Oscar Brandon De La Garza

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Jacob Jimenez and Aissa De La Garza 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.

Jacob Jimenez and Aissa De La Garza will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Jacob Jimenez take this woman Aissa De La Garza 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)*

Do you Aissa De La Garza take this man Jacob Jimenez 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)*

Jacob Jimenez and Aissa De La Garza will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

*(Unity Candle)*

And with that commitment they will light the unity candle as a symbol of the scripture

Ephesians 5:31 "For a man will leave his mother and father and be united with his wife, and the 2 will become one flesh"

*(Lasso)*

Wedding Lasso History

Within the Catholic church, the wedding lasso, also sometimes referred to as lazo, the tradition is a unity ceremony in which the couple is joined together by a lasso.

The draping of the lasso around the two to-be-weds symbolizes their joining together as one unit

*(Arras)*

The word arras in Spanish means "earnest money" The tradition of exchanging these wedding tokens during a Catholic wedding ceremony comes from the idea of wishing for prosperity. The thirteen coins represented, represents their equal commitment to providing for their shared future.

Final PRAYER - God be the center

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Texas I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the Bride

I now present to you, Mr & Misses Jimenez