Kimberly Ann Brown

Officiant: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Spanish Steps of McMenamins in Tacoma, WA, where we gather to celebrate the union of Aaron Love and Tara Harris.

Begin with Prayer:

Gracious God, spirit of life and love, we ask all blessings upon Groom and Bride in their life together.

May they be blessed with patience, to see them through times of tensions or conflict.

May they be blessed with kindness, to enable them to nurture and care for one another in times of pain or sorrow.

May they be blessed with a spirit of play and joyfulness, that they may participate fully in the beauties and pleasures of creation.

May they be blessed, finally, with a knowledge of the ever-flowing presence of love in the world, that they may be channels of this love to one another and to all whom they meet in their life’s journey.

Amen.

Declaration of Intent:

Officiant: Aaron Love, do you take Tara Harris to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love, honor, and cherish her?

Aaron Love: I do.

Officiant: Tara Harris, do you take Aaron Love to be your lawfully wedded husband, pledging to love, honor, and cherish him?

Tara Harris: I do.

Vows: Please repeat after me

Aaron Love: "I, Aaron Love, take you, Tara Harris, to be my wife, to love and cherish, now and forever."

Tara Harris: "I, Tara Harris, take you, Aaron Love, to be my husband, to love and cherish, now and forever."

Ring Exchange:

Officiant: Aaron, as a symbol of your love, place this ring on Tara's finger and repeat after me: "With this ring, I thee wed." Response

Officiant: Tara, as a symbol of your love, place this ring on Aaron's finger and repeat after me: "With this ring, I thee wed." Response

Officiant: By the power vested in me by the State of Washington and American Marriage Ministries, I am delighted to pronounce you, as husband and wife. May your journey together be as beautiful as this day and forevermore. You may seal your vows with a kiss.