Maritza Ruiz

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Erica Hardin and Scottie Hardin 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.

Erica Hardin and Scottie Hardin will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Erica Hardin take this man Scottie Hardin 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 him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Scottie Hardin take this woman Erica Hardin 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)*

Erica Hardin and Scottie Hardin 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 Texas I now pronounce you wife and husband!