Anastasia N. Aughenbaugh

Welcome

As the ship carries us across open waters and the sun sinks into the horizon, we pause to honor a love that has carried Brenda and Wayne through twenty years of marriage and thirty-four years together. Like the sea itself, their love has been vast, deep, and unending—sometimes calm and steady, sometimes wild with storms, yet always guiding them forward.

Their Journey

Their story began in the most ordinary of places—Brenda away on leave, Wayne stepping in. What seemed like chance was really the tide pulling two souls together.

Since then, they have sailed through trials and triumphs, waves both gentle and rough. And through it all, they’ve built a remarkable life—raising four children, delighting in five grandchildren, and creating a harbor of love and family where all are welcomed and cherished.

Every wave they’ve faced has only strengthened their bond, teaching them not just how to survive the waters, but how to thrive in them—together.

Poem/Quote

“Love is not smooth seas alone.

It is learning to steer together in the storms,

to laugh when the waves rock the boat,

and to trust that the horizon is always worth the journey.”

Or, as Rumi wrote:

“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”

Renewal of Vows

Brenda and Wayne, after twenty years of marriage and thirty-four years of love, do you choose each other again—

to weather the storms and savor the calm,

to cherish the family you’ve built,

to laugh through the rocking waves of life,

and to continue loving with strength, faith, and joy?

(They respond: “We do.”)

Pronouncement

Then here, with the sea as your witness and the waves echoing your love’s resilience, it is my honor to affirm what has always been true—your bond is unbreakable, your love is enduring, and your future is as wide as the ocean before you.

Brenda and Wayne, may this kiss be the anchor and the sail, steadying you in every storm and carrying you toward every new horizon.

Celebration

Here’s to twenty years of marriage, thirty-four years of love, and countless sunsets still to come. May your life together always move with the rhythm of the waves—sometimes gentle, sometimes strong, but always carrying you forward, side by side.