Irene Laureano

Hello everyone! Welcome and thank you all so much for being here today to celebrate this special day for Caitlin and Michael.

Today is the day they have been looking forward to for a long time and they want to be fully present with everyone they love most.

So with that being said, they kindly ask that you make this an unplugged ceremony.

Please silence and put away your phones, cameras and other devices for the duration of the ceremony.

Trust me! There will be plenty of opportunities to take photos and celebrate with them afterwards.

Our wonderful photographer will be capturing the ceremony.

For now, we invite you to put down your devices, be present, and simply enjoy watching all of the special moments here today.

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Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests, we are gathered today to celebrate the union of Michael Enriquez and Caitlin Horton.

We are all here to support this commitment of love and to share in the joy of Michael and Caitlin as they choose to spend their lives together.

I want to thank you all for your presence here today. Your love and unwavering support throughout each of their lives have given them the confidence and tools necessary to enter into this new chapter together.

Michael and Caitlin, your marriage will be a lifelong promise to love, respect, trust and honor each other through the good, the bad and the unexpected. This union represents your commitment to support one another as individuals but also to share your joys, sorrows, and dreams as one.

Today, you gain an equal partner that will be your confidant, your defender and your motivator through all of your aspirations and goals. You will celebrate each accomplishment, provide peace through every setback and most importantly, give love in life’s both big and little moments.

You are creating a new home where love, trust and loyalty are the foundation. No matter what the future throws your way, rely on those foundations and you shall only see your bond grow stronger.

This morning, Michael and Caitlin took a quiet moment to share letters with one another. And while we wont hear those words today, we can take a moment to reflect on the love behind them. So, at this time I’d liked to share a short poem that captures the kind of love we’re here to celebrate today.

“These I Can Promise”

I cannot promise you a life of sunshine;

I cannot promise riches, wealth, or gold;

I cannot promise you an easy pathway

That leads away from change or growing old.

But I can promise all my heart's devotion;

A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow;

A love that's ever true and ever growing;

A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.

Now Michael and Caitlin, please join hands and face each other.

Do you Michael Enriquez take this woman Caitlin Horton 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)*

Do you Caitlin Horton take this man Michael Enriquez 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)*

Thank you.

Michael and Caitlin, the rings you are about to exchange are a symbol of the promises you have just made to one another. Their unbroken circles represent the enduring love and commitment you share.

Michael, please take Caitlin’s ring and place it on her finger and as you place this ring on her finger, please repeat after me:

“I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment. I promise to love you, support you, and stand beside you, today and always.”

(Caitlin’s ring is placed.)

Caitlin, please take Michael’s ring and place it on his finger and as you place this ring on his finger, please repeat after me:

“I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and commitment. I promise to love you, support you, and stand beside you, today and always.”

(Michael’s ring is placed.)

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Arizona I now pronounce you husband and wife!

You may now kiss the bride.

Congratulations! Friends and family, it is my honor to introduce to you: Mr. and Mrs. Enriquez.

 

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Immediate Family, who have been notified prior, Please meet the newly weds out front for family photos. Everyone else, please join me in the lobby for cocktail hour. If you haven’t checked into your hotel, please do so now.

Thank you!