Sharon D Phillips

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Shawna Barnes and Rashida Sutphin 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.

Shawna Barnes and Rashida Sutphin will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Shawna Barnes take this woman Rashida Sutphin to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Rashida Sutphin take this woman Shawna Barnes to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Shawna Barnes and Rashida Sutphin will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of New Jersey I now pronounce you wife and wife!