Ivy E Long

Who gives this women to be married to this man?

Friends and family, we’ve come together today to honor the love between Tim and Gabby as they take the vows of marriage. 

The promises of marriage are many. Marriage promises companionship and laughter, challenge and joy, adventure and the peace we experience through unity.

It’s a bond we build of the strongest faith in another person and their love for us, an ability to look at our lover with eyes unclouded and heart open. To see them as they are, and to see our truest self in their love and acceptance. 

The love between Tim and Gabby is mighty! I’m sure you can feel it from where you sit – radiating outwards from these two beautiful people like sunlight. Their love lights up everything they touch and every person they meet.

This is a love that doesn’t stop where their embrace ends, and this love doesn’t belong only to Tim and Gabby This is a universal love. A love that wraps itself around all of us, connects all of us on this fragile and vibrant planet. A love that is the very Source of life. A universal love, a universal light, a universal life that transcends all, without beginning or end. 

A love of absolute abundance. 

The marriage that Tim and Gabby begin today is a manifestation of this love. And it will be a mighty one, too! Remember that although you won’t spend every day with them, your love with reach Tim and Gabby wherever they are. Your love will hold them up and light their path, as they meet each new day together with curiosity, taking comfort in each other and their community, as they explore the unknown mysteries of the future

Tim and Gabby are you ready to take the vows of marriage together, and to live together as husband and wife

THE COUPLE

We are! 

OFFICIANT

Do you promise to love each other faithfully and bravely, without reservation? 

THE COUPLE

We do. 

OFFICIANT

Do you promise to share that love boldly and wildly, reflecting the gift of your love back to every person, every creature, and every landscape that you encounter in your long lives? 

THE COUPLE

We do! 

OFFICIANT

And do you promise to treat each other with generosity, with a generous spirit and generous mind, and to be generous with your time? 

THE COUPLE

We do! 

Now Tim and Gabby have decided to share their vows in private, but as we come to the ring exchange they have decided to do something a little different. Instead of picking a ring bearer they have decided to leave it up to fate and include their guest on this special day for this special moment. Hidden beneath 2 chairs are the rings that symbolize eternal commitment to one another. So if everyone could please check under their seats for this rings and if you find them please bring them up.

Please, exchange rings as a symbol of the promises you make here, and take each other’s hands. 

Tim and Gabby you are connected to each other at the deepest level. The air you breathe, the soil under your feet, the sunlight that warms your skin, these things belong to both of you, to all of us, and to no one alone.

In this same spirit, let your marriage be a continuous gift. Give freely your laughter and companionship. Share equally in your challenges and joys. Find adventure and peace in each other’s company and the absolute abundance of your love.

It is my great honor to pronounce you married. 

You may kiss!