Lonnie Ray Bryson

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Stephanie Jo Ferrell and Matthew Allen Carte 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.

Stephanie Jo Ferrell and Matthew Allen Carte will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Stephanie Jo Ferrell take this man Matthew Allen Carte to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Matthew Allen Carte take this woman Stephanie Jo Ferrell to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Stephanie Jo Ferrell and Matthew Allen Carte will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of West Virginia I now pronounce you wife and husband!