Brandon Joseph Board

Welcome and thank you to the friends and family that are here today to celebrate the union of Seth and Stephanie.

These two have taken over 8 years to decide to make it official so the time for objections to this union has definitely passed.

We are not here to witness the beginning of their relationship,

but to acknowledge and celebrate a lasting bond that already exists between them,

and make their union together official.

Instead of vows the couple would now like to introduce a tradition known as Arras.

I will place 13 coins in the grooms hands as they represent different values that the couple desire to share between themselves:

love, harmony, cooperation, commitment, peace, happiness, trust, respect, caring, wisdom, joy, fun and nurturing.

May these coins also be a symbol of this couple's mutual love, fidelity and trust.

Seth, please repeat after me.

I, Seth, give you Stephanie,

these 13 coins as a symbol of our mutual values,

my trust, my unending love

and my confidence in you as my wife and lifelong partner.

Stephanie, please repeat after me.

I, Stephanie, accept these coins

and assure you of my willingness to uphold those values,

my trust, my unending love

and confidence in you as my husband and lifelong partner.

May you both let these coins always remind you that neither of you have anything without the other.

All your ups and downs,

even your hopes and dreams

are now, and forever, shared between you,

and that what was once his is now hers, and what was once hers is now his.

Now, Seth and Stephanie please join hands.

Seth, do you take Stephanie as your Wife and promise to stay by her side

through sickness and health, joy and sorrow, so long as you both shall live?

Seth: I do.

Stephanie, will you take Seth as your Husband and promise to stay by his side through sickness and health, joy and sorrow, so long as you both shall live?

Stephanie: I do.

The wedding rings perfectly symbolise the never-ending love you two have for each other.

By exchanging these rings, you solidify a lifelong commitment to one another.

The rings serve as a welcome and constant reminder of the bond you've formed with your partner.

Please repeat after me:

I, Seth, give you, Stephanie

this ring as a symbol of my enduring love.

Just as the circle of the ring completes itself,

so you complete me.

I, Stephanie, give you, Seth

this ring as a symbol of my enduring love.

Just as the circle of the ring completes itself,

so you complete me.

Seth and Stephanie, by the power vested in me by the American Marriage Ministries and by the state of Ohio, I am pleased to pronounce you Husband and Wife!

***Step to the side***

Seth, you may now kiss the bride.

Ladies and gentlemen, I now have the privilege of presenting (for the first time) Mr. and Mrs. Chambers!