Arnold Ward Craft

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Mary Ellen Lupnitz and Scott Richard Reed 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.

Mary Ellen Lupnitz and Scott Richard Reed will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Mary Ellen Lupnitz take this man Scott Richard Reed 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 Scott Richard Reed take this woman Mary Ellen Lupnitz 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)*

Mary Ellen Lupnitz and Scott Richard Reed 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 Michigan I now pronounce you wife and husband!