Victoria Stokes

Felisha & Dominick Bonazzi

Wedding Ceremony

Hot Springs Mountain Pagoda — Sunset Ceremony

WELCOME

Victoria:

Good evening, everyone.

Thank you all for being here on West Mountain to celebrate Felisha and Dominick.

Most wedding ceremonies mark the beginning of a journey.

For these two, today is something a little different.

Felisha and Dominick were married in 2014, went their separate ways in 2018, and spent some time discovering that life just didn't feel quite right apart.

Over time, they found their way back to each other, realizing that what they had was worth another chance.

Their story isn't about perfection—it's about persistence, growth, and choosing each other again.

Anyone who knows them knows their relationship isn't built on constant agreement or quiet moments of perfection.

It's built on real life—on conversations, disagreements, laughter, forgiveness, a fair amount of fighting and making up, and finding their way back to each other every time.

Like any great ride, it's not the smooth stretches that make it meaningful. It's the turns, the climbs, the unexpected detours, and the shared experience along the way.

The strongest relationships aren't the ones without challenges. They're the ones where two people continue to choose each other, again and again, no matter what the road looks like.

Today isn't about starting over.

It's about continuing forward—together.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

Victoria:

Dominick, do you choose Felisha to be your wife, your partner, your best friend, and your companion for whatever lies ahead?

Dominick:

I do.

Victoria:

Felisha, do you choose Dominick to be your husband, your partner, your best friend, and your companion for whatever lies ahead?

Felisha:

I do.

VOWS

Victoria:

Dominick, please repeat after me.

Dominick repeats:

I, Dominick,

take you, Felisha,

to be my wife—again.

I promise to choose you,

even when we disagree,

even when you're driving me crazy,

and especially after we've both cooled off.

I promise to laugh with you,

ride beside you,

kiss and make up,

and remember that being right

isn't always worth staying mad.

We've already taken the scenic route,

so this time,

I promise to keep choosing the road

that brings me back to you.

Victoria:

Felisha, please repeat after me.

Felisha repeats:

I, Felisha,

take you, Dominick,

to be my husband—again.

I promise to choose you,

even when we disagree,

even when you're driving me crazy,

and especially after we've both cooled off.

I promise to laugh with you,

ride beside you,

kiss and make up,

and remember that being right

isn't always worth staying mad.

We've already taken the scenic route,

so this time,

I promise to keep choosing the road

that brings me back to you.

RING EXCHANGE

Victoria:

You two already know that a ring doesn't make a marriage work.

What it can do is remind you of the choice you're making here today—not for the first time, but with the benefit of knowing exactly who you're choosing.

Dominick, place the ring on Felisha's finger and repeat after me.

Dominick repeats:

With this ring,

I choose you again—

for the good days,

the hard days,

the ridiculous days,

and every mile still ahead.

Victoria:

Felisha, place the ring on Dominick's finger and repeat after me.

Felisha repeats:

With this ring,

I choose you again—

for the good days,

the hard days,

the ridiculous days,

and every mile still ahead.

FINAL WORDS

Victoria:

You two have already learned something that most newlyweds can only take on faith:

Love isn't never fighting.

It isn't getting everything right the first time.

And apparently, it isn't even necessarily staying married the first time.

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Sometimes love takes the scenic route.

It gets lost.

It takes a few wrong turns.

It may even pull over for a while.

And then two people look at each other and decide:

"You know what? I still want to take this ride with you."

Felisha and Dominick, you've been down enough roads together to know exactly what you're choosing.

And you're choosing each other.

Again.

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By the authority vested in me by the State of Arkansas, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Dominick—you may kiss your bride!

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