Reverend A. Childress

*Invocation*

Thank you so much to everyone for coming this beautiful afternoon.

Today, we have gathered together to share in the love of two very special people,

Danielle Nichole Spicher & Juan Manuel Ramirez. Their journeys have brought them to this place filled with happiness, love and the promise of a beautiful future.

Who gives this woman to be wed to this man? "I do/We do/Her Father/Her Mother/Her Parents

"Very well, you may all be seated"

*Declaration of Intent*

Juan Manuel Ramirez, have you come here today with the intention to be legally joined in marriage and do you pledge to choose respect, kindness, and compassion toward one another, to listen deeply to one other, and to speak to one another truthfully, today and always? Yes/I do.

Danielle Nichole Spicher, have you come here today with the intention to be legally joined in marriage and do you pledge to choose respect, kindness, and compassion toward one another, to listen deeply to one other, and to speak to one another truthfully, today and always? Yes/I do.

*Reading*

Please face each other and take each other’s hands, so that you may see the gift that they are to you.

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever.

These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future.

These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch will comfort you like no other.

These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief temporarily comes to you.

These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and tears of joy.

These are the hands that will continue to tenderly hold your children, the hands that will join your family as one.

These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it, support and encouragement to pursue your dreams, and comfort through difficult times.

And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.

*Danielle and Juan, you have chosen to seal your bond with an exchange of Vows*

*Vow and Ring Exchange*

"May we please have the rings"

Juan and Danielle, Having this love in your hearts, You have for each other a ring.

This most precious of metals symbolizes that love is the most precious element in your life together.

The ring has no beginning and no ending, which symbolizes that the love between you will never cease.

You place these rings upon each others fingers as a visible sign of the vows which, this day, have made you husband and wife.

Juan: Please place your ring on Danielle's left finger and repeat these vows after me:

I Juan Manuel Ramirez, Vow to take you, Danielle Nichole, to be my wife. In doing so, I give my life to you and all that life entails: to take the good with the bad, to live with you through trials and triumphs, to live with you in the commitment of faith, the security of hope and the joy of love. I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today.

Danielle: Please place your ring on Juan's left finger and repeat these vows after me:

I Danielle Nichole Spicher, Vow to take you, Juan Manuel, to be my husband. In doing so, I give my life to you and all that life entails: to take the good with the bad, to live with you through trials and triumphs, to live with you in the commitment of faith, the security of hope and the joy of love. I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today.

*Reading*

Wedding rings are made precious by our wearing them. Your rings say that even in your uniqueness you have chosen to be bound together. Let these rings also be a sign that love has substance as well as soul, a present as well as a past, and that, despite its occasional sorrows, love is a circle of happiness, wonder, and delight. May these rings remind you always of the vows you have taken here today.

*Pronouncement*

And now with the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the Great State of Wyoming I now pronounce you husband and wife!

Juan and Danielle,

"You have kissed a thousand times, maybe more.

But today the feeling is new.

No longer simply partners and best friends, you have become husband and wife and can now seal this bond with a kiss.

Today your kiss is an eternal promise."

Juan Manuel Ramirez, you may now finally kiss your bride!

"It is my honor to introduce to you now for the first time: Mr. & Mrs. Juan Manuel & Danielle Nicole Ramirez"

Congratulations!