Olympia Marisela Diaz

OFFICIANT: (addresses the guests) You may be seated.

Welcome family and friends! We are gathered together on this beautiful summer day to witness and celebrate the marriage of Cristian and Jennie. We gather together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to acknowledge and strengthen a love and a bond that already exists. After today, Cristian and Jennie will not just be a couple, but a family, united by their love and devotion to one another. Today they will affirm this union before all that have gathered here today.

Cristian and Jennie, it is our hope and our prayer that your fulfillment and joy in each other will only increase with each passing year.

Bienvenidos amigos y familiares queridos. Hoy estamos aquí reunidos para presenciar y celebrar la unión de Cristian y Jennie. Cristian y Jennie están aquí ante ustedes porque han decidido entrelazar sus vidas juntos. Después de hoy, Cristian y Jennie no serán sólo una pareja, serán una familia, unida por su amor y devoción. Y todos estamos aquí para dar testimonio de la creación de esta nueva familia. Hoy, afirmarán esta unión entre ellos y frente a todos ustedes. Esta afirmación significa mucho más porque pueden compartirla con sus amigos y familiares más queridos. Cristian y Jennie, es nuestro gran deseo y esperanza que esta satisfacción y alegría mutua solo aumente con cada año que pasa.

OPENING PRAYER:

And now let us bow our heads in prayer. Lord, we thank you for gathering everyone here today. We ask that you help Cristian and Jennie to remember the strong love that they share. May this love always inspire them to be kind in their words, considerate of the other’s feelings, and concerned for the other’s needs and well-being. Increase their faith and trust in You. Bless their marriage with peace and happiness and make their love fruitful, and their joy, forever. Amen.

Oremos. Señor, te damos gracias por reunir a todos aquí hoy. Te pedimos que ayudes a Cristian y Jennie a recorder el fuerte amor que comparten. Qué este amor siempre los inspire a ser tiernos con sus palabras, considerados de los sentimientos del otro y siempre preocuparse por las necesidades y el bienestar del otro. Aumenta su fe y confianza en tí. Bendice su matrimonio con paz y felicidad y haz abundante su amor y su alegría para siempre.

Amén.

ADDRESS THE COUPLE:

Cristian and Jennie, today signifies the creation of a new home and a new family for you both. May you be fulfilled by each other’s love and the friendship that brought you together. Remember that in every marriage, there will be good times and bad times, times of joy and times of sorrow. Marriage is a journey – a time of adventure and excitement enhanced by the love, trust, dedication, and faith you share in one another.

May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives. Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, and today is the day it all begins.

Cristian and Jennie, do you, with your family and friends as your witnesses, present yourselves to be joined in marriage?

[We do]

Will you promise to care for each other in the joys and sorrows of life, come what may, and to share the responsibility for the growth and enrichment of your life together?

[We will]

VOWS

Cristian, please repeat after me.

I, Cristian take you, Jennie, to be my wedded wife. (PAUSE for Cristian to repeat)

I give you my promise to stay by your side, (PAUSE)

In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, (PAUSE for Cristian to repeat)

(4)

I promise to love you without reservation, (PAUSE)

Grow with you in mind and spirit. (PAUSE for Cristian to repeat)

Always be open and honest with you. (PAUSE)

And cherish you for as long as we both shall live. (PAUSE for Cristian to repeat)

Jennie, please repeat after me.

I, Jennie, take you, Cristian to be my wedded husband. (PAUSE for Jennie to repeat)

I give you my promise to stay by your side, (PAUSE)

In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, (PAUSE for Jennie to repeat)

I promise to love you without reservation, (PAUSE)

Grow with you in mind and spirit. (PAUSE for Jennie to repeat)

Always be open and honest with you, (PAUSE)

And cherish you for as long as we both shall live. (PAUSE for Jennie to repeat)

EXCHANGING OF THE RINGS (As a symbol of your Union)

Cristian and Jennie, having this love in your hearts, you have chosen to seal your vows by exchanging rings.

As you wear these rings, may they be constant reminders of these joyful promises you are

making today. –Best Man will present the rings.

Cristian, please take this ring, place it on Jennie’s finger, and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

Jennie, please take this ring, place it on Cristian’s finger, and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a symbol

of my love and faithfulness to you.

Cristian and Jennie, you will never be alone. You will carry your love for each other, giving you completeness and renewed lightness. May your life together always be immersed in love, hope, and excitement! May you strive to enrich each other in every possible way! And may you never forget the joy that you feel at this moment!

DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE

Having pledged their fidelity to one another, to love, honor, and cherish one another in the presence of this gathering and by the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries, and the state of Georgia, it is my distinct honor to pronounce that you are husband and wife. Cristian, you may kiss your bride.

Family and friends, it is my honor to be the first to introduce you to the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Piedra!