Alan Russell Gergen

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Tillatha Thompson and Samuel Gort 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.

Tillatha Thompson and Samuel Gort will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Tillatha Thompson take this man Samuel Gort 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 Samuel Gort take this woman Tillatha Thompson 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)*

Tillatha Thompson and Samuel Gort 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!