Elias Ramirez

PROCESSION

(Start of the wedding and everyone takes their places)

INVOCATION

We have come here today to celebrate the wedding of Vannessa & Anthony.

On behalf of the two of them, I thank you for being here today

They are so happy that you have come to share in their excitement

By your presence, you celebrate with them the love they have discovered in each other

And you support their decision to commit themselves to a lifelong relationship

Marriage is perhaps the greatest and most challenging adventure of human relationships.

Today, they demonstrate their devotion to each other by dedicating themselves to a life together

Today, their lives, which began on separate paths, will be joined as one

God knew your needs when he brought you together.

He knew exactly what you needed to make you complete

And now, he wants you to commit yourselves

as he has chosen the both of you to complete each other

DECLARATION OF INTENT

Please face one another & join hands...

Seeing that no moment is without meaning, we ask that you take this marriage as a beginning of your lives together. Today signifies the creation of a new home and a new family for you both. May you be fulfilled by each other’s love and friendship. May you be overjoyed by the promises you are about to make and the life together you will create.

Remember that in every marriage, there are good times and bad, times of joy and times of sorrow. Marriage is a journey – a time of adventure and excitement enhanced by the love, trust, dedication and faith you share in one another.

VOW EXCHANGE

Vannessa and Anthony have chosen to write a letter expressing their promises to each other. Although its tradition to exchange vows at this time, they have decided to read them in private. They will now give these letters to one another.

[We grab vows from Natasha and Dom]

Anthony please hand Vannessa your vows.

[Anthony hands Vannessa his vows]

Vannessa?

[Vannessa hands Anthony her vows]

Anthony has also written vows to Naylee. Anthony please give those to Naylee now.

May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives. Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, but today is the day it all begins.

Anthony and Vannessa, do you, with your family and friends as your witnesses, present yourselves willingly and of your

own accord to be joined in marriage?

[We do]

Will you promise to care for each other in the joys and sorrows of life, come what may, and to share the responsibility for growth and enrichment of your life together?

[We will]

RING EXCHANGE

The wedding ring serves as a symbol of the promises you have just spoken. It is the outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible love that binds your two hearts together. The wedding ring also is a symbol of what God is. He is without beginning and without end—He is eternal.

You will now exchange rings as a symbol of the lifelong commitment and abiding love which you as husband and wife have promised to each other.

Anthony, please place the ring onVannesa’s finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.

And Vannessa, please place the ring on Anthony's finger and repeat after me.

I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.

BLESSING

Anthony has asked that his father David to say a blessing at this time. David?

[David says blessing]

Amen. Thank you David.

Pronouncement

Vannessa & Anthony now that you have pledged your love

In the presence of God, family & friends

By the authority vested in me

I now pronounce you Husband & Wife

You may seal your love with a kiss

[kiss]

I am proud and honored to present

Mr. & Mrs. Sickich

Recession

(End of ceremony)