Lynn Feather

Jeff and Jill ~~

We have gathered today in this place of natural beauty to be joyful in the celebration of the relationship that you, Jeffrey Alan Johnston and Jill Ann Richter have. By your commitment to marry each other, you are saying yes to love, yes to caring, yes to family. May the spirit of God which is in the blue sky, in the wind, and in the fresh smells of the Earth - enter your bodies, fill your hearts and bless your lives.

Have you come here in the midst of these natural surroundings to affirm your commitment to each other?

Do you JILL ANN RICHTER take this man JEFFREY ALAN JOHNSTON to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

Do you JEFFREY ALAN JOHNSTON take this woman JILL ANN RICHTER to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

The wedding ring is a circle which is the symbol of the sun, earth and universe. It is the symbol of peace. Let this ring be the symbol of unity and peace in which your two lives are joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, return unto one another and to your togetherness.

Jeff, place this ring on Jill's left hand and repeat after me.

I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love. I promise to love you today, tomorrow, forever and always.

Jill, place this ring on Jeff's left hand and repeat after me.

I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love. I promise to love you today, tomorrow, forever and always.

You have pledged your faith to each other here this morning. Therefore, by the power vested in me by the state of Pennsylvania, I now pronounce you are married.

You may now kiss your bride.