Sarah Marie Martin McGeachie

Officiant (to guests):

Hello, everyone.

As we mark the end to the fall harvest, it's time to celebrate winter knocking on our door and the love that has grown between the two people joined before us.

As the wheels of the New Year begin to turn and the waxing moon energizes their heartfelt intent, it is the perfect time to unite these two souls in matrimony that will last not just through this life, but also into the next.

We stand where magic and flesh meet, in the company of wonderful family and spirits to witness the marriage of Justin and Krista.

Today, Justin and Krista, you will demonstrate your devotion to each other by committing to a life together, treating each other with respect, understanding, and love. By setting forth to honor the vows you have created and will share today, your lives, which began on different paths, will now be joined as one for eternity.

Reading

Officiant (to guests):

A Celtic Verse, The Giving of Rings

"I take you my heart

At the rising of the moon

And the setting of the stars.

To love and to honor

Through all that may come.

Through all our lives together

In all our lives,

May we be reborn

That we may meet and know

And love again,

And remember

Declaration of Intent Officiant (to couple):

Justin and Krista, the joining of two souls in marriage should not be entered into lightheartedly. The vows you make today are sacred. Your love is irreplaceable. Beauty and youth go away, money comes and goes, but your love endures. Love is unending. Keep this in mind as you exchange your eternal vows.

Knowing this, Justin and Krista, is it your intent to enter into this eternal commitment to one another?

Couple:

It is.

Exchanging of Vows Officiant (to couple):

Justin and Krista, I invite you to share your marital vows at this time. Please face each other and recite your vows to your partner before all gathered here today.

Justin, you may go first.

*Justin says written vows*

Krista, you may now share your vows.

*Krista says written vows*

Ring Exchange

Officiant:

Wedding rings are a traditional symbol of the strength of the bond between two soulmates. This bond is never broken, and continues in a perpetual circle, glowing with the warmth and eternal light of two souls in a perfect union. By wearing these rings, you will be always reminded of the connection you share and the vows you have made today.

Please repeat after me:

I, Justin, present you, Krista, with this ring as a symbol of our everlasting love. Let it never lose its luster, just as my love for you will never fade.

*Justin places ring on Krista's finger*

I, Krista, present you, Justin, with this ring as a symbol of our everlasting love. Let it never lose its luster, just as my love for you will never fade.

*Krista places ring on Justin's finger*

Officiant (to couple):

Justin and Krista, may you always be bound in love, as you have been and shall be in this world and every world to come! By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Arizona I now pronounce you wife and husband! You may kiss.