Amanda Kathleen Barajas

We are gathered together this day to witness and bless the vows of Cody and Elizabeth;

Vows that unite them in marriage.

To this moment, they bring the fullness of their hearts as a treasure to share with one another.

We reioice with them as the outward symbol of an inward union of hearts, a union created by friendship, respect and love.

In genuine love, two people look out together in the same direction, and guide their lives together toward common ideals and goals.

To love somebody is not just a feeling, but a decision and a promise. Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created.

A couple is never too old to hold

hands, should never be too tired to say, "I love you", and should never end a day in anger at one another.

The courtship does not end with the honeymoon, but continues through your lifetime together.

Marriage does not look for perfection in each other. It is speaking words of appreciation, showing your gratitude in thoughtful ways, and at no time, taking the other for granted.

Cody and Elizabeth as you take one another as husband and wife, you make a free decision to join together for life in the love you have for each other.

Cody REPEAT AFTER ME:

I, Cody, take you Elizabeth, to be my lawfully wedded wife,

to have and to hold, from this day forward,

for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.

Elizabeth REPEAT AFTER ME:

I, Elizabeth, take you Cody, to be my lawfully wedded husband,

to have and to hold, from this day forward,

for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.

The wedding ring is a circle, it has no beginning and no end and therefore, it is a symbol of eternity. The wedding ring is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love.

As their promises were witnessed before all of us present, we wish you unending peace and love that will live always in your hearts and in your home.

By virtue of the laws of the State of Michigan, I now pronounce you husband and wife.