Daniel Richard Shelton

Nikki and Daniel

Wedding

Who gives this woman to be married today

We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life's greatest moments, the joining of two hearts. In this ceremony today we will witness the joining Nikki and Daniel in marriage.

Today we have come together to witness the joining of these two lives. For them, out of the routine of ordinary life, the extraordinary has happened. They met each other, fell in love and are finalizing it with their wedding today. Romance is fun, but true love is something far more and it is their desire to love each other for life and that is what we are celebrating here today.

But today is also a celebration for the rest of us, for it is a pleasure for us to see love in bloom, and to participate in the union of two people so delightfully suited to one another. And to have a couple of cocktails in the process.

A good marriage must be created.

In marriage the "little" things are the big things.

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say, ”I love you" at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is standing together and facing the world.

It is speaking words of appreciation, and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is not only marrying the right person -- it is being the right partner

VOWS

Nikki and Daniel have wrote there own vows.

Nikki AND Daniel I would ask that you always treat yourself and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together today.

Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your marriage deserves. When frustration and difficulty assail your marriage - as they do to every relationship at one time or another - focus on what still seems right between you, not only the part that seems wrong.

This way, when clouds of trouble hide the sun in your lives and you lose sight of it for a moment, you can remember that the sun is still there. And if each of you will take responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and happiness.

I Do's

Daniel do you take Nikki to be your awful wedded Wife? ("I do")

Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect her, and be faithful to her?("I do")

Do you promise to take out the trash and pick up your clothes off the floor?("I do")

And Do you promise to love her even when she is cranky("I do")

Nikki do you take Daniel to be your awful wedded Husband? ("I do")

Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect him, and be faithful to him? ("I do")

Do you Promise not to whine at him when he forgets to take out the trash or pick up his clothes from the floor.("I do")

And do you promise to love him after he has been out all night with the boys.("I do")

There are 3 rings of marriage. The Engagement ring, The wedding ring and the suffering. We hope the latter can be held to a minimum.

Ring Exchange (who has the rings) (repeat after me)

I Nikki , take thee, Daniel to be my Husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, in joy and sorrow, and I promise My love to you. And with this ring, I take you as my Husband, for as long as we both shall live.

I Daniel, take thee Nikki , to be my Wife. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, in joy and sorrow, and I promise My love to you. And with this ring, I take you as my Wife, for as long as we both shall live.

To make your relationship work will take love. This is the core of your marriage and why you are here today.

It will take trust, to know, that in your hearts, you truly want what is best for each other.

It will take dedication, to stay open to one another - and to learn and grow together.

It will take faith, to go forward together, without knowing exactly what the future brings.

And it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both have pledged to today.

By the power vested in me I now pronounce you Mr. & Mrs. Mullineaux

You may kiss your WIFE.

Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Nikki Malloy and Daniel Mullineaux 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.

Nikki Malloy and Daniel Mullineaux will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Nikki Malloy take this man Daniel Mullineaux 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 Daniel Mullineaux take this woman Nikki Malloy 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)*

Nikki Malloy and Daniel Mullineaux 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!