Mary Frances Perry

PRE - CEREMONY (Soft Music Playing)

Guest are taking their seats

OFFICIANT WALKS AND ENTERS

OFFICIANT TO GUEST

Hello Beloved and Honored Guests, please be seated.

Welcome! Sheree and Brandon have requested that you mute all cell phones however you may take pictures if it does not interfere with the photographer.

PROCESSION - MUSIC

Music plays and the Groom enter and stands

The bridal party enters. The Officiant will ask that everyone stand (this is for the brides entrance)

Bride and Groom will face the officiant.

INVOCATION - OFFICIANT TO THE RECEPTION

Family and Friends, thank you all for coming today to share in this wonderful occasion. Today we are here together to unite Sheree Paige and Brandon Barber in marriage.

Before we begin today's celebration, I have just one question for our family and friends, is that I'd like for you to answer loudly and proudly:

ARE WE READY TO GET THESE TWO MARRIED?!

GUESTS RESPOND "YES" AND CHEER

OFFICIANT TO THE COUPLE - PLEASE FACE EACH OTHER - YOU MAY HOLD HANDS

OFFICIANT WILL READ VERSE FROM I CORINTHIANS 13: 4-7

LOVE IS PATIENT. LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES NOT ENVY. IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT DOES NOT DISHONOR OTHERS, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS. LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH. IT ALWAYS PROTECTS, ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, ALWAYS PERSEVERES.

OFFICIANT

Now Do you Brandon take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together in matrimony, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long a you both shall live?

Brand response - I do

Do you Sheree take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to live together in matrimony, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health , in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long as you both shall live?

Sheree response - I do

OFFICIANT

Good marriage sometimes takes a really good sene of humor.., as the following reading reminds us.

OFFICIANT READS THE POEM. " MARRIAGE"

OFFICIANT O THE GUEST

SHEREE AND BRANDON HAVE CHOSEN TO READ THEIR VOWS TO ECH OTHER.

SHEREE -READS VOWS TO BRANDON

BRANDON - READS VOWS TO SHEREE

OFFICIANT -RING EXCHANGE

May I have the rings - handed to the officiant

A ring has no beginning or end. Its path is endless. In reality a ring is no more than a circle of metal on its own. But similar to the joint of two people in matrimony, with the addition vows, a ring represents an endless promise, never to be broken. These rings are to be an outward symbol of the love and commitment between you both, and a daily reminder of your vows.

Officiant gives ring to Sheree

Sheree as you place this ring on Brandon's finger, please repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed, and pledge you my love now, always and forever.

Officiant gives ring to Brandon

Brandon as you place this ring on Sheree's finger, please repeat after me. With this ring, I thee were, and pledge you my love now, always and forever.

OFFICIANT

You both have declared your intent your intent to marry, you have promised to be committed to one another and have exchanged rings.

There is now only one ting left to do.

By the power vested in me by the State of Maryland and the American Marriage

Ministries, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You ,may now kiss your bride.

Afterward the couple turns to the guest and officiant says:

Friends, Family it is my honor and privilege to introduce to you for the first time:

MR. & MRS. BARBER

RECESSIONAL. - Music

Bridge & Groom exit, followed by the bridal party, the officiant.