Jo Anne Hall

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Lois Yvonne Avery and George Wayne Cossey in the spiritual union of marriage.

This contract is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Lois Yvonne Avery and George Wayne Cossey will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Lois Yvonne Avery take this man George Wayne Cossey 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)*

Do you George Wayne Cossey take this woman Lois Yvonne Avery 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)*

Lois Yvonne Avery and George Wayne Cossey will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

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