Roch S. Jones

It is one of life’s richest surprises when the accidental meeting of two life paths leads them to proceed together along the common path as husband and wife. It is one of life’s finest experiences when a relationship grows into a permanent bond of love. This meeting and this growth bring us together today.

Declaration of Consent:

Please face each other and join hands. John and Rianna, will you take vows here before God, which symbolize the manifested vows you have already made and will continue to make to each other throughout your lives?

We will.

John and Rianna, you are combining your strengths and hopes in this marriage. Today we acknowledge and celebrate not only the creation of a marriage, but also the creation of a family. Each of you will contribute your individual blossoms to this new entity, combining your special selves into a rich and beautiful bouquet to symbolize the new family.

Declaration of Intent:

John, do you take Rianna to be your lawfully wedded Wife? Do you promise to honor her in love, to be sensitive to her needs, to comfort her in difficulty, and to put your full and complete trust in her, so long as you both shall live?

John: I do.

Rianna, to you take John to be your lawfully wedded Husband.? Do you promise to honor him in love, to be sensitive to his needs, to comfort him in difficulty, and to put your full and complete trust in him, so long as you both shall live?

Rianna: I do.

Ring exchange:

The circle is the symbol of the sun, earth, and universe. It is the symbol of peace. Let this ring be the symbol of unity and peace in which your two lives are joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, return unto one another and to your togetherness.

John, as you place the ring on Rianna’s finger, please repeat after me:

I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.

Rianna, as you place the ring on John’s finger, please repeat after me:

I give you this ring to wear upon your hand as a symbol of our unity in steadfast love.

You are two people who have established individual patterns of living. Yet you have found not only a need for companionship, but the satisfaction of that need in each other’s company. It is this love, based upon a responsible understanding, that will aid you in creating out of your two lives, a marriage, and a happiness you will share together. Stand fast in hope and confidence, believing in yourself and believing in each other.

Pronouncement:

In as much as you two have come before me, and have declared your love and devotion to each other, by the power vested in me by the state of Hawaii, and American Marriage Ministries, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Kiss: You may now share your first married kiss.