Mark Richard Johnson

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Sandy Gail Poplin and David Kent Hicks 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.

Sandy Gail Poplin and David Kent Hicks will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Sandy Gail Poplin take this man David Kent Hicks 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 David Kent Hicks take this woman Sandy Gail Poplin 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)*

Sandy Gail Poplin and David Kent Hicks 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 North Carolina I now pronounce you wife and husband!