Dustin Garrett Hollenbeck

We are gathered together on this day to witness and celebrate the marriage of Christopher & Angella. We come together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to acknowledge and strengthen a bond that already exists.

It is our hope that your fulfillment and joy in each other will increase with each passing year.

OPENING PRAYER

Let us bow our heads in prayer. Lord, we thank you for gathering everyone here today. We ask that you help _Christopher_ and _Angella_ to remember the strong love that they share. May their love always inspire them to be kind in their words, considerate of the other’s feelings, and concerned for the other’s needs and wishes. Increase their faith and trust in You. Bless their marriage with peace and happiness and make their Love fruitful for Your glory and their joy, both here and in eternity. Amen.

CHARGE TO THE COUPLE

Today signifies the creation of a new home and a new family for you both. May you be fulfilled by each other’s love and friendship. Remember that in every marriage, there are good times and bad, times of joy and times of sorrow. Marriage is a journey – a time of adventure and excitement enhanced by the love, trust, dedication, and faith you share in one another.

May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives. Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, but today is the day it all begins.

_Christopher__ and _Angella_, do you, with your family and friends as your witnesses, present yourselves 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

Chris, please repeat after me.

I, _Chris_, take you _Angella_, to be my wedded wife

I give to you 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,

Grow with you in mind and spirit

Always be open and honest with yourself,

And cherish you for as long as we both shall live

Angella, please repeat after me

I, _Angella_, take you _Chris_, to be my wedded husband

I give to you 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,

Grow with you in mind and spirit

Always be open and honest with yourself,

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.

As you wear these rings, may they be constant reminders of these joyful promises you are making today.

_Chris_, take this ring, place it on _Angella’s finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

_Angella_, take this ring, place it on _Chris’s finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

_Chris_ and _Angella_ from this moment forward you will never be alone. You will carry with you the love of another person, giving you 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.

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 American Marriage Ministries, and the state of New York it is my honor to now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my honor to be the first to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. _Andrews_.