Michael Lee Holtgrave

Wedding Procession

Ceremony begins.

wedding Invocation

Officiant to the couple and guests

We are gathered here today to unite in matrimony Melvin Eaton and Nancy Marti. This unity is most solemn and is not to be entered into lightly, but thoughtfully and seriously 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. No other human ties are more tender and no other vows more important than those you are about to pledge.

Declaration of Intent

Officiant to the couple

Please face each other and join hands.

Officiant to Partner A

Do you, Melvin, take Nancy to be your lawful wedded husband/ wife/ spouse? Do you promise to love her/ him/ them, and comfort her/ him/ them, honor her/ him/ them, and keep her/ him/ her in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, for better or for worse and be faithful to her/ him/ them as long as you both shall live?

Partner A

I do.

Officiant to Partner B

Do you, Nancy, take Melvin to be your lawful wedded husband/ wife/ spouse? Do you promise to love her/ him/ them, and comfort her/ him/ them, honor her/ him/ them, and keep her/ him/ her in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, for better or for worse and be faithful to her/ him/ them as long as you both shall live?

Partner B

I do

RING Exchange Vows

THE OFFICIANT WILL SHARE 'REPEAT AFTER ME' STYLE WEDDING VOWS AS THE RINGS ARE EXCHANGED. EACH PARTNER WILL REPEAT THE VOWS WHEN IT'S THEIR TURN.

Officiant to Partner A

Place the ring on her/ his/ their left ring finger, and repeat after me.

I give you this ring,

in token and pledge

of my constant faith and everlasting love.

With this ring, I marry you.

PARTNER A PLACES THE RING ON PARTNER B'S HAND.

Officiant to Partner B

Place the ring on her/ his/ their left ring finger, and repeat after me.

I give you this ring,

in token and pledge

of my constant faith and everlasting love.

With this ring, I marry you.

PARTNER B PLACES THE RING ON PARTNER A'S HAND.

Pronouncement OF MARRIAGE

Officiant to the couple

Now that you have joined yourselves in matrimony, may you strive all your lives to meet this commitment with the same love and devotion that you now possess.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the State of Illinois and American Marriage Ministries, I now pronounce you husband and wife

WEDDING Recession

Ceremony ends, the newlyweds make their exit back down the aisle.