Thomas G. Velasco

Welcome

We have come together today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Kate “Lady Hawk” Dacanay & John “Hawk” Nedlo

Kate and John have known each other for about (38 years) and their experience of that togetherness has led them here today, to make a public pronouncement that they have each "found the one", and luckily, for them, it is each other.

Address

When you say to the other, “I love you,” what you are saying is, “Hold on tight, the ride is long.” Be understanding of your partner’s needs. Hold each other in the highest regard. Have a sense of humor as you meet life’s challenges. Honor one another when you are together or apart. Respect each other’s differences. Enjoy the good times and endure the storms. When your heart and the wide-open roads call you, follow just to see what awaits you. Don’t be afraid to satisfy your dreams with new and different experiences.

Make your dreams come true, together…Most of all, love one another… and the realization of the meaning of that beautiful promise “To have and to hold…”

Kate & John, are you ready now to make your promises to each other? "We are".

Do you Kate Dacanay take this man John Nedlo 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?

Do you John Nedlo take this woman Kate Dacanay 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?

May I have the rings please?

Rings are a precious metal; they are also made precious by us wearing them. Your wedding rings are special they enhance who you are. They mark the beginning of your long journey together. Your wedding ring is a circle a symbol of love never ending. It is the seal of the vows you have just taken to love each other with end.

Hawk, please place the ring you’ve chosen for Kate on her left hand and repeat after me:

Kate, I offer you this ring as a symbol of my love. With this ring, I thee wed.

Kate, please place the ring you’ve chosen for Hawk on his left hand and repeat after me:

Hawk, I offer you this ring as a symbol of my love. With this ring, I thee wed.

We have been waiting and watching for this moment get ready to put your hands together and make some noise.

Pronouncement

Kate & Hawk

May your love grow ever stronger as you share your lives together, and may your future be even more wonderful than you ever dreamed possible. You have made your promises and exchanged your rings.

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

The Kiss

They have expressed their love for each other through the commitment and promises they have just made. They have kissed a thousand times, or maybe a lot more. But today the feeling is new. No longer simply boyfriends and best friends, they have become husband and wife and now this love agreement can be sealed with a kiss. Today, this kiss is a promise. It is with this in mind and by the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Illinois I now pronounce you wife and husband!

You may kiss the bride

Introduction:

It is my honor to introduce for first time as husband & wife Mr. & Mrs. John Nedlo