Stacy Marie Wygant

First I'd like to thank Antonio & Nichole for allowing me to take part in this special moment in your life together.

This occasion not only marks the beginning of their marriage & commitment together but it is a commemoration of the love nurtured & shared between these two.

Today they are embarking on a new life together built on the foundation of trust, compassion, & mutual respect.

Marriage is an ancient human tradition, the personal & social merits that accompany the bonds of marriage have led to its continued endurance & have paved the way for us to be standing here before the universe celebrating the union between these two people today.

Marriage is truly a magical gift as Mark Twain noted "Marriage makes of two fractional lives whole & it gives two purposeless lives a work & doubles the strength to perform it. It gives to two questioning nature's a reason for living, something to live for.

It will give new gladness to the sunshine.

A new fragrance to the flowers.

A new beauty to the earth & a new mystery to life".

CONSECRATION

As we celebrate this bond of unity today it is important that we keep in mind that while this is certainly an occasion of tremendous joy, the promises we witness here today are serious & life altering commitments. Love, it has been noted, is the reason we live.

As Carl Sagan wisely deduced "The world is so exquisite with so much love & moral depth. We should remain grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides. The sum of all our evolution, our thinking, & our accomplishment is love".

It is with simultaneous feelings of elation & expression of respect that we proceed.

Exchange of Vows

At this time before preceeding with the bonding ceremony, I would like to invite the couple to repeat after me as they share their vows---

Antonio- Nichole today I take you as my wife. I love you now as I've always loved you & as I will always love you.

Nichole- Antonio today I take you as my husband. I love you now as I've always loved you & as I will always love you.

Antonio & Nichole please join hands

Antonio do you take Nichole as your cherished lawfully wedded wife in front of these witnesses & promise to stay by her side through sickness & health, joy & sorrow so long as you both shall live?

I DO

Nichole do you take Antonio as your cherished lawfully wedded husband in front of these witnesses & promise to stay by his side through sickness & health, joy & sorrow so long as you both shall live?

I DO

EXCHANGE OF RINGS

The wedding rings perfectly symbolize the Neverending love you two have for each other. By exchanging these rings you solidify a life long commitment to one another. The rings serve as a welcome & constant reminder of the bond you've formed with your partner.

PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME

I Antonio give you Nichole this ring as a symbol of my enduring love. Just as the circle of the ring completes itself, so you complete me.

I Nichole give you Antonio this ring as a symbol of my enduring love. Just as the circle of the ring completes itself, so you complete me.

Before we complete the ceremony I'd like to read you a wedding blessing.

'Now you will feel no rain for each of you will be the shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold for each of you will be the warmth to the other.

Now there is no more loneliness for you because now you are no longer alone.

Now you are two bodies, yet there is only one life set before you.

Go therefore into your dwelling place to enter into the days of your togetherness, that your days may be good, beautiful, & long upon this earth'.

Antonio & Nichole by the power vested in me by the great state of Michigan I am pleased to pronounce you husband & wife sealed together today both in love & law before the universe!

Antonio you may now kiss your bride!