Sharon L Russ Hendrix

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Elizabeth Angela Martin and James Howard Short 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.

Elizabeth Angela Martin and James Howard Short will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Elizabeth Angela Martin take this man James Howard Short 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 James Howard Short take this woman Elizabeth Angela Martin 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)*

Elizabeth Angela Martin and James Howard Short 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 Florida I now pronounce you wife and husband!