Buffie L Earley Carpentier

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Alex Rodriguez and Carl Rushton 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.

Alex Rodriguez and Carl Rushton will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Alex Rodriguez take this man Carl Rushton 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 Carl Rushton take this man Alex Rodriguez 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)*

Alex Rodriguez and Carl Rushton 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 Washington I now pronounce you husband and husband!