Christopher Shawn Moore

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(Groom enters with groom's mother)

(Groom's mother return to pew)

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(Groom's men enter)

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(Bride's maids enter)

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(Ring bearers enter)

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(Flower girls enter)

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"Please stand."

(Bride enters with bride's father and mother)

"Who presents Jennifer to be married to Darwin today?"

(Bride's father and mother's response)

(Bride's father and mother return to pew)

"Please be seated."

"Dearly beloved. Family, friends, and honored guests all, from both near and far, welcome to this day of happiness; to this joyful union of Darwin and Jennifer."

"Today, we rejoice together in the sacred matrimony between these two cherished people in the eyes and presence of all those who hold them dear in their hearts."

(Bride and groom glance around at audience)

“It has been, to my great pleasure, to know Jennifer for over twenty years. Ever has she been a marvel and joy in my life as only a little sister could ever fare. I thusly too came to know Darwin over the years; an honorable, charming, and outstanding man, who claimed her heart one day whilst upon a craft of affection, surrounded by all of nature’s grandeur and magnificence. We are all enriched in our lives by knowing these wonderful two and all the delight they bring us with their very beings."

"Darwin, Jennifer; today, you bring joy and honor to your united families, your loved ones, and yourselves in your proclamation of love and commitment to each other for the rest of your lives."

"Today, you find yourselves forging your bond in the glory of the time of Spring in the year of the Dragon. It is in this wondrous season that the Earth renews itself and finds all its flora and fauna in full bounty and splendor. This is a year of powerful growth across the many forests and lands; a year of generosity and a year of stability in which you two come together. Let your bond for each other remain just as prevalent, just as strong, and lavish with plentiful love for the other. Marriage, just as sure as the seasons of nature change, shall too go through trials, but it is the very promise of Spring, its beauty of evergreen and of bountiful happiness, to which the Winter must heed, just as certain as your two hearts are now pledged and committed into one, for all of your days and seasons together."

“May the joy you have found in each other remain afloat and weather the storms of life in the very vessel of love that you two have made together, from the day you joined your hands upon those clear and calm waters. May your bond together remain firm and filled with happiness, as rich as the roots of the mightiest pillars of the Earth. May you both ever be a nourishing spring of life for the other, filled with love and unwavering loyalty. May your affection for each other remain forever in bloom and as beautiful as the most pristine of flowers."

"Let us all remember; love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in misdeeds, but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never ends."

"Darwin, Jennifer; may your love forever be in its Spring."

"As love never ends, so too do the sands of time. You both have come together from different parts of the Earth; bringing with you each a unique and significant pair of lives. Let your combining of your Earthly sands symbolize your hearts forever becoming inseparably fused as one."

“Darwin, Jennifer; you may now combine your sands together.”

(Bride and groom combine their sands together)

"Jennifer, you may now speak your vows to Darwin."

(Bride speaks her personal vows)

"Darwin, you may now speak your vows to Jennifer."

(Groom speaks his personal vows)

"Do you, Jennifer Lee, vow to take this man, Darwin, to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in the times of joy and the times of woe, for richer or poorer, forsaking all others, to be faithful, and to support him in all efforts of happiness, for as long as you both shall live?"

(Bride's response)

"Do you, Darwin Castro, vow to take this woman, Jennifer, to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in the times of joy and the times of woe, for richer or poorer, forsaking all others, to be faithful, and to support her in all efforts of happiness, for as long as you both shall live?"

(Groom's response)

"Jennifer, you may now present your ring, a timeless symbol of your eternal love and commitment to Darwin, in that your heart belongs to him."

(Bride places ring on groom and speaks her ring-vow)

"Darwin, you may now present your ring, a timeless symbol of your eternal love and commitment to Jennifer, in that your heart belongs to her."

(Groom places ring on bride and speaks his ring-vow)

"Then, by the authority and power vested in me, I now pronounce you married as husband and wife. Go forth together with all the blessings of the living world and all those you love."

"I present to you all, Mr. & Mrs. Darwin and Jennifer Castro-Lee."

"Darwin, Jennifer; you may now kiss to seal your vows of love and commitment together."

(Bride and groom kiss)

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(Exit)