MARIA ROSARIO-EXCLUSA

RELIGIOUS CEREMONY SCRIPT

INVOCATION

DEARLY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER HERE TODAY TO JOIN ERICA AND JULIO IN THE SPIRITUAL UNION OF MARRIAGE.

Let me introduce myself My name is Maria Exclusa, I am Erica's

Aunt. !

Erica and Julio has chosen me to officiate their special wedding Day.I am truly blessed and honored to be able to be part of Erica and Julio's special day!

For Erica and Julio.

This is not the beginning of a new relationship but an acknowledgement of the next chapter in of their lives together. Erica and Julio have spent the few years getting to know each other, and we now join and bear witness to what their relationship has become.

FATHER GIVES THE BRIDE TO THE GROOM-I do

PRAYER

Now, let us Pray

Heavenly Father we are here on this day to give thanks for the love you have shared with these two individuals. We ask that you help Erica and Julio to always remember when they first met and to remember the strong love that grew between them. Please help them find words both kind and loving and hearts, always ready to ask for forgiveness as well as able to forgive. Father, we put this marriage in your hands. In Jesus name we pray! Amen.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

Erica and Julio, please join hands, look at one another now and remember this moment in time.

Will you, Erica, keep Julio as your favorite person - to laugh with him, go on adventures with him, support him through life's tough moments, be proud of him, grow old with him, and find new reasons to love him every day?

Erica: I do/will

Will you, Julio, keep Erica as your favorite person - to laugh with her, go on adventures with her, support her through life's tough moments, be proud of her, grow old with her, and find new reasons to love her every day?

Julio: I do/will

Will you, Erica and Julio, be each other's partners from this day forward? Will you bring out the best in one another, share your happiest moments together, and love each other absolutely - for the rest of this lifetime and for whatever may come next? Couple together: We will.

VOWS EXCHANGE

Erica and Julio, you have chosen to write your vows, and it is with these words you express your binding promises to love, honor, and cherish one another. If you are ready to make these promises to each other I invite you now to face each other and declare your intentions.

(couple read vows they have written)

SAND CEREMONY

Erica and Julio are now going to partake in a Sand Ceremony. In this ceremony both Erica and Julio will each take their different colored sand, and pour them into this single glass. This keepsake will be kept with them so that every day that they look upon this glass, they will be reminded of the union and promise that they make to each other today to live their lives together as one.

RING EXCHANGE May we now have the rings?

A ring is an unbroken circle, with ends that have been joined together, and it represents your union. It is also a symbol of completeness, just as you two complete each other. It is a symbol of infinity, and of your infinite love. When you look at these rings on your hands, be reminded of this moment, your commitment, and the love you now feel for each other.

Erica place the ring on Julio’s finger and repeat after me:

Julio, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love with the pledge to love you today, tomorrow, always, and forever.

And now, Julio place the ring on Erica's finger and repeat after me:

Erica, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love with the pledge to love you today, tomorrow, always, and forever.

The love that you share must be guarded and cherished forever, for it is your most valuable treasure. Always remember these words; Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.

In marriage, we say not only I love you today, but also I promise to love you tomorrow, the next day and always.

PRONOUNCEMENT

By the power vested in me by the state of Florida and American Marriage Ministries, I pronounce you Husband and Wife!

Julio, you may now kiss your bride.

Ladies and gentlemen I am proud to present Mr & Mrs Cancel!