

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER B

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

Brian, 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 husband. With this ring, I thee wed."

PARTNER B REPEATS THE WORDS AS THEY PLACE THE RING ON PARTNER A'S FINGER.

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE

Brian and Sara, today you have stood before these witnesses and declared your intent to commit your lives to each other in marriage. You have made promises to each other and your family. I hope you will never forget the love and joy you feel today, because these are the values that will keep your marriage and bond to one another strong."

A happy marriage relies on memories of togetherness, forgiveness of mistakes, and a promise to never give up on each other. Remember to say I love you, let go of anger and face the world as one. Speak words of appreciation and show your gratitude for each other and your life together. Forgive and forget, let eachother grow. Search together for beauty and good in life. In your promise to marry, you have found the right partner but also strive to be the right partner.

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. May your life together be truly blessed.

OFFICIANT TO THE RECEPTION

"And so, by the power vested in me by the American Marriage Ministries and the State of Delaware, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

OFFICIANT TO PARTNER A

"Brian, you may kiss your bride."

Ladies and gentlemen, I now introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald!

RECESSIONAL

End of the Wedding Ceremony.