Cynthia Sexton Weeks

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Nancy Taylor and John Hayward 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.

Nancy Taylor and John Hayward will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Nancy Taylor take this man John Hayward 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 John Hayward take this woman Nancy Taylor 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)*

Nancy Taylor and John Hayward 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 Mississippi I now pronounce you wife and husband!