Robin Sabrina Washington

Bride was escorted down the aisle by her mother and I asked the mother

Do you give Chelsea to Douglas to be married today and she replied YES

What greater thing for two people, than to feel they are joined together to strengthen each other in labor, to rest on each other in sorrow, to help each other in need to share joy and to be the one with each other whatever life happens to offer.

This is a special time of celebration that Douglas Sands and Chelsea Ohanakuh will long remember and because of this they are thankful you are here today to share their joy.

(To the couple) Douglas & Chelsea, today begins a life of giving and sharing, nurturing and support, allowing each other the freedom to change and grow as individuals while developing your mutual spirit as time goes by. In the art of marriage, the little things are the big things. It is about establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. Today your family and friends are gathered together to celebrate your union. We are privileged to witness two very dear friends, two exceptional an driven individuals committed to share a lifetime together.

Chelsea Ohanuka and Douglas Sands will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Ring Exchange

These rings are made of precious metal. They have value and great worth. Today they are pristine and shining. With wearing, they will become weathered and worn. and yet their value and worth will deepen. The rings are complete and whole, an endless circle without an identifiable beginning and without and ending. May your love for each other beach each of these characteristics in the years to come, even as yOu present these symbols to each other.

Let us pray...Father/Mother /God, bless these symbols of love and devotion. in their you have given to us. Bind the hearts of Douglas & ?Chelsea together as they live in your brilliance. AMEN

JUMPING THE BROOM UNITY CEREMONY

We end this ceremony with the African American tradition of jumping of the

broom. As our happy couple jump, they physically and spiritually cross the

threshold into the land of matrimony. Today it represents great joy and at

the same time serves as a reminder of the past. It marks the beginning of making a home together. It symbolizes the sweeping away of the old and the welcoming of the new; the sweeping away all negative energy, making way for all things that are good to come into your lives. It is also a call of support for the marriage from the entire

community of family and friends. The leap they take together over the broom is a gesture they take of dedication to working together through the tough times ahead, as well as the easy times. They leave behind the past and jump into the future

together secure in their love.

THE BROOM IS LAID ON THE FLOOR, THE PARTNERS HOLD HANDS

AND JUMP OVER THE BROOM TOGETHER.

Chelsea & Douglas will now begin their new life together with a clean

sweep!!!!!

PRONOUNCEMENT

And now by the power of your love and commitment and the authority

vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Georgia, I

now pronounce you Mr & Mrs Douglas Sands. You may now celebrate

your first kiss as husband and wife.

I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sands Jr.

RECESSION

CEREMONY ENDS.