Ramonda Lowery Byrd

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Shanay Toi Pinder and Ernest Daniel Eugene Thompson 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.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus we are here on this day to give thanks for the love you have shared with these two individuals. We ask that you help STANLEY and KENDRA to always remember when they first met and to remember the strong love that grew between them. To work that love into practical things so that nothing divides them. Please help them find words both kind and loving and hearts that are always ready to ask for forgiveness as well as able to forgive. Father God we put this marriage in your hands and in Jesus Name we pray Amen.

Shanay Toi Pinder and Ernest Daniel Eugene Thompson will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Shanay Toi Pinder take this man Ernest Daniel Eugene Thompson 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 Ernest Daniel Eugene Thompson take this woman Shanay Toi Pinder 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)*

Shanay Toi Pinder and Ernest Daniel Eugene Thompson will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

Ernest repeat after me: With this ring, I thee wed, and with it, I bestow upon thee all the treasures of my mind, heart, and hands. This ring is a symbol of my love, my faith in our strength together, and my covenant to learn and grow with you. You are the love of my life, and you are my very best friend.

Shanay repeat after me: With this ring, I thee wed, and with it, I bestow upon thee all the treasures of my mind, heart, and hands. This ring is a symbol of my love, my faith in our strength together, and my covenant to learn and grow with you. You are the love of my life, and you are my very best friend.

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