Tiffany Helen Bushman

Bill Davis & Tammie Howell

March 18th, 2023

Anthem, Arizona

CEREMONY

Friends and family, we’ve come together today to honor the love between Bill and Tammie.

The promises of marriage are many. Marriage promises companionship and laughter, challenge and joy, adventure and the peace we experience through unity. It’s a bond we build of the strongest faith in another person and their love for us, an ability to look at our lover with eyes unclouded and heart open. To see them as they are, and to see our truest self in their love and acceptance.

The love between Bill and Tammie is extraordinary! I know you can feel it, from where you sit – radiating outwards from these two incredibly special people. Their love just lights up everything they touch and every person they meet.

I have had the honor of knowing both Bill and Tammie for quite a few years. Together, the joy they share, warms my heart. From their side glances and quick witted smirks to the smiles that light up their eyes when they look at each other and then, the sparks that fly high into the sky when they embrace. Their love is evident to those who have the joy of witnessing it.

This is a love that doesn’t stop where their embrace ends, and this love doesn’t belong just only to Bill and Tammie. This is a universal love. A love that wraps itself around all of us, connects all of us on this fragile and vibrant planet. A love that is the very Source of life. A universal love, a universal light, a universal life that transcends all, without beginning or end.

A love of absolute abundance.

The marriage that Bill and Tammie begin today is a manifestation of this love. And it will be a mighty one, too! Remember that although you won’t spend every day with them, your love will reach Bill and Tammie wherever they are. Your love will hold them up and light their path, as they meet each new day together with curiosity, taking comfort in each other and their community, as they explore the unknown mysteries of the future.

DECLARATION OF INTENT & JOINT VOWS

Bill and Tammie, are you ready to take the vows of marriage together, and to live together as Husband and Wife?

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Do you promise to love each other faithfully and bravely, without reservation?

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Do you promise to share that love boldly and wildly, reflecting the gift of your love back to every person, every creature, and every landscape that you encounter in your long lives?

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And do you promise to treat each other with generosity, with a generous spirit and generous mind, and to be generous with your time?

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The future promises many happy days ahead, filled with unique opportunities, adventures, and challenges. It is through trust, love, and the unfailing support of each other that you will meet these inevitable ups and downs.

Do you, Bill, take Tammie to be your spouse and to live together as partners, to treat her with love and respect, and to build a marriage that grows stronger and more loving as time passes?

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And do you, Tammie, take Bill to be your spouse and to live together as partners, to treat him with love and respect, and to build a marriage that grows stronger and more loving as time passes?

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If you have rings, please take them out now.

The wedding ring represents the promises and potential of marriage. It has no beginning and no end, and is a timeless symbol of the love and commitment you have pledged. As you wear your ring, let it remind you of the love you feel here today.

Bill, please place the ring on Tammie’s finger, and repeat after me:

“I give you this ring

As a symbol of my love and devotion,

As we join our lives together,

Today,

Tomorrow,

And for as long

As our love shall last.”

And Tammie, please place the ring on Bill’s finger, and repeat after me:

“I give you this ring

As a symbol of my love and devotion,

As we join our lives together,

Today,

Tomorrow,

And for as long

As our love shall last.”

CLOSING WORDS & PRONOUNCEMENT

Bill and Tammie, you are connected to each other at the deepest level. The air you breathe, the soil under your feet, the sunlight that warms your skin, these things belong to both of you, to all of us, and to no one alone.

In this same spirit, let your marriage be a continuous gift. Give freely your laughter and companionship. Share equally in your challenges and joys. Find adventure and peace in each other’s company and the absolute abundance of your love.

It is my great honor to pronounce you, husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Davis.

Bill, you may now kiss your bride!