Daisy Eulalia Culliton-Haynes

Family and Friends,

We gather on this day to witness the union of two loving souls.

Today, we stand where flesh and magic meet, in the company of friends and spirits.

DANA and DAVE have chosen today for this reason, to cast a bond for all eternity. A bond that even death won’t break.

As autumn burns brightly with every color of the flame, its bounty slips quietly into the serenity of winter, and then, like a sweet, slow breath, exhales, into what waits beyond.

We are part of the natural world. Our seasons are brief. But where the physical plane gives way to spirit -- love moves like breath.

Love is woven in the wind. Unending. Eternal.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

OFFICIANT TO COUPLE

DANA and DAVE, are you ready to marry?

• THE COUPLE ANSWERS - YES!

And have you come of your own will, compelled by love only?

• THE COUPLE ANSWERS - YES!

EXCHANGE OF VOWS

OFFICIANT TO COUPLE

Wonderful! Repeat after me.

• THESE VOWS ARE DELIVERED AND REPEATED ONE AT A TIME, AS PART OF A CLASSIC CALL AND RESPONSE

Heart bound to heart,

and soul bound to soul -

I am my own but also yours.

Our union grows of kindness and caring,

Of trust well-deserved

and love unerring.

Heart bound to heart,

and soul to soul bound -

This love is a home of our own.

RING EXCHANGE & HANDFASTING

OFFICIANT TO COUPLE

You may place the rings and clasp your hands.

• THE COUPLE EXCHANGES RINGS, AND THEN LINK HANDS IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR.

OFFICIANT TO RECEPTION

To honor this unbreakable bond on the physical plane, DANA and DAVE will now bind their hands as part of a traditional handfasting.

This cord represents DANA and DAVE’s commitment to respect and cherish one another, and to build a life of joy and gratitude, from each season to the next.

• THE OFFICIANT WRAPS THE CORD AROUND THE COUPLES HANDS, AND THEN TIES THE KNOT LOOSELY.

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT TO COUPLE

DANA and DAVE, as you have been, and as you will be, in this world and in every world to follow, together, may you be bound in love!

I now pronounce you married! You may kiss.

• THE COUPLE KISSES. AFTERWARDS, THEY CAN SLIP THEIR HANDS OUT OF THE KNOT AND KEEP THE CORD AS A MEMENTO.

RECESSION

• THE CEREMONY IS OVER, AND THE COUPLE AND OFFICIANT LEAVE THE CIRCLE.

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.

Dana Hillman and David Jean-Jacques will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Dana Hillman and David Jean-Jacques 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 New Jersey I now pronounce you wife and husband!