Cornelius Winfield Taitt

PROCESSIONAL

Beginning of the Wedding Ceremony. Guests are seated followed by the entrance of the Bridal Party.

(INVOCATION)

Dearly Beloved family and friends and Honored Guests,

We have been invited here today by Casonya and Ron to share in a very important moment in their lives. In the time they have been together, their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife, an institution that was ordained by God Himself when He created Adam and Eve.

As such, this union is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that loyalty, understanding, love and most importantly God in the center of the marriage are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

And speaking of love, 1 Corinthians, chapter 13 says,

“Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's faults, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope. It is always ready to endure whatever comes. True love does not come to an end.”

Proverbs 18:22

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

(DECLARATION OF INTENT)

**TURN TO GROOM**

Do you Ronald Lamont Dean take this man Casonya Trenise Featherson to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

**TURN TO BRIDE**

Do you Casonya Trenise Featherson take this woman Ronald Lamont Dean to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

VOWS EXCHANGE

(Ask couple to turn and face each other)

(Turn to the groom who repeats the marriage vows.)

I Ron take Casonya to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, 'til death do us part.

(Turn to the bride who repeats the marriage vows.)

I Casonya take Ron to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, 'til death do us part.

(Bride and groom will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.)

RINGS EXCHANGE

The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul.

(Officiant then asks for the bride's ring.)

May I please have the bride’s ring

May this ring be blessed so he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end.

(Groom placing ring on bride’s finger.)

Ron, repeat after me as you place the ring in Casonya finger,

“With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.”

(Officiant then asks for the groom's ring.)

May I please have the groom’s ring.

May this ring be blessed so that she who gives it and he who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end.

(Bride placing ring on groom's finger.)

Casonya, repeat after me as you place this ring on Ron’s finger.

“With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.”

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Missouri I now pronounce you wife and husband! You may now kiss your bride.