Durwood Whitten PhD

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Mary Elizabeth Givens and John-Luke Whitten 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.

Mary Elizabeth Givens and John-Luke Whitten will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Mary Elizabeth Givens take this man John-Luke Whitten 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 John-Luke Whitten take this woman Mary Elizabeth Givens 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)*

Mary Elizabeth Givens and John-Luke Whitten 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 Virginia I now pronounce you wife and husband!