Lynn Feather

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join MCKINZI SAMUELS and JARED SMITH in the spiritual union of marriage.

This contract is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

MCKINZI SAMUELS and JARED SMITH will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you MCKINZI SAMUELS take this man JARED SMITH to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you JARED SMITH take this woman MCKINZI SAMUELS to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

MCKINZI SAMUELS and JARED SMITH will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

The ring is an unbroken circle, which represents unending love. As often as either of you look upon these rings, may you be reminded of this moment and the love you have promised to one another.

Jared, please take this ring and place it on McKinzi's left finger and repeat after me::

I, Jared Smith, give this ring to you McKinzi Samuels, as a symbol of my love, and that I am choosing to share my life's journeys with you.: I give you this ring with the pledge to love you today, tomorrow, always and forever.

McKinzi, please take this ring and place it on Jared's left finger and repeat after me:

Jared Smith, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and that I am choosing to share my life's journeys with you; I give you this ring with the pledge to love you today, tomorrow, always and forever.

I leave you now with the following words:

May all that you are is always be in love. May all that is love always be in you. May your love be as beautiful on each day you share as it is on this day of celebration. May each day you share be as precious to you as the day you first fell in love. May you always see and encourage the best in each other. May the challenges life brings your way make your marriage even stronger, and may you always be each other's best friend and greatest love.

Jared and McKinzi, you have pledged our faith to each other in the company of two wonderful families and your circles of friends, and therefore By the authority vested in me by the State of West Virginia I now pronounce you wife and husband!

Jared you may kiss your bride.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure I introduce to you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Jared and McKinzi Smith.