Frederic Carl Brereton

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Anne Erickson and Brian Carlson 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.

Anne Erickson and Brian Carlson will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Anne Erickson take this man Brian Carlson 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 Brian Carlson take this woman Anne Erickson 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)*

Anne Erickson and Brian Carlson 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 Wisconsin I now pronounce you wife and husband!