Amanda Miller Hays

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Mary DeGraaf and Richard Gramelt 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 DeGraaf and Richard Gramelt will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Mary DeGraaf take this man Richard Gramelt 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 Richard Gramelt take this woman Mary DeGraaf 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 DeGraaf and Richard Gramelt 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 Oregon I now pronounce you wife and husband!