Ryan River Swanson

DECLARATION OF INTENT

“DUSTIN and MY MOTHER HEATHER will declare their intent to marry with vows”

"DUSTIN"

*I DUSTIN WADE MARKS, take you HEATHER DAWN MARKS to be my wife, my partner in life, my one and only true love, and love of my life.

I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before.

I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, and lovingly remain faithful through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together.

I give you my hand, my heart, my soul, my love and myself, from this day forward, forever and always, for as long as we both shall live."

"HEATHER"

*I HEATHER DAWN MARKS, take you DUSTIN WADE MARKS to be my husband, my partner in life, my one and only true love, and love of my life.

I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before.

I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, and lovingly remain faithful through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together.

I give you my hand, my heart, my soul, my love and myself, from this day forward, forever and always, for as long as we both shall live… no divorce, no annulment :) I really do love you and commit to you, Dustin Wade Marks!

VOWS AND RINGS EXCHANGE

"DUSTIN and MY MOTHER HEATHER will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment"

(exchange rings)

PRONOUNCEMENT

"By the authority vested in me by AMERICAN MARRIAGE MINISTRIES and the STATE OF WASHINGTON I now pronounce you husband and wife"

“You can kiss now if DOC policy allows you to kiss now🙂

(THE ABOVE BRIEF SCRIPT IS FROM THE FOLLOWING, LONGER CEREMONY SCRIPT IF UNCLE MICHAEL IS MEDICALLY/PHYSICALLY ABLE TO OFFICIATE THEIR WEDDING...

We are here today to support DUSTIN and MY SISTER HEATHER, as they make a promise of love and commitment to one another and to their children and to blending their families.

What a gift and joy to find someone with whom to spend our life! Committing to share our brightest days and weather our darkest nights with someone is no small thing and cannot be done lightly.

Commitment is about trust. It’s about patience, forgiveness, devotion, loyalty and being faithful to each other every day and every night. It’s what happens when a relationship becomes a home — a place of safety and love and respect — to which each partner can return, again and again."

WORDS OF COMMITMENT

OFFICIANT TO DUSTIN AND HEATHER:

"DUSTIN and HEATHER, remember to treat yourselves and each other with respect and love, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together.

Take responsibility for making the other feel safe, and give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves. When frustration, difficulty, and fear invade your relationship, remember to focus on what is right and good between you, not just the parts that seem wrong.

In this way, you can survive the times when dark clouds cover the sunshine in your lives, remembering that, just because you may lose sight of the sunshine for a moment, does not mean the sun has gone away. And, if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and happiness."

DECLARATION OF INTENT

“DUSTIN and HEATHER will declare their intent to marry with vows”

“DUSTIN”

* I DUSTIN WADE MARKS, take you HEATHER DAWN MARKS to be my wife, my partner in life, my one and only true love, and love of my life.

I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before.

I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, and lovingly remain faithful through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together.

I give you my hand, my heart, my soul, my love and myself, from this day forward, forever and always, for as long as we both shall live."

“HEATHER”

* I HEATHER DAWN MARKS, take you DUSTIN WADE MARKS to be my husband, my partner in life, my one and only true love, and love of my life.

I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before.

I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, and lovingly remain faithful through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together.

I give you my hand, my heart, my soul, my love and myself, from this day forward, forever and always, for as long as we both shall live… no divorce, no annulment :) I really do love you and commit to you, Dustin Wade Marks!

VOWS AND RINGS EXCHANGE

OFFICIANT SAYS:

"DUSTIN and HEATHER will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment."

(exchange rings)

PRONOUNCEMENT

OFFICIANT SAYS:

"By the authority vested in me by Universal Life Church and the State of WASHINGTON I now pronounce you husband and wife."

“You may now enjoy your first kiss as husband and wife, if DOC policy allows you to kiss now 🙂