Victoria Stokes

Dianne Reed & Jimmy Castle

July 4, 2026 • Lake Hamilton • Hot Springs, Arkansas

Good evening!

There's something fitting about gathering beside the water to begin a new chapter together. Just as the lake before us, marriage is a journey that deepens with time.

Dianne and Jimmy, thank you for inviting me to be part of this special day as you begin this new chapter together.

Marriage isn't about finding someone perfect. It's about choosing, day after day, to love, encourage, and stand beside one another through every season of life.

Over the past year, you've built a relationship on kindness, companionship, and thoughtful little traditions. Jimmy, one of my favorite stories is that you've surprised Dianne with flowers every month on the 11th—the anniversary of your very first date. It's those little acts of love, repeated over time, that become the foundation of a happy marriage.

Today, surrounded by the beauty of Lake Hamilton and on this Independence Day, you're making another promise—a promise to walk through life together as husband and wife.

Please face one another and join hands.

Dianne, do you take Jimmy to be your husband, to love him, encourage him, laugh with him, comfort him, and walk beside him through all that life may bring?

"I do"

Jimmy, do you take Dianne to be your wife, to love her, to encourage her, to laugh with her, to comfort her, and to walk beside her through all that life may bring?

"I do"

RING EXCHANGE

May I have the rings?

These rings are small, but they carry so much meaning! They are a visible reminder of the promises you are making today and of the love you will continue to choose every day.

Dianne, as you place the ring on Jimmy's finger, please repeat after me:

"With this ring, I give you my love, my friendship, and my heart, today and always."

Jimmy, as you place the ring on Dianne's finger, please repeat after me:

"With this ring, I give you my love, my friendship, and my heart, today and always."

By the authority vested in me by the State of Arkansas and American Marriage Ministries, it is my great honor to pronounce you husband and wife.

Jimmy, you may kiss your bride!

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Castle!