Sara Madison Fearing

Hello everyone, we’ve come here today to celebrate the shared love between Matthew and Kyra and to witness their commitment to one another in marriage.

This is one of life’s most momentous occasions! 

Two people, choosing to walk together through life in loving harmony, growing and learning with each new day.

The great gift of marriage is what you see around you here today --  the beauty of living fully and peacefully in the world as partners, surrounded and supported by two communities and families united as one woven into each moment with boundless love!

Matthew and Kyra are you ready to marry each other? 

We are! 

Matthew and Kyra do you promise to honor each other as your equal, to meet each other with kindness and compassion, and to be attentive and courteous to each other?

We do. 

Do you promise to nurture harmony within your relationship through each word and action, taking good care of your home, your responsibilities, and each other?

We do. 

Do you promise to be welcoming and loving to each other's friends and family, to continue to grow your community, and to create moments of shared joy in these deep bonds with each other? 

We do. 

 And do you promise to give the gifts of forgiveness, patience, and love generously, always remaining faithful to the unique promises of marriage?

 We do!

(Matthew and Kyra exchange personal vows)

Matthew and Kyra, please exchange the rings you’ve chosen for each other. These bands will remind you of the promises you’ve made to each other today, and of the love and support that encircles you. 

(Matthew and Kyra exchange rings)

As you leave here today, keep the warmth and