Jody J Andrus

This evening we are here to unite Dakota and Sarah in marriage.

This is the time that you have chosen to become married. We are here not only to witness your commitment to each other, but to wish you every happiness in your future life together.

In marriage, we give ourselves freely and generously into the hands of the one we love, and in doing so, each of us receives the love and trust of the other as the most precious gift. Always remember………….

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is

never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's faults, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope. It is always ready to endure whatever comes. True love does not come to an end.

Dakota and Sarah, we are here to remember and rejoice with you and to acknowledge with one another that it is your love for one another that has brought us here tonight. Love is what guides us on our path; it is what makes life worth living and worth celebrating. As you begin your married life together hold onto your love and cherish it each and every day.

Dakota and Sarah tonight you are committing to one another to become lifelong partners. You will look to each other for comfort, for support, for love, for understanding, for encouragement, and for protection. You must never take each other for granted and always stand by one another in good or bad.

May I have the rings please.

For thousands of years, couples have exchanged rings as a token of their vows. These simple bands are made precious by our wearing of them. Let these rings also be a sign of your love and commitment to one another.

Dakota, place the ring on Sarah’s finger and repeat after me:

With this ring I take you as my trusted confidante, my partner for life, my wife.

Sarah. place the ring on Dakota’s finger and repeat after me:

With this ring I take you as my trusted confidante, my partner for life, my husband.

Dakota & Sarah you have declared tonight that you will live together in marriage. You have made special promises to each other, which have been symbolized by the joining of hands, taking of vows and the giving and receiving of two rings.

By the authority vested in me as a Minister of American Marriage Ministries and the State of

New York, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Dakota you may kiss your wife.