Tisha Marie Brown

*(Music coming in)

*(Groom and Groomsman are already standing by Officiant)

*(Bridesmaid walks, then ring barrier walks, they line up in order by Officiant)

*(Bride comes in)

*(Bride, Groom, and father stand facing Officiant)

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are here to join Kara Barnes and Jesse Epperson in the 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, communication, trust, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Who gives Kara away?

*(Father says "her mother and I giver her away".)

*(Bride and Groom turn to face each other)

Kara and Jesse will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

*(Unity Sand)

Kara and Jesse, you have just committed yourselves to one another through sacred vows. Your lives are no longer two, but one. To symbolize the unity of this ceremony the two bottles of sand will symbolize your separate lives before you found each other. They symbolize your separate friends, family, and choices. Today, both of you will seal your bond by blending these two individual bottles together. Once the sand is blended together, it cannot be separated.

In the words of the poet William Blake, together may you…

•See a world in a grain of sand

•And heaven in a wild flower

•Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

•And eternity in an hour.

Do you Kara take Jesse to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live? Say "I Do".

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Jesse take Kara to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live? Say "I Do".

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Kara and Jesse will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange: Daughter will hand rings to them)

Family and friends, following the ceremony, you are welcome to help yourselves to the BBQ and pool while pictures are being taken of the bride and groom where they would join you shortly.

As an honor and privilege, by the authority vested in me and the State of Kentucky I now pronounce you husband and wife!

You may kiss your bride!

*(Bride and Groom kiss)

*(Bride and Groom turn to guests)

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Epperson

*(Music while leaving)

*(Bride and Groom walk down aisle, followed in order by bridesmaid and Groomsman, ring barrier, Officiant, and guests last)